HazledenBettyFord Pre - Rally Ice Cream Social 10 - 1-16 SMU

On October 1, 2016, folks from all over the country gathered at Southern Methodist University (SMU) in Dallas, Texas, to kick off the Big Texas Rally for Recovery weekend with an ice cream social and program, presented by The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. Speakers and performances included: (1:06) Jan McCutchin, counselor for SMU’s Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention program (4:23) Zachary Thompson, director of Health and Human Services for Dallas County in Texas (12:40) Neil Scott, producer and host of the national radio program "Recovery Coast to Coast" (21:06) Sasha Coles McLean, executive director of Archway Academy in Houston, a recovery high school featured in the film Generation Found (29:07) Kyle Pillans, counselor with Five Star Kids, the Betty Ford Center Children’s Program in Irving, TX (36:59) John Cates, therapist, author, and founder of both the recovery high school Three Oaks Academy in Houston (recently renamed Cates Academy) and Lifeway International, an alternative peer group program—both featured in the film Generation Found (44:37) Joe Powell, executive director and CEO of the Association of Persons Affected by Addiction in Dallas (53:35) DaVerse Lounge interactive performance featuring Will Richey and Alejandro Perez Jr., with live music accompaniment led by saxophonist Jason Davis (1:12:08) Will Richey, spoken word poet, producer and emcee, and his sister . (1:19:50) DaVerse Lounge interactive performance featuring Will Richey and Alejandro Perez Jr., with live music accompaniment led by saxophonist Jason Davis