Recent studies show a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths among American teenagers as fentanyl contamination becomes more prevalent in drugs used by young people. Young people are very receptive […]
Tag: Health & Racial Equity
[IN-PERSON TRAINING] Linking Reproductive Justice and Harm Reduction: Promoting Clients’ Bodily Autonomy (CEUs)
9:30am – Check-in 10am – Training Begins The fight for reproductive justice shares profound similarities with the movement for harm reduction. These decades-old, grassroots struggles advocate for the protection […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Supporting People Who Use Drugs: Strategies for Service Providers (CEUs)
This three-hour training will offer participants an opportunity to explore reasons why people may use drugs, how we can assess risk using the “drug, set, setting” model, and how we […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Sharing Power with Youth: Building Relationships Through Harm Reduction (CEUs)
Recent studies show a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths among American teenagers as fentanyl contamination becomes more prevalent in drugs used by young people. Young people are very receptive […]
[IN-PERSON TRAINING] Linking Reproductive Justice and Harm Reduction: Promoting Clients’ Bodily Autonomy (CEUs)
9:30am – Check-in & Breakfast 10am – Training Begins The fight for reproductive justice shares profound similarities with the movement for harm reduction. These decades-old, grassroots struggles advocate for […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Linking Reproductive Justice and Harm Reduction – Promoting Clients’ Bodily Autonomy (CEUs)
The fight for reproductive justice shares profound similarities with the movement for harm reduction. These decades-old, grassroots struggles advocate for the protection of individual bodily autonomy from violation, surveillance, and […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Sharing Power with Youth – Building Relationships Through Harm Reduction (CEUs)
Recent studies show a dramatic increase in drug overdose deaths among American teenagers as fentanyl contamination becomes more prevalent in drugs used by young people. Young people are very receptive […]
[IN-PERSON TRAINING] Challenging Narratives: Understanding Alcohol Use from an Equity Lens (CEUs)
This three-hour training will explore the definition and impacts of alcohol use, recognizing the spectrum of use from abstinence to addiction. Specifically, we will examine the social determinants of alcohol […]
[IN-PERSON TRAINING] Supporting People Who Use Drugs: Strategies for Service Providers (CEUs)
This three-hour training will offer participants an opportunity to explore reasons why people may use drugs, how we can assess risk using the “drug, set, setting” model, and how we […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Analyzing the U.S. War on Drugs & Racist Drug Policies (CEUs)
This three-hour professional development module is intended to educate different service providers, community members, coalitions, and other entities on the War on Drugs and how it has fostered racialized drug […]
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[IN-PERSON SUMMIT] Resiliency for Service Providers
REGISTER Resiliency for Service Providers: How Can Our Community Process Grief and Promote Healing in Times of Loss? Wednesday, June 14th 9:30am-3:00pm AC Hotel by Marriott, Worcester 125 Front […]
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[IN-PERSON TRAINING] – Addressing Drug-Related Stigma & Bias (CEUs)
Drug-related stigma presents barriers to effectively supporting clients who use drugs. Our biases are learned from a culture that stigmatizes drug use and ostracizes those with substance use disorders. This […]
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[VIRTUAL TRAINING] – Supporting People Who Use Drugs: Strategies for Service Providers (CEUs)
This three-hour training will offer participants an opportunity to explore reasons why people may use drugs, how we can assess risk using the “drug, set, setting” model, and how we […]
[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Challenging Narratives: Understanding Alcohol Use from an Equity Lens (CEUs)
This three-hour training will explore the definition and impacts of alcohol use, recognizing the spectrum of use from abstinence to addiction. Specifically, we will examine the social determinants of alcohol […]
Nothing For Us Without Us: Peer-Based Recovery Is The Latest In A Long History Of Consumer-Driven Movements
This blog post describes a growing movement that is revolutionizing how we approach substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and view recovery – changing our language, helping to remove stigma, and […]
[Training] Analyzing the U.S. War on Drugs & Racist Drug Policies (3 hours)
This three-hour professional development module is intended to educate service providers, community members, coalitions, and other entities on the American War on Drugs and how it has influenced racist drug […]
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[Training] Addressing Drug-Related Stigma and Bias (3 hours)
Drug-related stigma presents barriers to effectively supporting clients who use drugs. Our biases are learned from a culture that stigmatizes drug use and ostracizes those with substance use disorders. This […]
Read More… from [Training] Addressing Drug-Related Stigma and Bias (3 hours)