Season - 2017 - Events

What exactly is trauma, and what is trauma-informed care? This event breaks it down with a combination of personal anecdote and expert information: what are common personal and environmental risks for trauma, what does trauma do to the brain, how…

Giving form to our mental illness and substance use pains, challenges, and transcendence. The power of molding our stories into tangible form, to share or at least put out into the world: nothing says “we are not alone” so effectively. Please…

A recent study found death from suicide has surpassed death from traffic accidents for the first time ever in young people age 10-14; schools are seeing an increased need for mental health support and services; and more. Young people face increasing…

2017 is a year the New Day Campaign in partnership with others explore matters related to addiction in a variety of ways. We begin by taking a look at the current opioid crisis: what is it, why are we in it, and what can be done and is being done?…

Please join us as we welcome Lea Gilmore, our new and first-ever Executive Director; pay tribute to Peter Bruun, New Day Campaign's Founder; announce our plans for the future; and more. 2017 offers plenty to celebrate at the New Day Campaign and we…

What is under-known and misunderstood about alcoholism and substance use disorder, featuring Emma Beth McGinty, Assistant Professor at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and student leaders of FARA and MHSG in an interactive exchange…

Substance Use Disorder (commonly referred to as addiction) is a chronic, recurring lifetime disease--and the good news is it can be managed, just as diabetes or other chronic conditions can. Join us for artistic testimony and conversation with…

There is a cultural awakening around the extraordinary commonness of sexual and domestic violence--traumatic experiences so often buried deeply at the root of mental illness or substance use. What are we learning, how are our attitudes changing, and…

When our hearts are undone as we encounter mental illness and addiction, it can be hard to cope. Where to find the light? How to find the hope? With this event, we explore the efficacy of combining excellent therapeutic care with the transcendent…

What happens to young adults as they navigate the world without a map? Unprepared for the challenges ahead of them, college students are feeling the pressures of life and not knowing how to deal with it. Mental health issues and substance use rise,…

An exploration of the stigma associated with alcoholism and substance use, and the challenge of binge drinking on college campuses. Speakers include New Day Campaign Founder, Peter Bruun, on the topic of stigma and its ill effects, and others on…

The need to increase access to treatment and treatment modalities, and the importance of community organizing around receiving services. Featured speaker is Vincent DeMarco, President of Health Care for All, and others on solutions that work. This…

Join us as we consider the value of introducing safe injection facilities as a public health strategy. Get educated about “harm reduction” as an approach to substance use, how it fits into the larger landscape of substance use prevention and…