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Opioid Abatement Council outlines plan for community advocacy panel to add lived-experience voices
Summary
The Opioid Abatement Council reviewed a proposal to form a 16-member Community Advocacy Panel representing seven regions and statewide advocacy groups; staff will recruit members and return a slate for council approval, with quarterly virtual meetings planned.
The Opioid Abatement Council heard a staff proposal to form a 16-member Community Advocacy Panel aimed at bringing people with lived experience and statewide advocates into the council’s advisory work. The council’s executive director, Mary Shelton, and staff member Elizabeth described a selection process that would pick two members from each of the department’s seven regions plus two representatives from statewide advocacy organizations such as NAMI or Tennessee Voices.
The panel would meet at least quarterly in a virtual format and is intended to provide input on services, stigma reduction, prevention and workforce…
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