2025 Annual Addiction Breakfast Symposium

2025 Annual Addiction Breakfast Symposium

Welcome to the 2025 Annual Addiction Breakfast Symposium! Join us at TACAW (The Arts Campus at Willits) for a morning of insightful presentations and networking opportunities. Learn from experts in the field about the latest research and treatment options for addiction. This in-person event is a great chance to connect with like-minded individuals and expand your knowledge. Don't miss out on this valuable opportunity to make a difference in the fight against addiction! An amazing breakfast is included and will be served from 8am until about 11:30am.

Thank you to all of our Sponsors who help make this day possible!!!!

Info: Through a Child’s Eyes: Understanding Addiction and Recovery

Many children face multiple challenges growing up in families hurt by addiction to drugs and alcohol. All too often, kids are the first hurt and the last helped. This presentation explores the healing stages for kids. It features strategies, key messages, and resources that can make a difference in the lives of children and their families.

Info: A Family Problem Requires a Family Solution: how families are affected by addiction, and what to do. When a loved one struggles with addiction, families tend to focus their energy and attention on getting that person well. Most believe that if their loved one finds help, then everyone else will be okay. Many family members can see the negative impact and consequences of addiction on their loved ones, but find it difficult to see the depth of how they’ve been affected. If families aren’t getting support for themselves, the fear that they’ve had about their loved one finding recovery often becomes fear about whether or not their loved one will maintain it. Without an understanding of this disease, families often end up reacting as they did when their loved one was still in active addiction.


This session will look at how families are affected by the disease of addiction, and how to overcome the obstacles that stand in the way of families finding support for themselves.

Info: Tech Addiction: Treatment and Clinical/Mental Health Implications. We're all in uncharted territory when it comes to our Brave New World of living life online. Our devices are scientific marvels that can offer many benefits--but what's the dark side of our screen love affair? In this presentation by one of the country's leading experts on screen time, Dr. Kardaras will look at the clinical, social, psychological, developmental and neurological impact of smart phones, social media and gaming effects on kids, teens and young adults.

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