6.02.22 – 12th Annual Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program Conference

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program 2022 Conference

12th Annual FADAP Conference Agenda

General Information

Dates: August 16-18, 2022

Location: Maritime Conference Center, (MCC)
692 Maritime Blvd. Linthicum Heights, MD 21090.

Registration:

Please complete an individual registration under the appropriate category: Flight Attendant, Airline Management, Sponsor or Other. The 12th Annual Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program (FADAP) Conference advance registration fee for “Other” is $250.00. Onsite Conference registration fee for “Other” is $275.00. This registration fee includes a light breakfast and afternoon snack in the MCC, as well as lunch in the MCC dining room.

Registration Closing:

Registration for the FADAP Conference will close once we reach attendance capacity or August 1, 2022, whichever is sooner. Once the registration is closed, individuals may place their name on a wait list by emailing Paula Willems, FADAP Administrative Coordinator, at [email protected].

Lodging Information:

Based on a limited block of rooms at the Maritime Conference Center (MCC), Flight Attendants will be given priority rooming based on order of completed registration and verification of payment. If you are not a Flight Attendant, please move forward securing your lodging. The hotels listed below are either one or two walking blocks from the Maritime Conference Center (MCC) entrance way.

Holiday Inn Express, 1510 Aero Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
(410) 671-5679

Hilton Garden Inn, 1516 Aero Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
(410) 691-0500

Hyatt Place BWI, 940 International Drive, Linthicum Heights, MD 21090
(410) 859-3366

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Wings of Sobriety Meetings

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What is FADAP?

FADAP is a substance-abuse prevention program, created and promoted for and by the Flight Attendant profession and funded by the FAA. Assistance is provided to all Flight Attendants, including those who are active, furloughed or on leave. FADAP serves as an additional resource for Flight Attendants struggling with addiction or health and wellness issues. FADAP is not meant as a replacement for our EAP program, but rather an industry-wide program to help supplement and support Flight Attendants that need support in their recovery.

FADAP’s mission is to support a culture of safety which will be able to assist Flight Attendants in meeting their personal and professional goals through substance-abuse awareness, combined with self and peer referrals for assistance, and the implementation of a Flight Attendant-specific recovery support system. The Flight Attendant Drug and Alcohol Program began in September 2010 with funding from the FAA, and now includes Flight Attendant peers and managers from 25 airlines across our industry.

How does FADAP interact with the APFA Employee Assistance Program (EAP)?

FADAP works in tandem with the APFA Employee Assistance Program as it does with 24 other airlines. FADAP provides no cost 24/7 phone coverage, trainings, materials, best practice updates and aviation industry networking opportunities to support the APFA EAP in providing assistance to Flight Attendants and family members struggling with a substance use disorder.

What are some of the benefits offered by FADAP?

FADAP is an authorized and funded safety program funded by the FAA. The goal of FADAP is to educate and support cutting edge assistance programs and policies within and across labor and management groups that are truly effective in helping Flight Attendants and their families who struggle with substance use disorders. Some of the services FADAP offers to all Flight Attendants and family members regardless of their airline or Union status and which also augment the assistance your Union EAP can provide include:

• 24/7 live phone assistance (you will never get a recording in your time of crisis or need) with follow up services coordinated from your own peer program.
•  A no cost, 6-month family education program for those struggling with a loved one’s substance use disorder.
• 24/7 help line for timely questions like 1) Can I take this medication and still fly? 2) Will I test positive if I take this medication? 3) I can’t enter Canada because of a DWI, what can I do?
• Individualized treatment program searches for Flight Attendants and family members with little to no insurance coverage
• Individual and bulk access to free printed or electronic educational material including pamphlets, videos, recovery stories, webinars, hotlines, etc.
• Free training programs for managers, Union leaders, and EAP peers on a variety of subjects related to substance use and mental health disorders.

Visit the FADAP website to learn more about services offered, recovery resources, and substance abuse information and education.

In Solidarity,

Sharon Dunn
APFA EAP Representative
[email protected]

Deb McCormick
Project Coordinator, FADAP
[email protected]