Phoenix House NY/LI President Ann-Marie Foster to Serve as NYS 2024 Recovery Conference Keynote Speaker

ALBANY, NY (10/04/2024) (readMedia)-- Phoenix House President & CEO Ann-Marie Foster will serve as the keynote speaker at Friends of Recovery - New York's (FOR-NY) 2024 New York State Recovery Conference, its ninth annual convening which offers recovery advocacy workshops and educational and networking opportunities to community members. In 2022, 2.8 million New Yorkers had a substance use disorder, with treatment admissions reaching 47.2% in upstate New York, followed by 38.7% in New York City, and 14.1% on Long Island.

A seasoned and beloved healthcare leader in New York's Recovery Community, Ann-Marie will deliver a keynote speech around the theme of Building A Sustainable Recovery: Integrating Home, Work, and Wellness. The event will be hosted from October 6-8 at Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel, and the keynote will commence at 2:45pm on Monday, October 7th.

WHO:

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Ann-Marie Foster, President & CEO of Phoenix House of New York and Long Island

Dr. Angelia Smith-Wilson, Executive Director of Friends of Recovery - New York

New York State Lieutenant Governor, Antonio Delgado

NYS recovery advocates

About Ann-Marie Foster: Ann-Marie has served as a leader in healthcare for over three decades. After joining Phoenix House in 2017 as Senior Vice President & Executive Director, Ann-Marie was named President & CEO after successfully expanding the organization’s services and supporting the recovery of New York City and Long Island residents. Under her leadership, Phoenix House has grown its reach to serve over 2,000 individuals per year. Prior to her time at Phoenix House, Ann-Marie led the country’s largest psychiatric program, Bellevue Hospital Department of Psychiatry, as the Senior Associate Executive Director and has served in various leadership roles in NYC H+H.

About Phoenix House:

For 57 years, Phoenix House New York and Long Island has helped thousands of people overcome substance and alcohol use in order to lead healthy, productive, and rewarding lives. Born as a model for integrated substance use treatment, Phoenix House has grown into a treatment network that offers short-term and long-term residential, intensive outpatient, and general outpatient treatment. Phoenix House also offers treatment for co-occurring mental health disorders, clinical services, medication for addiction treatment, health and wellness goals, and vocational and educational support. On February 9, 2021, Phoenix House’s Brooklyn Recovery Center hosted Friends of Recovery New York’s (FOR-NY) Stand Up FOR Recovery Day, an annual event that builds public awareness about the Recovery Movement and gathers advocates, warriors, and allies in celebration of the power of recovery from addiction.

WHAT:

 Phoenix House President & CEO Ann-Marie Foster will serve as the keynote speaker at Friends of Recovery - New York’s (FOR-NY) 2024 New York State Recovery Conference, its ninth annual convening which offers recovery advocacy workshops and educational and networking opportunities to community members.
WHEN: Monday October 07, 2024 at 02:45PM Eastern Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Albany - The Desmond Hotel
660 Albany Shaker Road
Albany, New York
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