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Learn pages describe best practices and programs to prevent and reduce the impact of substance use and substance use disorder that have been adapted for rural communities. These pages feature resources—evidence, videos, webinars, trainings, articles, and various tools—to help rural communities select and implement practices that support their efforts and goals.
Overview of Resources and Programs
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Developing a Rural Community Approach to Overcoming Stigma
The goal of Community Conversations on Opioid Use Disorder workshops is to shed light on substance use disorder-related stigma as a barrier to recovery and to collaborate with rural communities to develop local solutions that reduce it.
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Reducing Stigma Related to SUD in Rural Care Settings
This campaign aims to promote a stigma-free care environment while connecting individuals and families with treatment resources. It includes posters featuring people in recovery and emergency department providers who care for patients with substance use disorder. QR codes on the posters link to short videos with these individuals' stories.
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Increasing Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Engagement
This program aims to increase treatment engagement by equipping rural providers to help patients identify negative beliefs and see treatment from a different perspective. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Treatment Seeking is a one-session intervention delivered via telehealth. A provider works with a patient to identify thoughts that are serving as barriers to treatment and help them modify those thoughts to increase the likelihood they will seek treatment.
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National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit
Presentations, recordings, and articles are available from our three-day Taking Action National Rural Substance Use Disorder Health Equity and Stigma Summit held in May 2022. Speakers shared shared perspectives and discussed solutions on how to overcome stigma and health inequity to more effectively address the SUD crisis in rural communities.
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Overcoming SUD Stigma in Rural Communities
Stigma related to substance use disorder (SUD) can create barriers to treatment. Evidence-based solutions for overcoming stigma stress the importance of contact with people who have lived experience and education about effective treatments and the potential for recovery. Our center is partnering with rural communities to apply this approach through locally hosted workshops and portraits and videos that highlight recovery.