The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce:  Recovery and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Summit brings together registered and certified SUD counselors and other disciplines of the behavioral health workforce to provide education and resources pertaining to MAT, tools to address and reduce stigma and ways the workforce can join California’s current efforts to  address SUD emerging epidemics.

Goals:

•    Provide an understanding of the disease of addiction and address the stigma often associated with MAT.
•    Share MAT facts, outcomes, and the benefits that MAT has on individuals to achieve a sustainable recovery.
•    Provide tools designed to initiate MAT conversations and available resources aimed at connecting individuals to MAT.