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Spring 2025 Anti-Stigma Institute
The Spring 2025 Anti-Stigma Institute will be held in Washington, DC on April 7-8, 2025.
To facilitate opportunities for meaningful interaction between and among Institute participants and faculty and networking opportunities, we keep the event intentionally small with a limited 75 spots. Register today!
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Program Components:
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Training on science and fundamentals of addiction stigma to understand and measure stigma in your organization/jurisdiction.
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Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for your community. The intervention, Responding to Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among healthcare professionals, criminal justice practitioners, faith leaders, and other community stakeholders.
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Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for families, caregivers and concerned significant others. The intervention, enCompass: A Comprehensive Training on Navigating Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among families and the general public.
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Training and a stigma survey toolkit to measure stigma in your community.
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Education and training to launch an anti-stigma addiction social media campaign in your community, including creative assets and strategies for launching and measuring impact.
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Download the Informational Packet here.
Join a community of individuals committed to ending the stigma around addiction and support as a certified anti-stigma trainer for 3 years!
What is stigma?
Negative attitudes and behaviors toward individuals with a specific characteristic, like addiction, are also known as stigma. The consequences of the stigma around addiction are substantial. Research has found that individuals who experience stigma due to an SUD are more likely to continue engaging in substance use and manifest greater delayed treatment access and higher dropout rates. Stigma prevents struggling people from reaching out for help and isolates families affected by the disease who fear being judged by their communities. The public and many professionals continue to view SUDs as a moral failing, reinforcing discriminatory policies and practices and further isolating and deters those struggling to seek help.
After training with us, you'll:
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Gain in-depth knowledge about stigma and its manifestations.
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Become certified to deliver evidence-based stigma interventions in your community.
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Learn how to deploy a survey on stigma in your community using validated instruments.
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Deploy an anti-stigma addiction social media campaign.
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Join a community of individuals working to eradicate the stigma around addiction.
Early Bird Rates for the Spring 2025 Institute
Pricing:
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Early Bird Tickets (until February 28, 2025): $875
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Late Registration Tickets (until March 28, 2025): $985
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Payment and Refunds:
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Full payment is required at the time of registration. Attendees will have until March 7, 2025 to modify/cancel registration. Canceling before the deadline will result in a full refund minus processing fees. Please note that the deadline for refunds is March 7, 2025.
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