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JCOIN Webinar | Approaches to Housing People Living with Substance Use Disorders Harm Reduction and Implications for Justice-Involved Residents

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***This event is not sponsored by RCORP-TA. Please reach out directly to the event organizers with any questions.***

In this webinar, Dr. Dennis Watson of Chestnut Health Systems will walk the audience through housing first models, discuss existing evidence for these models, and explain who the appropriate candidates are for each. Additionally, Dr. Watson will discuss the extent to which harm reduction principles are compatible with each of these housing types, and highlight some possible implications for residents who are involved in the criminal justice system.

Joining Dr. Watson will be Ed Stellon of Heartland Alliance and Dr. Carrie Pettus of Justice System Partners.

Mr. Stellon is the Executive Director of Heartland Alliance, and has worked with Dr. Watson in the past to address implementation strategies for evidence-based practices related to housing first models. He will share his insights from the lens of a practitioner who has overseen various treatment programs, homeless service systems and has cultivated extensive knowledge in these areas by working with the substance use and mental health disorder populations. Dr. Pettus will discuss the findings from a new report “Housing Stability after Incarceration,” which draws on interview data from a series of people two weeks, eight months, and 14 months post-release. The report centers housing as a key social determinant in successful reentry to understand how to focus resources on those most in need.