About This Event
From Crisis to Collaboration
How Data, Policy, and Partnership Saved Lives in Alabama
Alabama has drastically reduced opioid overdose deaths statewide—an outcome shaped by deliberate policy choices, improved data infrastructure, and sustained coordination across public health, law enforcement, mental health, and community partners.
The 2026 PARCA Annual Forum examines how those decisions were made, how information was shared, and how authority and resources aligned to support evidence-based interventions on the ground.
Join us on Friday, March 6 at The Harbert Center in Birmingham as we discuss what this experience reveals about the role of state and local government, the value of real-time data, and the importance of cross-sector collaboration in addressing complex public problems.
The central question is not whether the crisis has ended, but whether Alabama can institutionalize what worked and apply this model to other urgent challenges facing the state.
The Albert Brewer Legacy Lunch will begin at 12:00 p.m. and will feature a keynote address from Governor Kay Ivey.
Contact Sarah Dayhood at sarah@parcalabama.org to register by check or ask about sponsorship opportunities.
Confirmed Speakers
Governor Kay Ivey
Kimberly G. Boswell
Commissioner, Alabama Department of Mental Health
Darlene Traffanstedt
Medical Director, Alabama Medicaid Agency
Hon. Allen Treadaway
Alabama State Representative
Dr. Mark Wilson
Jefferson County Health Officer, 2011-2023
Stacy Fuller
Lead Case Manager, Birmingham Re-entry Alliance
John Bayles
Program Director, Recovery Resource Center, Crisis Center, Inc.
About This Event
From Crisis to Collaboration
How Data, Policy, and Partnership Saved Lives in Alabama
Alabama has drastically reduced opioid overdose deaths statewide—an outcome shaped by deliberate policy choices, improved data infrastructure, and sustained coordination across public health, law enforcement, mental health, and community partners.
The 2026 PARCA Annual Forum examines how those decisions were made, how information was shared, and how authority and resources aligned to support evidence-based interventions on the ground.
Join us on Friday, March 6 at The Harbert Center in Birmingham as we discuss what this experience reveals about the role of state and local government, the value of real-time data, and the importance of cross-sector collaboration in addressing complex public problems.
The central question is not whether the crisis has ended, but whether Alabama can institutionalize what worked and apply this model to other urgent challenges facing the state.
The Albert Brewer Legacy Lunch will begin at 12:00 p.m. and will feature a keynote address from Governor Kay Ivey.
Contact Sarah Dayhood at sarah@parcalabama.org to register by check or ask about sponsorship opportunities.
Confirmed Speakers
Governor Kay Ivey
Kimberly G. Boswell
Commissioner, Alabama Department of Mental Health
Darlene Traffanstedt
Medical Director, Alabama Medicaid Agency
Hon. Allen Treadaway
Alabama State Representative
Dr. Mark Wilson
Jefferson County Health Officer, 2011-2023
Stacy Fuller
Lead Case Manager, Birmingham Re-entry Alliance
John Bayles
Program Director, Recovery Resource Center, Crisis Center, Inc.