Free Arkansas Opioid Response Network Training: September 25-26 9a-5p

Date/Time: Wednesday, September 25 & Thursday, September 26 / 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Wyndham Riverfront Little Rock 2 Riverfront Place Little Rock, AR

Cost: Free (Register by September 16)

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State presenters: Kirk Lane, Arkansas State Drug Director Jimmy McGill, Arkansas Department of Human Services

ORN presenters: Calandra Bradford; Bendik Clark; Sharon Hesseltine; Deena Murphy

Two-day meeting to discuss building capacity in Arkansas to address the opioid epidemic using evidence-based practice. The goal is to share evidence-based resources around effective interventions in prevention, treatment, and recovery to impact the opioid epidemic across all populations and to collaborate to address the needs specific to Arkansas. This two-day course covers the following topics: (1) The Opioid Epidemic in Arkansas and how Arkansas is taking action to impact the epidemic. (2) Evidence-Based Approaches to Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery. (3) Effective Approaches for Youth and Adolescents. (4) Family Centered Care. (5) Stigma Reduction Approaches. A key part of this meeting will be to hear from community members about the gaps and needs in the region and how we can partner together to support these needs to more effectively impact the epidemic in Arkansas.

This activity offers up to 11.75 contact hours