SUD

This presentation will provide an overview of racial and ethnic disparities in drug treatment courts. Presenters will outlines decision points to address racial and ethnic disparities using NADCP’s Adult Drug Court Best Practice Standards. Learners will be empowered to be intentional in identifying opportunities to invoke change in practice, procedure, or policies that affect and improve racial equity outcomes in their own professional roles.

In our pre-COVID-19 world, the statistics surrounding addiction and opioid use disorder were already staggering. Now, as communities and providers slowly reopen, we are seeing remarkable increases in behavioral health issues. Many individuals have experienced higher levels of anxiety, depression, social isolation, financial worries, changes at work and home, and a continuous sense of uncertainty.

The Promising Practices Guidelines for Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (PPGs for RSAT) were first published in November 2017 based upon research in the field of substance use disorder treatment and correctional programming. In 2019, the Bureau of Justice Assistance launched a national program to assess RSAT program adherence to these guidelines. These Fidelity Assessments are currently underway to determine the strengths as well as the training and technical assistance needs of RSAT programs and grantees.

Working with veterans provides an opportunity to support individuals who have served our country. One of the ways this can be done in corrections is the establishment of special programs for incarcerated veterans. RSAT-TTA's recently developed manual on veterans programming is designed to explore the various considerations in establishing a specialized program for incarcerated veterans. This webinar will highlight these considerations, as well as the variety of health and cultural factors, in establishing programming for veterans.

This RSAT session will introduce issues surrounding stigma and shame and its relationship to treatment, including addressing how HIV and SUD/OUD are related. Additionally, this webinar will cover the "Two-Pronged Approach" to working against Stigma/Shame and the tools needed to implement a harm-reduction oriented Shame and Stigma Reduction Program. This session will also discuss how to interact with local stakeholders and community members to best serve and support clients with HIV/AIDS

The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors and National Criminal Justice Association—in partnership with the National Governors Association—hosted a roundtable discussion on strategies to strengthen state planning and partnership and address substance use disorder issues among the justice-involved. This roundtable included facilitated and open discussion to identify collaborative strategies for states to improve coordination and planning and support justice-involved individuals with SUD.

Alamosa County expressed a need to increase its treatment capacity in the community with an emphasis on specialized case management and re-entry programming.