NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE USE CONTACT: MT-WY Tribal Leaders Council Dyani Bingham, 252-2550 City of Billings City Administrator Tina Volek, 657-8430 Downtown Billings Alliance Lisa Harmon, 406-294-5060 Community Recovery Summit, Including Community Innovations Update Set June 15-17 at FIB Operations Center, Billings A Community Recovery Conference to educate business, civic and community leaders about the importance of community supported systems of change for people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction will be held June 15-17 at the First Interstate Bank Operations Center, 1800 6th Avenue North, Billings. The second day of the summit will feature an update on results from the October 2014 Community Innovations Summit, which addressed chronic, public intoxication and transiency in Billings. Training also will be offered for those interested in creating and participating in peer-to-peer recovery programs that emphasize Native American cultural awareness and perspectives. The event is being sponsored by the Montana-Wyoming Tribal Leaders Council, the City of Billings and the Downtown Billings Alliance. Speakers will include Dr. Corey Reich, co-founder of the Institute for Addiction Study and the co-creator of LeMont Michel, a disease management-based home for men in recovery; and Rod Robinson, Deputy Associate Director, Diversion and Reentry Division, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The conference is free and open to the public. It is especially intended for community, civic and business leaders, service providers, faith leaders and elected officials. Up to 19 Continuing Education Units will be available for those who register during the sessions. Registration is requested. More information on registration and the program is available at the Downtown Billings website, www.4realchange.org, http://goo.gl/EfWv8B, or www.tlcrecoveryconference2015.eventzilla.net. ###
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