This meeting is a follow up to the webinar Start with Hope Part 2: How Providers Can Navigate Culturally Responsive Substance Use Treatment and Care. It is meant to provide further opportunity for continued dialogue, additional questions, and live technical assistance.
Finding substance use treatment resources is complex for those who identify as Black, African American, of African descent, Indigenous, or Hispanic/Latinx because of experience of racism, oppression, and historic marginalization. For centuries, the people of these communities have created ways to support each other and heal through culturally responsive approaches that prioritize the strengths, wisdom, and insights of community members. In recent decades, harm reduction practices and shifting cultural stigmas about substance use and mental health have emerged as priorities among leaders, including health care providers, who are addressing healing from substance use challenges within their communities. The moderated panel discussion explored considerations and resources for health care providers who are working with these communities and individuals seeking mental health and substance use support.
Funding for this initiative was made possible by grant no. 1H79TI083022 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
