Webinar
Free Virtual Learning Community: Words Matter- English
Zoom Meeting RoomThis free Virtual Learning Community (VLC) is sponsored by the Opioid Response Network. Topic: Words Matter: Utilizing Powerful Language to Eliminate Stigma Language is one of our most powerful tools when combating the effects of stigma within the recovery community. This session will focus on how to utilize our words to create greater inclusivity, apply strategies to de-stigmatize individuals…
Intersectionality: Creating person-centered care
Zoom Meeting RoomIntersectionality is a valuable tool for analyzing how different forms of oppression – such as ageism, racism, sexism, ableism, heterosexism, cissexism, and classism – interact and intersect to influence lived experiences. People's combination of identities matters, especially in the context of the peer workforce where the bedrock is meeting people where they are.
Trauma Informed Recovery Oriented Systems of Care
Zoom Meeting RoomTo best serve the recovery community, people who use drugs, and those with a substance use disorder it is important that professionals are armed with tools and techniques to make the greatest impact when assisting others on their chosen path to wellness. This session will include modules on eliminating stigma through language, understanding multiple pathways…
Re-Entry Support
Zoom Meeting RoomThe intersectionality between substance and alcohol use disorders and incarceration and/or the criminal legal system is well documented. This training will reinforce ideas and strategies to support peers in and coming out of incarceration, as well as highlight some unique barriers to re-entry.
Q&A Panel: Community Screening ‘Anonymous Sister’
Zoom Meeting RoomPlease join us on September 26th for a Community Q&A forum on the documentary film 'Anonymous Sister' with Director, Jamie Boyle. Anonymous Sister traces the rise of the opioid crisis and it's history side-by-side with the personal story of director Jamie Boyle's relationship with her sister who overcame substance use disorder herself. The film itself…
Virtual Learning Community: The Impact of Harm Reduction Vending Machines in the Community
Zoom Meeting RoomVending machines dispensing naloxone, drug checking strips, and other public health items to address co-occurring conditions (e.g. STDs, HIV, Hepatitis C) represent a potential non-stigmatizing, low-barrier approach to harm reduction that may increase access and engagement with underserved populations and reduce overdoses and related public health conditions. This presentation begins with an introduction to PreventEd,…
Virtual Learning Community: Meaningful Involvement with People Who Use Drugs
Zoom Meeting RoomThe National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center (NHRTAC), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will be hosting a virtual learning community, February 27th. Discussion: One of the core principles of harm reduction is to ensure that people who use drugs…