The 7th Annual Southern Arizona Opioid Misuse Prevention Symposium
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Thursday, April 25th, 2024, 8am-5pm
BUILDING BRIDGES
PREVENTION THROUGH RECOVERY
A Sequential Intercept Approach
Statement of Purpose
Provide education and awareness about opioid and other substance misuse and explore effective trauma-informed prevention, intervention, harm reduction, and treatment.
Learning Objectives
First Responders, Community Based Organizations, and Schools:
Identifying how medical and behavioral health community and cross-sector partnerships in Southern Arizona are
addressing the Opioid and Substance Misuse problems among youth and underserved communities.
Stigma Reduction: Recognizing evidence-based strategies and best practices used in Southern Arizona to
reduce stigma associated with substance misuse and addiction.
Recovery Warriors: Highlighting using their lived experience to shape systemic change, polices, and
programming around substance use disorder.
Evidence-based Practices: Presenting how strategies are working in the battle against Substance and
Opioid misuse.
Making an Impact: Exploring approaches of effective strategies being used and provide support and
services for people and their families impacted by substance misuse.
The Truth and Nothing but the Truth: Sharing the latest evidence about the effects of youth trauma and
toxic stress.
A Rising Tide Lifts All Ships: Looking at how substance misuse policies impact our most disenfranchised
communities.
