Spring 2023 enCompass Instructor Training
Tackle addiction stigma in your community by becoming a certified instructor. May 1 - 2, 2023 Ft. Myers, Florida enCompass: Building...
Responding to Addiction Training for Communities
As the addiction and overdose crisis reaches troubling milestones – 100,000 overdose fatalities last year alone – all leaders and key stakeholders in the community are needed to address the problem. The Responding to Addiction training is designed to increase knowledge about addiction and develop skills and strategies to help your community.
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The training and participant manual was developed by the Addiction Policy Forum with an Expert Review Panel composed of prominent researchers and physicians in the addiction field.
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Addressing Addiction Stigma
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Addiction is one of the most stigmatized health conditions on earth. Research has found that individuals who experience stigma due to a substance use disorder are more likely to continue engaging in substance use, and manifest greater delayed treatment access and higher rates of dropout. Stigma prevents people who are struggling from reaching out for help and isolates families affected by the disease who fear being judged by their communities. Responding to Addiction is designed to: reduce addiction stigma, including stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination; and increase knowledge about addiction, as well as helping behaviors.
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What Participants Learn
The Science of Addiction
The Signs and Symptoms of Addiction
Evidence-Based Treatment Options
Medications to Treat Addiction
Engagement Strategies
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Who Should Get Trained
Families, Friends, & Caregivers
Clergy
First Responders
Employers
Educators
Health Care Providers
Community-Based Service Providers
Other Community Members
Any city, county, tribe, agency or organization in the U.S. can apply to become a pilot site for the anti-stigma initiative at no cost. Each applicant is required to test one of two stigma interventions with not less than 50 participants (delivery can be virtual or in-person). Pilot sites will also be asked to disseminate a stigma survey and collect responses from 50 individuals and assign a staff member to support the delivery and completion of projects within the nine months timeline.