BHDDH and RICARES are offering a series of four trainings called Words Matter: Language, Stigma, and Discrimination against People with Substance Use Disorders. Words Matter provides an in-depth introduction to stigma against people with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and how it limits people in seeking treatment and recovery. In contrast to trainings that use a (scientifically controversial) implicit bias framework, RICARES's workshop focuses on the practical impact of stigma on relationships and interpersonal power dynamics in community, treatment, and other…

BHDDH and RICARES are offering a series of four trainings called Words Matter: Language, Stigma, and Discrimination against People with Substance Use Disorders. Words Matter provides an in-depth introduction to stigma against people with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and how it limits people in seeking treatment and recovery. In contrast to trainings that use a (scientifically controversial) implicit bias framework, RICARES's workshop focuses on the practical impact of stigma on relationships and interpersonal power dynamics in community, treatment, and other…