SUSTAIN Substance Use Disorders | Functional Knowledge for Justice System Professionals
Staff Undertaking Skills to Advance Innovation (SUSTAIN)
Justice system professionals routinely interact with individuals who experience substance use (SUD) and co-occurring disorders (COD). Assisting these individuals to connect with evidence-based treatment is an important health and safety goal. Many justice professionals may recognize the need, but they may tend to consider treatment a goal of behavioral health agencies. Having greater understanding of SUD and COD, as well as evidence-based and informed practices, is critical to developing coordinated criminal justice and behavioral health partnerships to improve client level outcomes. This course provides foundational knowledge about SUD and COD, reviews evidence-based practices for addressing SUD and COD, and presents practical information and resources to enhance treatment access and delivery.
- Gain appreciation for why understanding SUD and COD is important for justice-system professionals
- Increase knowledge about SUD and COD
- Develop knowledge and appreciation of evidenced-informed practices that can facilitate behavior change processes
- Gain exposure to evidence-based practices of coordinated criminal justice and behavioral health responses to addressing SUD and COD in justice-involved populations
- Provide links to resources for working with justice-involved individuals who may experience SUD and COD.
- Justice system professionals who work with justice-involved individuals with histories of SUD and/or COD
- Behavioral health professionals who interact with criminal justice agencies in addressing SUD and COD
This course is sponsored by the Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN), an initiative funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).
McGarrell, E., Murphy, A. & Toronjo, H. (2022). SUD Sustain: Foundational Knowledge for Justice System Professionals. Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network Coordination and Translation Center. https://www.jcoinctc.org/courses/sustain-substance-use-disorders-functional-knowledge-for-justice-system-professionals/
