New COSSAP Learning Opportunity - Register Today! No images? Click here Supporting Continuity of Care Throughout Justice InvolvementThe Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) team, Advocates for Human Potential (AHP), and Policy Research Associates (PRA) invites you to this no-cost, three-part webinar series to be held on September 7, September 29, and October 14, 2021. All webinar sessions will start at 2:00 p.m., ET and will be followed by a deeper-dive session at 3:00 p.m., ET. About the WebinarAn important aspect of reducing substance use disorder (SUD) and overdose rates is ensuring that people can begin or seamlessly continue substance use treatment upon entry and incarceration in a correctional facility and upon reentry back into the community. However, many people face numerous challenges or disruptions to treatment as they transition to and from a jail or prison and their community. This webinar series will explore challenges that people with SUDs may face related to accessing or maintaining treatment, as well as showcase promising or evidence-based practices and programs across the nation that address these challenges. The first webinar will focus on initiating and maintaining treatment upon entry into jail. The second webinar will focus on supporting jail in-reach by community-based treatment providers. The final webinar will cover effective and safe transitions to community-based treatment. Upon completion of the webinar series, participants will be able to:
Each webinar will be followed by a one-hour, deeper-dive session where attendees can directly pose questions to presenters and participate in discussion about the topics. Please register separately for the deeper dive sessions using the corresponding link on the registration page. Webinar attendance is a prerequisite for participation in the deeper-dive sessions. About the PresentersWebinar 1:
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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. |