Webinar #1: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, How Leaders Can Heal Communities by Addressing these 5 Key Areas: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Work to develop your Emotional wellbeing. Embrace an understanding of mental, emotional, relationship health, and create and respect boundaries. 
• Employment provides dignity and structure, but a vocation provides meaning. Learn to ask the question, “What is my next best educational step?” and “What skills and tools do I need to be successful in search?” 
• Physical activity is an essential and positive life skill. Understand how adding one new activity can improve your wellbeing.  
• Taking care of our financial wellbeing eliminates a major stressor and trigger. Fear and lack of understanding cause many people to simply ignore their financial issues and hope they go away. Learn about the importance of planning for debt elimination, creating a realistic budget, and more. 
• Spiritual development is the cornerstone of our approach. A person willing to humble themselves, regardless of their spiritual or religious beliefs, will be open to information, guidance, and transformative change. 

Webinar #2: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Changes to the X-Waiver that Will Help You Save Lives: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• How healthcare providers can help the opioid crisis by understanding Substance Use Disorder, Risk Factors that when noticed can save lives, and Medication-Assisted Treatments that aid in long-term recovery. 
• Why Medications for Opioid Use Disorder are important in the treatment of people with OUD 
• What steps providers need to take to start providing MAT services and how the recent legislative changes to the x-waiver impact providers.

Webinar #3: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, What You Need to Know about Opioids, Addiction, and Mental Health: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Explain what Opioids are and how they impact our minds and bodies. We will discuss the difference between prescription, illicit, and synthetic opioids and why they are so dangerous. 
• Understanding Addiction, or as it is now referred to as Substance Use Disorder (SUD), as the disease it is, and breaking down stigma and stereotypes that misled how we responded to it for far too long. 

• With the emergence of synthetic opioids, like Fentanyl and Carfentanyl, Overdoses can happen to ANYONE regardless of if you are in active addiction, a user of opioids, or a casual explorer of varying substances. Knowing the signs can be the difference between life and death. 
• Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction, Harm Reduction. We are not here to police your choices! Understand how you can reduce your chances of overdosing, contracting transmittable diseases, and ensure that IF you choose to use, it isn’t laced with harmful and deadly opioids. You can and should take action if you see someone is overdosing – we will show you how, with Narcan, you can STOP! an overdose when it happens, and how the Good Samaritan law protects you so you won’t get prosecuted if you are trying to save a life. 
• Treatments for opioid addiction (SUD) has changed! With Medically-Assisted Treatment (MAT) there are safe and effective options that promote healing and recovery – and with time, and when used alongside behavioral health services can lead people to freedom from addiction. 
• Recovery is often misunderstood. It can look like anyone or anything. Understanding the fluidity of the recovery process, and how recurrence is a normal part of that process, can save lives, rebuild families, and break down stigma in the workplace and in society. 

Webinar #4: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, How Leaders Can Transform Lives with Peer Support Services: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• An overview of the origins of Peer and Recovery Support Services 
• Understanding the difference between being a “Peer” and being a “Recovery” Support Specialist 
• Exploring how these services are vital in recovery, add value in healing communities, and are actually in line with a Recovery-Oriented System of Care (RSCO) 
• Why the Medication-Assisted Recovery Services Program (MARS) offers a successful, cost-effective, patient centered approach to long term recovery 

Webinar #5: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Healing Bodies and Minds: Alternatives to Using Opioids at Your Practice: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Discuss the alternatives to prescribing opioids from the start 
• Discuss how alternative treatments can help those in their recovery 
• Learn about the ways you can incorporate these into your practice
• Grow your understanding of ALTOS to break down stigma and promote cooperative and ‘wholistic’ care for your patients

Webinar #6: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Lead Your Communities to Thrive by Addressing Mental Health & Addiction: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Why law enforcement, community, business, faith, and healthcare leaders should address substance use disorder (addiction) and mental health 
• How you can work with your community, healthcare systems, RCOs, and your regional Project Opioid to implement proven best practices that save lives. 
• Things you can start doing right away that will promote prevention and recovery in your communities. 

Webinar #7: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, STOP! and Listen Panel, Hear from Peers and Allies in Recovery: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Hearing from peers about stigma/barriers/opportunities 
• Showing recovery looks, sounds, acts like anyone and anything. 
• What peers NEED us to know 

Webinar #8: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Best Practices Our Patients Need Us to Provide on Substance Use Disorder: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Understanding SBIRT 
• Understanding Bridge Programs 
• Reaching Vulnerable Communities 

Webinar #9: Solutions to the Opioid Crisis, Master these 5 Key Life Skills to Transform Your Families: How We Can Heal Our Communities Suffering with Substance Abuse and Mental Health in a Post-COVID-19 Society (Click to view topics covered)

• Work to develop your Emotional wellbeing. Embrace an understanding of mental, emotional, relationship health, and create and respect boundaries. 
• Employment provides dignity and structure, but a vocation provides meaning. Learn to ask the question, “What is my next best educational step?” and “What skills and tools do I need to be successful in search?” 
• Physical activity is an essential and positive life skill. Understand how adding one new activity can improve your wellbeing.  
• Taking care of our financial wellbeing eliminates a major stressor and trigger. Fear and lack of understanding cause many people to simply ignore their financial issues and hope they go away. Learn about the importance of planning for debt elimination, creating a realistic budget, and more. 
• Spiritual development is the cornerstone of our approach. A person willing to humble themselves, regardless of their spiritual or religious beliefs, will be open to information, guidance, and transformative change.