February 12, 2019
Speakers: Jay Otto
WVHA Monthly Opioid Collaborative Webinar – Stigma: An Obstacle to Health
Password: Stigma123
Webinar materials:
During the presentation our speaker recommended the SAMHSA resource Words Matter: How Language Choice Can Reduce Stigma and the Help and Hope WV website https://helpandhopewv.org/.
Boston Medical Center also has some great resources about reducing stigma and their Words Matter campaign – including the Words Matter Pledge, which invites staff commitment to the goal of reducing the stigma associated with addiction. You can go here for more information about this work at BMC: https://www.bmc.org/addiction/reducing-stigma
Words Matter Pledge (one page version, and a longer version with a letter from BMC President and CEO)
1-pager: https://development.bmc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Grayken-Center-for-Addiction-at-Boston-Medical-Center-Words-Matter-Pledge.pdf
with CEO letter: https://www.bmc.org/sites/default/files/Patient_Care/Specialty_Care/Addiction-Medicine/LANDING/files/Words-Matter-Pledge.pdf