[ORN] Community Health and Wellbeing Webinar: Youth Peers

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This webinar will explore the factors that contribute to disparities in health outcomes for youth seeking recovery support services. Participants will discuss common challenges faced by youth and consider approaches to improve support, access, and outcomes across different communities.

[ORN] Community Health and Wellbeing Webinar: Veterans

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This webinar will explore the unique experiences and challenges that veterans face when seeking substance use and recovery support services. Participants will discuss factors that influence access and engagement, consider the role of peer support within veteran communities, and examine approaches that foster connection, trust, and effective pathways to wellbeing.

[ORN] Community Health and Wellbeing Webinar: Justice-Involved Community

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This webinar will examine the factors that contribute to discrepancies in health outcomes for the justice-involved community. Participants will explore the unique challenges of accessing care and support across these communities and discuss strategies to reduce barriers, enhance services, and strengthen overall health and wellbeing.

[ORN] Community Health and Wellbeing Webinar: Recovery and Rural Communities

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This webinar will explore the unique barriers and opportunities related to supporting recovery in rural communities. Participants will discuss challenges such as limited services and geographic isolation, while examining approaches that strengthen local support networks, expand access to resources, and promote community-driven solutions.

[ORN] Youth Voices in Recovery: Peer Certification and Strategies to Address Opioid and Stimulant Risks

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The Youth Voices in Recovery forum will focus on youth, adolescents, and young adults in the context of overdose prevention. A panel of subject matter experts will share insights on emerging trends and challenges, followed by discussion on regional overdose trends, peer service delivery, and opportunities for integration across systems such as healthcare, justice, schools,...

[ORN] RCO Bootcamp (2-Day Training)

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The RCO Bootcamp is a leadership development program for new and emerging Recovery Community Organization (RCO) directors, program managers, and board members. The bootcamp covers all the basics to help establish policies and procedures to build the capacity of small nonprofit organizations. Breakout sessions focus on governance, sustainability, ethics, strategic planning, and staff development Funding...

[ORN] Words Matter Language and Stigma Reduction (Zoom- ASL Provided)

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The Words Matter webinar, a snapshot of the Faces & Voices of Recovery signature Our Stories Have Power training, explores how our words affect people  in recovery. It shows how to use our words to trade discrimination for dignity for people living with substances, and perform language audits of our organizations. The webinar discusses research...

[ORN] Exploring Pathways to Recovery (Zoom- ASL Provided)

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This webinar will teach participants to develop a definition of recovery, recognize the differences between clinical, non-clinical and self-management pathways, and understand the various ways that individuals can get into and maintain recovery. Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials...

[ORN] Guiding Principles of Recovery (Zoom- ASL Provided)

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This webinar will explore definitions of recovery and the 10 guiding principles, drawing on research, practice, and personal experience of recovering individuals. Participants will advance their understanding of the four major dimensions that support a life in recovery: home, health, purpose, and community. Understanding the guiding principles will help advance recovery opportunities and apply these...

[ORN] Recovery Oriented Systems of Care (Zoom- ASL Provided)

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This webinar will teach participants the importance of people with lived experience in a Recovery Oriented System of Care. They will learn how to implement the use of peers in recruitment and leadership opportunities, recognize the need for community involvement for ROSC sustainability, and understand what a recovery-ready ecosystem model looks like. Funding for this...

[ORN] Advancing Strategies: Overdose and Infectious Disease Prevention (Zoom- ASL Provided)

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This presentation explores peer-led strategies to prevent overdose and reduce infectious disease transmission among people with substance use disorders. Participants will learn how peers use lived experience to build trust, recognize and respond to opioid overdoses, distribute naloxone, and support safer practices that reduce risks for HIV, hepatitis, and other infections. The session highlights evidence-based,...

[ORN] Advanced RCO Bootcamp

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This two-day training is designed for leaders and emerging leaders of Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs) who are ready to deepen their operational strategy and long-term sustainability. Please note that this is an advanced training. To get the most from the experience, we strongly recommend participants have 2–3 years of leadership experience in a nonprofit, community-based,...