Stigma Webinar Series- Part II- Re-grounding Our Response in MD and WV: Statewide Efforts to Reduce Stigma Through Collective Impact Resources

This webinar will introduce attendees to the infrastructure, implementation, impact and adaptation of Regrounding. Our Response, a statewide effort to address stigma through collective impact underway in Maryland and being adapted in West Virginia. Structured around 5 curriculum areas, each addressing a persistent myth instrumental in upholding stigma related SUD/OUD, the content is delivered within the state at no cost by one of the 25 master presenters trained from across regions and sectors—a process being captured by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officers, who are producing a toolkit that is forthcoming.

Learning objectives:

• Understand the basic infrastructure of the collective impact approach at stigma reduction underway in Maryland.
• Comprehend how this effort has supported RCORP grantee efforts in the Appalachian context of Western Maryland.
• Recognize how this has been applied to impact sectors including treatment, law enforcement and certified peer recovery specialists.

Panel of Speakers

• Marie Stratton, Regrounding Our Response Manager, Center for Harm Reduction Services, Maryland Department of Health
• Melissa Clark, Associate Director (and Project Director for Implementation II Grant), Western Maryland AHEC
• Rob Zellner, Director of Client Services and Methadone Coordinator, Awakenings Recovery Center, Hagerstown, MD
• Amy Snodgrass, RCORP Project Director for WVU