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Resources to Assist in Fighting the Opioid Epidemic
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Over the past couple of years, widespread abuse and addiction to opioids painkillers and illicit opioids has increased greatly, negatively impacting all facets of our country, including the workplace. Public workforce development professionals are on the front lines of this crisis in helping to address this nationwide problem and finding ways to reintegrate workers affected by opioid abuse and addiction.
To support workforce development professionals in this effort, we’ve compiled a variety of helpful resources. These materials are organized on a single resource page and will be updated regularly as new information becomes available.
Resources
- Employment and Substance Abuse Facts
- Health Resources & Services Administration: Opioid Crisis Resource Page
- DOL Opioid Response Grants
- Recovery Friendly Workplaces: Employers Rethinking their Approach Blog – Part 1
- Recovery Friendly Workplaces: Employers Rethinking their Approach Blog – Part 2
- Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic
- Stigma of Addiction | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Webinars
- Implications of Substance/Opioid Misuse and Addiction for the Workforce Development System
- Mentoring Youth Impacted by Opioids
- SAMHSA National Recovery Month Webinar Series
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Suggested Content
- NIOSH Responds to the Opioid Overdose Crisis and an Update on Workplace Supported Recovery
- Support Act Grantee Orientation
- Naloxone in the Workplace
- Recovery Ready Workplace Resource Hub: Expanding Employment Opportunities for People in Recovery
- Training Toolkit For Serving Individuals with Substance Use Disorder
- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT): Does It Have a Place in the Workforce?
- National Safety Council - Roadmap to a Recovery Ready Workplace
- Supported Employment and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
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- Organizational Author(s): WorkforceGPS Staff
- Posted by: Robin Gwathney
- Posted in: Global