Anti-Stigma Institute

The inaugural Anti-Stigma Institute will be held in Washington, DC by the Addiction Policy Forum. The event endeavors to facilitate opportunities for meaningful interaction between and among Institute participants and faculty and networking opportunities.

Program components include:

• Training on science and fundamentals of addiction stigma to understand and measure stigma in an organization/jurisdiction.
• Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for communities. The intervention, Responding to Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among healthcare professionals, criminal justice practitioners, faith leaders, and other community stakeholders.
• Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for families, caregivers and concerned significant others. The intervention, enCompass: A Comprehensive Training on Navigating Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among families and the general public.
• Training and a stigma survey toolkit to measure stigma in communities.
• Education and training to launch an anti-stigma addiction social media campaign in communities, including creative assets and strategies for launching and measuring impact.​