Research to Recovery 2026 has ended

Research to Recovery 2026

Welcome to the 2026 Research to Recovery Conference

8:00am EDT

Bagels and Coffee Academic Learning Commons Lobby

9:00am EDT

Recovery as a Social Process: Evolving Networks, Shifting Identities, and the Role of Community Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107

10:15am EDT

Complete Freedom from Opioid Addiction: Wisdom from a recovering physician Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Addiction and the Tragic Link to Suicide: Awareness and Prevention Strategies Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201 Graduate Research Presentations Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1100 Not Your Parents' Public Health Campaign: Empowering Approaches to Addressing Campus Health Behaviors Academic Learning Commons - VCU 1102

11:30am EDT

Ethical Uses of Technology and Behavioral Health Treatment: To AI or Not to AI that is the Question Academic Learning Commons - VCU 1102 Faith Responders Program: Strengthening Communities for Compassionate Recovery Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201 Building an Integrated Team to Navigate the Legal System for People with SUD Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107

12:30pm EDT

Poster Session and Lunch presented by the Anthem Foundation University Student Commons - Richmond Salons

12:45pm EDT

Recovery meeting Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105

2:00pm EDT

The Elephant in the Room: When Substance Use is Not the Presenting Issue Academic Learning Commons - VCU 1102 Together: Family Recovery Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Peer Support Behind the Walls: Engaging Incarcerated Veterans and Gang-Affiliated Individuals Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201

3:30pm EDT

Family Connections Roundtable (No CEUs/livestream Available) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1100 Mutual Wellbeing Roundtable (No CEUs/livestream Available) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105 The Peer Recovery Collective is a panel of individuals dedicated to contributing their lived experience to help improve substance use treatment research and interventions. In this talk, panel members and the project lead will discuss their work prepa... Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Supporting Survivors: Intersections of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Substance Use Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201

8:00am EDT

Bagels and Coffee Academic Learning Commons Lobby

9:00am EDT

Caring for Two: Integrating Pregnancy and Addiction Care In Practice Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107

10:15am EDT

Framework for grief and mourning in addiction treatment for individuals and loved ones Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201 From Surviving to Thriving to Flourishing: Radical Support for Moms in Recovery Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Graduate Research Presentations Part 2 Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105

11:30am EDT

Building Effective Support for Pregnant and Post-Partum People: From Systems Change to Individual Care Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Smoke and Mirrors: What the Tobacco and Cannabis Industries Do, Sell, and Say Versus the Science Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201 Working with Justice Involved Individuals - Roundtable (No CEUs/livestream Available) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105

12:30pm EDT

Celebration of Recovery Lunch Presented by StarCity Behavioral Health University Student Commons - Richmond Salons

2:00pm EDT

The Rea-ZYN to talk about nicotine in recovery Academic Learning Commons - VCU 1102 Understanding Intergenerational and Historical Trauma: Turtle Island USA Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105 Healthcare Affordability Round Table (No CEUs/Livestream Available) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1100 Opioid Settlement Funds in Richmond: Discussion on Interorganizational Collaboration and Effectiveness Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 The Continuum of Connection: Integrating Peer Recovery Support from 9-1-1 to Hospital Discharge (and Beyond!) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201

3:15pm EDT

Supporting Families Affected by Substance Use in the Child Welfare System: Supervision, Consultation, and Practice Change Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1107 Supervision of Peer Recovery Specialists Roundtable (No CEUs/livestream Available) Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1105 Boots on the Ground: How Harm Reduction and Peer Outreach Bridge the Continuum of Care Academic Learning Commons - VCU - 1201

4:15pm EDT

Dessert and Connections! Academic Learning Commons Courtyard