2024 Anti-Stigma Institute

Stigma surrounding SUDs remains one of the biggest barriers to treatment. It isolates individuals, prevents families from seeking help, and perpetuates harmful misconceptions. Research shows that stigma can lead to continued substance use, delay in seeking treatment, and higher dropout rates from recovery programs. 

Participants will have access to anti-stigma resources including: 

• Stigma Training: Learn the science and key concepts of addiction stigma, helping you understand and measure stigma within your organization or community.

• Anti-Stigma Community Intervention Instructor Certification: Receive a three-year certification to deliver the evidence-based Responding to Addiction intervention, proven to reduce stigma and increase SUD knowledge among healthcare professionals, criminal justice practitioners, faith leaders, and other community stakeholders.

• Family & Caregiver Intervention Instructor Certification: Earn a three-year certification to deliver the enCompass intervention, a comprehensive training designed to reduce stigma and improve SUD knowledge among families, caregivers, and the general public.

• Community Stigma Surveys: Learn how to deploy a stigma measurement survey in your community, track progress,…