Community Conversations from Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare

Starting Point Behavioral Healthcare is partnering with the University of Rochester Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence to host a series of workshops from May 11-14 discussing stigma around mental health and substance use. 

Research shows that stigmatizing beliefs around substance use disorder (SUD) can be reduced by bringing people into contact with a person who has the stigmatized medical condition and educating them about effective treatments and the potential for recovery.

This is not an academic workshop about stigma. It is a conversation for participants to explore stigma, how we support people with substance use disorder (SUD) and their families, and how we work together in our communities to reduce stigma. The Starting Point team uses portraits and videos of people with lived experience to facilitate discussion, making it very interactive.

For additional information and a list of sessions, CLICK HERE.