Clinical Innovations in Recovery & Reentry
Advancing Evidence-Based Practices in Recovery & Reentry
8.5 CEU /8.33 Contact Hours
Breakfast and Lunch provided
Welcome to our exciting event focusing on 
Clinical Innovations
 in 
Recovery and Reentry
! Join us for a day filled with insightful discussions, interactive panels, a great cadre of speakers, and networking opportunities with professionals in the field. Discover the latest strategies and approaches to support individuals in their journey towards recovery and successful reentry into society. Whether you're a healthcare provider, counselor, care coordinator, peer support, or advocate, this event is designed to inspire and equip you with new and valuable tools to make a positive impact. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to learn, connect, and grow!
Schedule of Events
June 17, 2025
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM | Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 8:45 AM | Welcome & Framing the Day
Speaker:
 
Jacqualine Gervais, DNP, PMHNP, CEO & Founder, The Ridge Treatment & Reentry Center
Setting the stage: framing the confrence in the context of trauma-informed, recovery-ready systems.  Overview of learning objectives and interdisciplinary collaboration.
8:45 AM – 9:55 AM | Opening Keynote
Topic:
 
Empowering Recovery and Reentry through Community Support
Speaker:
 
Adam Martin, Founder & CEO, F5 Project
Real-life strategies for sustainable recovery, successful reintegration, and community impact.
9:55 AM – 10:05 AM | Break
Optional: Attendees complete a brief reflection prompt of scan QR code to document learning from the keynote.
10:05 AM – 11:05 AM | Session 1: 
"Wired for Survival: Understanding the Neurobiology of Addiction in the Journey to Recovery and Reentry"
Speaker:
 
Lisa Schock, MD (psychiatrist)
How the brain adapts to trauma and addiction - and how that knowledge informs care and reentry support.
11:05 AM – 12:05 PM | Session 2: "From Barriers to Bridges: Designing Systems that Heal, Not Hinder"
Speaker:
 
Colby Braun, Director of North Dakota Department of Corrections
Rethinking community and institutional engagement with justice-involved individuals.
12:05 PM – 12:45 PM | Facilitated Networking Lunch: "Peer Exchange: Innovative Practices in Recovery Support"
Optional topic-based tables with discussion guides focused on housing, peer services, spirituality, neurobiology, and cross-system coordination.
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM | Session 3: “More Than a Roof: Housing as a Catalyst for Recovery, Dignity, and Community Reintegration”
Speaker:
 
Jan Eliassen, Director of Harm Reduction Programs, Cass Public Health
Housing as infrastructure for healing and reentry success.
1:45 PM – 2:45 PM | Session 4: “From Policy to Practice: Building Recovery-Ready Communities Through Second-Chance Systems”
Speaker:
 
Jonathan Holth, Commissioner of Recovery and Reentry
Aligning policy, leadership, and lived experience for systemic change.
2:45 PM – 2:55 PM | Reflection Break
Optional: Participants respond to reflection questions on afternoon sessions via QR form or table cards.
2:55 PM – 3:55 PM | Panel Discussion: "Trauma-Informed and Gender-Responsive Approaches to Reentry"
Examining the impact of trauma and gender on reentry outcomes with clinical and community-based perspectives. 
3:55 PM – 4:55 PM | Closing Keynote: “Soulful Pathways: Reclaiming Identity, Purpose, and Belonging in Recovery and Reentry”
Speaker:
 
Kris Gorden, Pastor and Board Chair, Justice Well Program
Exploring the spiritual dimensions of transformation and healing in justice-involved populations.
4:55 PM – 5:00 PM | Closing Remarks
Speaker:
 
Jacqualine Gervais, DNP, PMHNP, CEO & Founder, The Ridge Treatment & Reentry Center
Conference wrap-up, acknowledgments, and next steps in recovery and reentry collaboration.
Information Source: The Ridge & The Justice Well Program | eventbrite

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