Gala 2026

Honoring the Pioneers, Healing the Future

HONORING

Dr. Loretta Finnegan, MD

A pioneering pediatrician and perinatal addiction specialist, best known for developing the Finnegan Neonatal Abstinence Scoring System to assess and guide care for newborns experiencing drug withdrawal.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Karen A. Scott, MD, MPH

President of the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), bringing more than 20 years of experience in health policy, public health, quality improvement, and advancing equitable, patient-centered responses to the opioid crisis.

HONOREE

Denise Swanberg, MSW, CASAC-T

Denise is a former Su Casa client who successfully completed treatment and went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in human services and an MSW from Touro University. She works at Phoenix House as a veteran’s coordinator, using her lived and professional experience to support others in recovery.

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Why Attend and Support the Stop Stigma Now Fundraising Event?

This year, Stop Stigma Now is honored to recognize Dr. Loretta Finnegan, a pioneering advocate who has worked tirelessly to ensure pregnant women with opioid use disorder receive compassionate, evidence-based care.

Her work embodies the mission of Stop Stigma Now: to replace stigma with understanding, judgment with compassion, and barriers to treatment with hope.

By attending and supporting this fundraiser, you help us educate, advocate, and fight the stigma that keeps people from seeking the care they need.

Join us in honoring Dr. Finnegan and standing up for a future where every person affected by addiction is treated with dignity, compassion, and respect.

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