Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) and Child Advocacy: Supporting Family Recovery – Webinar Monday, April 22, 2024 10 a.m. ET

https://pttcnetwork.org/event/medications-for-opioid-use-disorder-moud-and-child-advocacy-supporting-family-recovery/?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D This interactive webinar will define opioid use disorder (OUD), review adverse effects of opioid use on family dynamics, and review behavioral and developmental concerns for children, including neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). The content will also discuss medications recommended to treat OUD and inform on approaches to support healthy recovery for children and family wellness.

Initiation of Buprenorphine in Outpatient Settings — Virtual Training Tuesday, April 23, 2024 9 a.m. ET

https://opioidresponsenetwork.org/events/?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D#event=77448271;instance=20240423090000?popup=1 This training will cover a range of evidence-based strategies for initiating buprenorphine treatment within ambulatory care practices. Special attention will be directed towards effective measures that support the transition of patients using illicitly manufactured fentanyl onto prescribed buprenorphine.

Harm Reduction Principles, Strategies and Limits — Webinar Wednesday, April 24, 2024 11 a.m. ET

This workshop will present different definitions of harm reduction, highlight how we all practice harm reduction in our lives, and explain how harm reduction strategies are implemented in different settings, including syringe service programs and psychotherapy. It will also address community concerns and hesitations about harm reduction, ways to reduce the harms of stigma surrounding drug use, and opportunities to build bridges between harm reduction and treatment for people with substance use disorders. https://mhttcnetwork.org/event/harm-reduction-principles-strategies-and-limits/?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D

Street Psychiatry: Creative Care for People Living Unsheltered — Webinar Thursday, April 25, 2024 3 p.m. ET

https://education.smiadviser.org/Public/Catalog/Details.aspx?id=qqefkXF3eTRRaqv9mU1M4Q%3d%3d&returnurl=%2fUsers%2fUserOnlineCourse.aspx%3fLearningActivityID%3dqqefkXF3eTRRaqv9mU1M4Q%253d%253d&utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D This webinar offers an understanding of the setting in which street psychiatry has arisen. Street psychiatry offers an innovative, creative, justice-based model of medical and social care when, where, and how people sleeping unsheltered want it. Participants of this webinar will learn essential principles undergirding street-based psychiatric care, practical building blocks for street psychiatry programs, recommendations for adapting mental health care to meet the needs of people sleeping unsheltered.

Farm Stress: Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Indiana Farmers — Webinar Friday, April 26, 2024 1 p.m. ET

https://mhttcnetwork.org/event/farm-stress-addressing-the-mental-health-needs-of-indiana-farmers/?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D The webinar will focus on the issues faced in our rural communities from a mental health standpoint. Different tools and programs we are currently using to help educate our rural communities and the farm population will be explored. We will discuss how from a mental health standpoint, when dealing with the rural communities, it must be handled differently than those who live in the suburban or city areas.

Harm Reduction Practices in Treatment Courts

SAMHSA’s GAINS Center Webinar: Training Treatment Court Teams: Navigating Harm Reduction in Drug Courts Monday April 29, 2024 2 p.m. ET

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_GvXSdF_0QtClMJtw2yTUBA?utm_source=SAMHSA&utm_campaign=5781cf983d-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2024_04_18_01_07&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-5781cf983d-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D#/registration Harm reduction is broadly defined as a set of strategies to promote public health by reducing negative consequences associated with drug use for individuals, their families, and the community. It aims to reduce risks and improve quality of life for people experiencing a substance use disorder. Building on our previous webinar, Harm Reduction Practices in Treatment Courts: What Fits and What Doesn’t, this SAMHSA-funded webinar will discuss ways to apply what fits in the treatment court setting.