New COSSAP Learning Opportunity—Register Today! No images? Click here How Police and Other First Responders Can Create Recovery Pathways for People With Substance Use DisordersThe Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid,
Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) team and TASC's Center for Health and Justice, invites you to this no-cost webinar on July 22, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., ET. About the WebinarPolice officers and other first responders often encounter persons with opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders (SUD) in their worst moments . . . in the midst of a drug-related crime, a child maltreatment report, or an overdose. When first responders see people repeatedly in the same situation, it is easy to become frustrated or feel less hope for a successful outcome. These experiences can lead to biases toward people with SUD, which can inhibit first responders’ willingness to participate in programs meant to link individuals in need to treatment. Learning about the factors that contribute to addiction, as well as the challenges to obtaining treatment faced by people with SUD, can help reduce the biases first responders may feel toward people with SUD. This webinar will explain how many people begin to misuse both legal and illegal drugs including the impact of childhood trauma, the effects of substances on brain chemistry and how changes to brain chemistry can impact an individual’s behavior, and barriers to treatment for people with SUD. The presenter will also demonstrate how police officers, other first responders, and medical, behavioral health, and human services staff can contribute to, and more effectively support, long-term recovery and other positive outcomes for individual’s affected by opioids, stimulants, and other substances. Panelists
BJA’s COSSAP is a collaborative effort that includes the training and technical assistance teams from Advocates for Human Potential, Inc.; the Altarum Institute; the Center for Health and Justice at Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities; the Institute for Intergovernmental Research; the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College; the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center; and RTI International. This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-AR-BX-K003 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). Points of view or opinions are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice. |