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
- Infectious Disease Prevention
- Opioid Overdose Prevention
- Viral Hepatitis Care Integration
- Sexually Transmitted Infections (coming Winter 2021)
- Tuberculosis (TB) Infection (coming Winter 2021)
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.
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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
- Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Prevalence of Stress and Worry, Mental Health Conditions, and Increased Substance Use Among Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic — United States, April and May 2020 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2/5/21)
- Massachusetts COVID-19 vaccine program gets $213M boost from FEMA (WCVB News, 2/4/21)
- Baker makes another push for opioid tax (The Salem News, 2/2/21)
- HIV PrEP uptake increases sixfold in 4 years, still falls short of global goals (Healio, 1/26/21)
- 94,000 living in Massachusetts jails, homeless shelters, group homes start getting coronavirus vaccines on Monday (Boston Herald, 1/13/21)
- Increase in Newly Diagnosed HIV Infections among Persons who Inject Drugs in Boston (Boston Public Health Commission, 1/25/19)
