MANCHESTER, NH — U.S. Representatives Annie Kuster and Frank Guinta are proud to bring the Bipartisan Task Force to Combat the Heroin Epidemic to their home state of New Hampshire for a field hearing to examine the impact of the opioid crisis in the northeast, held at New Hampshire Institute of Politics, 100 Saint Anselm Drive, in Manchester.
As co-founders of the Task Force, Reps. Kuster and Guinta will be joined by additional Members of Congress in hearing from leaders from law enforcement, medical, and prevention communities on three panels:
Protecting our Communities: Policing in a Public Health Crisis
- Deputy Chief Michael Carignan – Nashua Police Department
- Chief Deputy Michael Crabtree – Washington County (ME) Sheriff Department
- Jay Fallon – Executive Director, New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
- James Vara – Senior Director of Substance Misuse and Behavioral Health, Office of Gov. Hassan
Treating Addiction: Supporting Long-term Health and Recovery
- Alexandra Hamel – Director of Residential Services, Keystone Hall
- Pat Kimball – Executive Director, Wellspring
- Chief Justice Tina Nadeau – New Hampshire Superior Court
- Dr. Seddon Savage – Clinician, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Turning the Tide Together: Prevention, Intervention, and Advocacy
- Traci Fowler – Chair, New Hampshire Prevention Task Force
- Vicki Hebert – Coalition Coordinator, Dover Youth 2 Youth
- Abi Lizotte – Seacoast Anti-Heroin Advocate
- Donna Marston – Founder, Families Sharing without Shame
Check-in and Registration will open at 8:30 a.m. The field hearing will begin at 9 a.m.
