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Tag: Stigma
[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] Working with People Who Use Stimulants (CEUs)
As drug use changes and evolves in Massachusetts and beyond, we need to be prepared to support clients no matter what substances they use. Learn the basics of what stimulants […]
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[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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[Publication] BeHERE Training 2022 Evaluation – Executive Summary
This Executive Summary discusses the evaluation of BeHERE trainings delivered between April 2020 and June 2022. In 2022, HRiA engaged evaluation consultant Hope Worden Kenefick, MSW, PhD and MPH candidate […]
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[VIRTUAL TRAINING] Exploring Pathways of Recovery
When we recognize that recovery looks different for every person, we can better advise our clients. This three-hour training will introduce various forms of recovery, from medication to 12-step programs […]
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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] Opioid Overdose Prevention (Part 2 of 2)
During this two-hour training, participants will explore strategies to address the risks of overdose with a harm reduction approach. The scenario-based training provides opportunities for discussion and practice about issues […]
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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 […]
Housing as Harm Reduction Webinar
March, 30, 2022. The Opioid Overdose Prevention Training Project (now part of HRiA’s BeHERE Initiative), held their 11th successful summit, Housing as Harm Reduction: Exploring Models to Support People Who […]
Project Build Up
Project Build Up (PBU) is designed to increase the availability of problem gambling treatment services in Massachusetts. This program strengthens the capacity of outpatient substance use and gambling treatment agencies to […]
[Training] Preventing Injury, Pain & Opioid Use in the Workplace
This training for employers will describe how workplace conditions may lead to injury, pain, and opioid use, explore strategies to create a work environment that will help prevent opioid use […]
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Vermont Helplink
VT Helplink is your statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services in Vermont. Helplink services are free and confidential. Our caring, trained Specialists will help you […]
Massachusetts Substance Use Helpline
The Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services in Massachusetts. Helpline services are free and confidential. Our caring, trained Specialists […]
Illinois Helpline for Opioids & Other Substances
The IL Helpline is the only statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services in Illinois. The IL Helpline serves people using opioids and other substances, with […]
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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] Exploring Pathways of Recovery (3 hours)
When we recognize that recovery looks different for every person, we can better advise our clients. This three-hour training will introduce various forms of recovery, from medication to 12-step programs […]
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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 […]
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RIZE Toolkit: Your Rights in Recovery
Recovery from opioid use disorder (OUD) is a life-long journey and can look different for everyone. Wherever you are in your recovery, this toolkit offers the support and resources people […]