Ohio's Substance Use Disorders Center of Excellence at CWRU

There’s still time to register for our June training sessions! Looking for ways to improve your care or earn CEUs? Our classes empower treatment providers with unique opportunities to learn about important topics related to substance use, offered in-person and online. From discussions surrounding how family-based interventions can enhance treatment retention to the complex recovery trajectories that women with substance use disorders face — June offers many options to help treatment providers navigate unique circumstances that can impact recovery and care. Interested? Register now at the link in the comments.

Registration for next month’s training sessions are open! June offers exciting opportunities to discover new information, gain practical skills, and earn CEUs in an informative, interactive environment with other substance use and mental health treatment providers. Our upcoming classes explore the unique circumstances surrounding women's substance use care, opioid use disorder treatment, motivational interviewing and much more. Visit the link in the comments to explore the June calendar and register.

This June, our team is honored to attend Ohio’s 2026 Mental Health and Addiction Conference, hosted by the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities. We are excited for the opportunity to present on topics across the integrated treatment continuum, from motivating behavior change to cannabis use in post-decriminalization Ohio to treatment for women with opioid use disorder in the perinatal period. Join SUD COE and many organizations for two days focused on mental health, addiction prevention, education and much more. Visit the link in the comments to learn more.

“ASAM appreciates the National Drug Control Strategy’s laudable goal of increasing access to evidence-based treatment for people with substance use disorders. The strategy rightly reinforces addiction as a chronic disease for which evidence-based treatments exist, including medication and psychosocial treatments that save lives and support recovery. Achieving these bold demand-side goals, however, will require equally bold investments in the nation’s addiction treatment infrastructure and meaningful policy changes at the federal level."

Read the full statement from ASAM President Dr. Stephen Taylor >> https://ow.ly/Ihfr50YVBiy

Our May training sessions are open for registration! Learn best practices, gain practical skills and earn CEUs — with a focus on empowering treatment providers to deliver improved care. May training sessions include:

🔵 Women and Substance Use Disorder: Treatment Success and Barriers for Care (online)
🔵 Treatment of Women with Substance Use Disorders: Addressing Opioid Use Disorders during the Perinatal Period (online)
🔵 Breaking Barriers - The History and Stigma of Medication-Based Recovery (online)
🔵 Resilience Focused Supervision (online)

Grab your spot for an online training at the link in the comments.

Medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) reduces mortality by at least 50% — yet only 20% of people experiencing OUD receive it due to provider bias, historical barriers and geographical challenges.

Our new training, “Getting Started with Medications for Treating Opioid Use Disorder,” gives treatment providers the tools to deliver MOUD with confidence. We’ll provide a roadmap for navigating the complexities of MOUD integration with evidence-based psychosocial treatments that reduce the risks of opioid use, including how to measure success through metrics like employment, family interactions and treatment retention.

In this free one-hour webinar, you’ll:

✔️Understand the neurobiological mechanism of OUD and how to incorporate buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone.
✔️Evaluate how factors like organizational buy-in and psychosocial interventions affect MOUD implementation.
✔️ Build a comprehensive MOUD readiness checklist.
✔️ Earn CEUs and CMEs across roles.

Register to join us for the April 30th or May 21st training — link in bio.

Historically, substance use disorder (SUD) treatment has often been designed with men in mind. But research shows that addressing the unique experiences of women can improve treatment retention and lead to better outcomes. In this new, free one-hour webinar, we’ll explore practical, integrated approaches to reduce barriers to care and better support women in treatment, including challenges related to parenting, trauma, unstable housing, and co-occurring mental illness. You’ll learn how to:

✔️ Understand how gender impacts treatment physiologically, emotionally and socially
✔️ Create environments that foster psychological safety and reduce stigma during assessment, diagnosis and screening
✔️ Strengthen engagement and connection with women in treatment
✔️ Integrate screening and assessment tools that address trauma, intimate partner violence and human trafficking

Through this course, participants will be earn CMEs, CNEs and other CEs.

Register for an upcoming free training on April 14 or April 24. Additional dates to be announced soon.

Our April training schedule includes many impactful topics across the care continuum — from clinical supervision to behavioral health care to corrections. No matter your role, our trainings are designed to help you learn practical skills that make an immediate impact. Register for an upcoming session at the link in the comments.