This track explores how social determinants, stigma, and systemic inequities shape health outcomes for people who use drugs. Learners will gain a deep understanding of trauma-informed care, medical mistrust, cultural competence, and faith-based healing as foundations for equitable service delivery.
What Learners Gain:
● Tools to build trust and compassion in clinical and community settings.
● Practical strategies to reduce stigma and promote inclusion.
● Skills to integrate trauma-informed, culturally responsive care into overdose prevention and response activities practices.
● Insights into the role of faith, justice, and language in healing and retention in care.
By the end of this track, participants will be better prepared to serve marginalized communities with empathy and equity, ensuring that overdose prevention and response activities efforts are both humane and effective.
Navigating Medical Mistrust in Urgent Care and Emergency Departments
Engaging and Healing: A Trauma Informed Approach
Understanding and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Addiction
Grace in Action: Faith-Led Harm Reduction Strategies
Crisis Intervention, De-escalation, and Conflict Resolution