Praxis: Training for MA Addiction Professionals
Praxis provides free training and technical assistance to all Massachusetts Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS) funded addiction treatment programs. We support professionals in delivering recovery-oriented, trauma-informed services to people living with substance use disorder and related challenges. We use the latest research to deliver cutting edge training and technical assistance. Our staff is comprised of experienced public health professionals with a deep commitment to and understanding of trauma-informed, person-centered models of care as well as research-based service delivery. Praxis is a project of C4 Innovations with support from BSAS.
Areas of Expertise
- Harm Reduction
- HIV/AIDS Care Integration
- Opioid Overdose Prevention
- Viral Hepatitis Care Integration
- Infectious Diseases (coming Fall 2020)
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (coming Fall 2020)
- Tuberculosis (TB) Infection (coming Fall 2020)
BSAS is still offering the Co-Occurring Disorders and Medication-Assisted Treatment trainings; for more info and to schedule a training, please contact OBAT TTA. Access Co-Occurring Disorders and Medication-Assisted Treatment resources from Praxis.
Journey Recovery Project
Journey is an interactive web resource for pregnant and parenting women who have questions or concerns about opioid and other substance use. Journey focuses on the stories of women with lived experience, offering information, hope, encouragement, and resources for every step of their perinatal journey. With videos, informational slideshows, resource links, and worksheets, Journey Recovery Project seeks to empower and inform women about opioid and other substance use during and after pregnancy. More resources on pregnancy and recovery.
Featured News
- New, long-acting PrEP injection found to effectively prevent HIV transmission (LQBTQ Nation, 5/24/20)
- As COVID-19 rages on, experts warn of a silent resurgence in HIV (ABC News, 4/29/20)
- Social isolation leads to spike in overdoses, recovery centers scramble to adapt (WRGB News, 4/21/20)
- Testing Reveals 'Stunning' Asymptomatic Coronavirus Spread Among Boston's Homeless (WBUR, 4/14/20)
- Methadone clinic lines and packed waiting rooms leave clients vulnerable to the coronavirus (STAT News, 4/9/20)
- New policies on treating pain, OUD emerge from COVID-19 crisis (American Medical Association, 4/8/20)
- One In Three Among Boston Homeless Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, City Officials Say (WGBH, 4/7/20)
- 11 Mass. police departments will participate in pilot program aimed at distributing fentanyl test strips (Boston.com, 4/4/20)
- Increase in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections among Persons who Inject Drugs in Boston (Boston Public Health Commission, 1/25/19)
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