Our Mission
The mission of the Texas Substance Use Symposium, or TxSUS (pronounced “Texas”), is to reduce the burden of substance use on Texas communities by convening health care providers, behavioral health professionals, peer recovery specialists, and others to collaboratively identify our local substance use challenges and solutions to this public health concern.
Why Attend?
Our annual symposium brings together stakeholders from across the state to collaborate and advance substance use and behavioral health care. Through educational sessions, skill-building workshops, and collaborative breakouts, participants engage with national and local leaders, learn best practices, and connect with peers to drive improvements in care. Join us for conversation, community, and collaboration.
Symposium Leadership Team
Adrienne Lindsey, DBH, MA
TxSUS Co-Chair
Director,
Center for Substance Use Training & Telementoring
Assistant Professor,
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PhD, MPH
TxSUS Co-Chair
Senior Executive Vice President for Research and Innovation,
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Elizabeth Martinez, BA
Symposium Organizer
Program Manager,
Center for Substance Use Training & Telementoring
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Hosted by
Be Well Texas, a statewide initiative of UT Health San Antonio, provides compassionate science-based substance use services through telehealth, recovery support, and its provider network. Be Well Texas envisions a future where prevention, treatment, and recovery are accessible to all people in Texas, regardless of ability to pay.
UT Health San Antonio™, one of the country’s leading health sciences universities, is the leader in south/central Texas funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The university’s schools of medicine, nursing, dentistry, health professions and graduate biomedical sciences have produced more than 33,000 alumni.
The Be Well Institute at UT Health San Antonio is a comprehensive, low-barrier system of care providing compassionate, transformational support for substance use and mental health needs across Texas. The Institute integrates clinical care, community partnership, research, public health, and workforce development to address substance use comprehensively.
