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The Minnesota Department of Human Services’ (DHS) Behavioral Health Administration’s (BHA) substance use disorder (SUD) unit is pleased to announce that the SUD Community of Practice (CoP) will begin meeting monthly with a new format and approach.
The purposes of the SUD CoP are to improve treatment outcomes for individuals with substance use disorders and reduce disparities by using evidence-based and best practices through peer-to-peer and person-to-provider sharing. Lending your voice and experience to the SUD CoP provides an opportunity to identify real-world needs to help improve the outcomes for the people and communities you serve.
How to get involved:
- Share your input in this brief survey to help form the topics and subject matter of future CoP meetings.
- Join the first CoP meeting on Wednesday, October 22 from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. RSVP to receive the calendar invitation and virtual meeting link.
- Express interest in CoP leadership opportunities by emailing sud.cop@sdkstrategicservices.com
Why it matters:
The CoP is a space to share what’s working, troubleshoot challenges and elevate community voices to inform practice and policy across Minnesota.
Who’s involved & call for engagement:
- Individuals who have used SUD treatment services, especially the voices and experiences of individuals who are Black, indigenous, people of color and people from other communities that are disproportionately impacted by substance use disorders
- Family members of individuals who have used SUD treatment services
- Researchers & members of the academic community who are SUD subject matter experts
- Representatives from Tribal nations or Tribal social services providers
- Peer recovery support professionals & representatives from Recovery Community Organizations (RCOs)
- Representatives from county social services agencies
- SUD and Mental Health treatment providers
- Representatives from managed care organizations
- Representatives from DHS, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Health
What’s new:
- Monthly virtual sessions beginning in October
- Quarterly hybrid meetings to give an opportunity to deepen connections in person
- A leadership committee to help shape topics, speakers and formats of monthly meetings
- An online community platform to sustain connection and continuously share resources among the SUD CoP members/participants
- Partnership with SDK Strategic Services to lead facilitation and member engagement
For more information on past SUD CoP meetings and resources, visit the SUD CoP webpage and Statute 245B.151.
For any questions, please contact sud.cop@sdkstrategicservices.com.
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