Power Hour Virtual Event

Addressing Stigma and Recovery

January 21, 2021 from 2-3 pm ET

Stigmas are negative social attitudes about perceived differences between people and groups. This can be based on a range of characteristics such as appearance, behavior, beliefs, social position, and background. Stigmas can cause debilitating shame, isolation, and exclusion from necessary medical care and other forms of support. Overall, stigmas cause barriers to accessing and maintaining recovery and are difficult to dismantle.

Those of us who live with substance use and mental health challenges encounter stigmas on a daily basis. Those of us who provide mental health and substance use services and support may be stigmatized by colleagues and community members. Great effort is required to identify, address, mitigate, and reverse the impact of stigma. This is also central to developing meaningful recovery plans.

What stigmas do you, the people you work with, and the communities with which you identify face and how do you survive them? When you see someone being stigmatized, how do you and your programs respond? Join us for a free, interactive virtual conversation to discuss these and other related questions to help you begin to address stigma in your selves, programs, agencies, and communities. We will share insights, strategies, and tools and facilitate discussion. Come prepared to share your questions and lessons learned and connect with others facing similar challenges.

Presenters:

• Kevin McCarthy, Trainer, C4 Innovations
• Steven Samra, Associate, C4 Innovations