Local
Events
Austin Citywide AA Potluck/Speaker Meeting
Saturday, September 18
Speaker- TBA
Pot luck dinner 5PM-7PM
Speaker 7PM- 8:15PM
Clean-up 8:15PM-9:00PM
Child care is available from 6PM to 9PM
Young Peoples Speaker/Discussion meeting - 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
in quad 2C
Riverbend Church Fellowship Hall
4214 N Capital of Texas Hwy
Austin, TX 78746
www.riverbend.com
For more information or to be added to or removed from the City
Wide mailing list write to:
AustinCityWide@sbcglobal.net
Community-Wide Recovery Month Picnic!
Saturday, September 11th
2 pm to 8 pm
Emma Long Park
Austin, TX
In honor of National Recovery Month, Communities for Recovery is
inviting the Austin community to join us in celebrating life in
recovery! The picnic will feature live music, guest speakers, a
kids Moon Walk, and plenty of fun activities for the whole family!
Bring family, friends, and your appetite and join us for an afternoon
of fun and celebration!
More information at:
http://www.cforr.org/recovery-month-picnic/
Mark Houston Recovery Alumni Reunion
September 11, 2010
MHR Men’s Program
11502 Parsons Road
Manor TX 78653
Time:
4:00-5:00 pm- Opening Remarks from Staff and Alumni
5:00-6:00 pm- Alumni Awards with J.D. Darley
6:00-8:00 pm- Dinner catered by Ramos Mexican Restaurant
8:15-9:15 pm- Speaker: Myers Raymer from Dallas, TX
The reunion is open to MHR Alumni, family and friends
For questions, or if you would like to R.S.V.P., please contact:
Patrick McNamee
512-788-1682
PMcNamee@MarkHoustonRecovery.com
www.markhoustonrecovery.com
Dance, Dance- Sober Revolution
A clean and sober back-to-school dance
Sponsored by University of Texas at Austin Center for Students in Recovery
3 D.J.s spinning House, Techno and Old-School Hip Hop
Friday, September 17, 2010
9pm
UT-Austin Texas Union Ballroom
FLYER
Contact Ivana Grahovac
i.grahovac@uhs.utexas.edu
Addicted to Comedy
Featuring comedians Alonzo Bodden, Andy Huggins, and Mike Peterson
Sponsored by The Right Step, Spirit Lodge, Bagheadsponsor.com, ICDS, and the UT Center for Students in Recovery
Friday, September 24, 2010
8pm (doors open at 7pm)
$20
ZACH Theatre- Nowlin Studio
1426 Toomey Road
Austin, Tx 78704
Register:
www.rightstep.com
512-899-8300
On-going Events
Mark Houston Recovery Barbeque/Speaker
Meeting
Saturday closest to second Sunday of each month
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Barbeque cookout, gates open at 6:00, dinner is served from 6:30
to 7:30 (all food is provided).
Speaker 8:00pm - 9:00pm
The Mark Houston Recovery Center at Joe Hawk Hall (11503 Parsons
Road, Manor, TX 78653)
All MHR alumni and people in the recovery community are invited
to attend.
For information or directions, visit the website or contact:
Patrick McNamee
pmcnamee@MarkHoustonRecovery.com
www.markhoustonrecovery.com
Back To Basics for Chemical Addiction
Wednesdays at Austin State Hospital
More information
Back to Basics for Dual Disorders
Wednesdays at Seton Shoal Creek
Tuesdays at Texas Star Recovery
More information
Men's Recovery Group
607 Rathervue Place
Austin TX, 78705
Mondays 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Substance and process addictions
Christian based
Suitable for men at all stages of recovery
Flyer
Contact:
Andrew M. Miller, LCSW
512/469-9447
Primary Purpose
AA 12 Step Big Book Study
Tuesdays 8:00 PM
United Faith Methodist Church
2701 S. Lamar
Information:
Charlie P – 512-784-3410
Katie G – 512-789-3222
Primary Purpose
AA 12 Step Big Book Study
Sundays 2:30PM
Yellow House Foundation
120B Commerical Parkway
Cedar Park TX 78613
512-219-9091
Information:
Jim B – 512-923-0178
Myra H – 512-657-3936
Patrick – 512-797-1409
Austin Recovery Second Saturday Workshops
www.austinrecovery.org/community
/secondsaturdayworkshops.asp
Austin Recovery Gateway to Recovery
Monthly
Education Series
www.austinrecovery.org/community
/gatewaytorecovery.asp
AustiNET Meeting
Professional networking group meets second
Wednesday of each month and provides updates
for substance abuse community. Location changes
each month. Lunch is provided.
AustiNET is now on LinkedIn!!! To join go to:
www.linkedin.com/groupRegistration?gid=2654934
2010 Meeting and
Sponsorship Schedule
Next meeting:
Wednesday, September 8
12PM-1:30PM
Sponsors:
The Right Step
Location:
The Right Step
440 Fischer Store Road
Wimberley, Tx 78676
512-847-6179
Transportation will be provided by The Right Step (TRS) courtesy van.
RSVP required.
Depart TRS IOP: 11:15 a.m. (please be there at 11:00 a.m.)
Arrive Wimberley: 12 noon
Depart Wimberley: 1:15 p.m.
Arrive TRS IOP: 2:00 p.m.
The Right Step IOP Office
4701 West Gate Blvd., Suite D404
Austin, Tx 78745
512-899-8300
RSVP to:
Berri Rushing
berri.rushing@rightstep.com
General AustiNET Contact:
Nicki Davey
nicki.davey@hotmail.com
Heart of Texas EAPA Chapter
Next Business Meeting
Friday, Ocotber 6, 2010
9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Austin Recovery
8402 Crosspark Dr.
Austin, TX 78754
Information:
Marsha Robinson
soberaustin@sbcglobal.net
512-657-6572
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PLANNING PARTNERSHIP (BHPP)
The BHPP meetings are held the 3rd Thursday of every month at the
Austin Travis County MHMR Center in the Chapa Building, 1430 Collier
Street, Austin, Texas, 78704.
Next meeting: Thursday, September 15
Full BHPP Membership Meeting Conference Room 3,
11:00am - 12:00pm
Subcommittees:
Diversity & Special
Populations Subcommittee Conference Room 1 at 10:00 a.m.
Please email emmitt.hayes@co.travis.tx.us
for more information.
Prevention and Advocacy Subcommittee Conference Room 1 at 12:00
p.m.
Please email gloria.souhami@co.travis.tx.us
for more information.
Treatment Subcommittee Conference Room 3 at 12:00 p.m.
Please email billw@austinrecovery.org
for more information.
Veterans Ad Hoc Subcommittee (Lila Oshatz, Chair). Please email
lila.oshatz@co.travis.tx.us
if you are interested in meeting.
For membership information contact:
Jessika Martinez
512-440-4080
jessika.martinez@atcmhmr.com
Travis County Underage Drinking Prevention
Task Force Meeting
TBA
10:30am - 12 noon
United Way Capital Area
2000 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Waterloo Rooms A & B
For information contact:
Gloria Souhami
Program Director
Travis County Attorney's Underage Drinking Prevention Program
512-854-4229
gloria.souhami@co.travis.tx.us
The Meadows Quarterly Lecture Series
TBA
1.5 Continuing Education Credits
7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Riverbend Church
The Quad
4214 Capital of Texas Highway
Austin, TX 78746
For more information contact:
Betty Dicken
972-612-7443
bdicken@themeadows.com
Free Community CEU Event Offered by
La Hacienda’s Solutions
TBA
Lunch will be served at 12:30 for those who RSVP
THERE IS NO COST FOR THE PRESENTATION OR LUNCH
La Hacienda’s Solutions
2100 Kramer Lane, Suite 200
Austin, TX 78758
To RSVP or for info: 512-835-1994 or
whumphrey@lahasolutions.com
Heart of Texas EAPA Chapter Annual
Conference
"Cutting Edge Technology"
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
CONFERENCE FULL
Exclusive one-day conference features the latest evidence-based
methodologies suitable for CEAP's, Social Workers, LPC's, Addiction
Professionals, Primary Care Providers, Program Administrators and
HR Professionals.
Strategic Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
and Motivational Interviewing (MI) have been demonstrated to be
effective in the identification and intervention for substance abuse,
depression and chronic illness, as well as the reducing costs in
a variety of settings including hospitals, ER’s, primary care
offices, and workplace peer and employee assistance programs.
6 CEUs/PDHs, continental breakfast, lunch and two refreshment breaks;
Sponsors, Exhibits and Raffle Prizes
Event Details, Agenda and
Registration Form
For more information contact:
Kimberly Allen, MS, LCDC-I
HOT EAPA Chapter Vice President
kallen@austinrecovery.org
512-685-1034
"Bridging the Gap between Substance Abuse
and Mental Health"
3rd Annual Addiction/Mental Health Symposium
Friday, September 24, 2010
5 CEU's & CME's
Registration
Flyer
Covenant Presbyterian Church
3003 Northland Drive (2222)
Austin, TX 78757
Information contact:
Lanette Filstrup
512-383-4468
lanette.filstrup@psysolutions.com
The Meadows proudly presents:
Peter Levine
Friday, December 3, 2010
Location and details forthcoming
FLYER
Institute of Chemical Dependency Studies
Austin, TX
Upcoming Workshops
Advanced Skills Training
Anger Management Certification
LCDC Test Reviews
Counselor Training
Information: www.cdstudies.com
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