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Podcast: Conversations with Rich Bennett
Episode: Reclaiming Hope and Healing Lives
Description: In this episode, Rich has a conversation with Linda Williams and Shawn Partain.Linda is the Executive Director of Addiction Connections Resource and was appointed to Governor Hogan’s Emergency Opioid and Heroin Task Force in 2015. In the five years prior to the establishment of ACR, Linda was engaged in the treatment of individuals who abused substances. Her residence ended up serving as a kind of unofficial halfway house. Linda was connecting folks to resources, such as transporting them to the Harford County Health Department, doctor and therapist appointments, and detox with Dr. Hayes. She was also sp...