Summit On Substance Misuse Stigma Coming To Mobile

The University of Alabama and the Alabama Department of Mental Health will host Stop Judging; Start Healing Stigma Summit 2023 at the Renaissance Mobile Riverview Plaza Hotel on January 24 at 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m., with featured speaker Ryan Leaf, a former college and National Football League football quarterback whose substance misuse led to jail time and, ultimately, a career inspiring others to seek treatment. Topics for the professional development summit include the disease of addiction, general stigma, stigma in the primary care setting, combating stigma for law enforcement and first responders, understanding trauma’s relation to substance use and addiction stigma and the criminal justice system. The event is designed for physicians, certified registered nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, physician assistants, pharmacists, dentists, social workers, counselors, educators, first responders, attorneys, judges and others whose work intersects with substance use disorders. Breakout sessions will offer tracks for healthcare professionals and those working in the criminal justice system. For many professions, 5.75 hours of instruction are available for professional development. Registration is $35, which includes breakfast and lunch.

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