AMERSA Webinars

State-Level Impact:
Leveraging SOTA Partnerships to Transform Opioid Treatment

State Opioid Treatment Authorities (SOTAs) are state-appointed officials responsible for overseeing opioid treatment programs (OTPs), implementing federal and state regulations, and shaping policies related to opioid use disorder treatment, particularly methadone. As key decision-makers at the intersection of policy and practice, SOTAs play a pivotal role in expanding access, ensuring quality care, and responding to regulatory changes.

In this AMERSA webinar, SOTAs from Ohio, Rhode Island, and Colorado will share how their states have responded to the newly finalized 42 CFR Part 8 regulations from SAMHSA, which modernize federal methadone treatment rules. Speakers will highlight recent state-level policy innovations, successful collaborations, and offer recommendations for how providers, advocates, and researchers can effectively partner with SOTAs to advance methadone access and equity.

This webinar is hosted by the AMERSA Advocacy Committee.
Presenters: Jordan Knipper, Ohio SOTA, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, Linda Mahoney, Rhode Island SOTA, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals, Ryan Mueller, Colorado SOTA, Colorado Department of Human Services
Facilitated by: Rachel Winograd, Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis

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State-Level Recovery Advocacy 101

A crash course in legislative advocacy for substance use disorder at the state level. This training covers the process of how a bill becomes law, tips for delivering effective public testimony, and essential strategies for supporting recovery communities nationwide.

This webinar was hosted by the AMERSA Advocacy Committee and presented by Courtney Gary-Allen and Tess Parks of Maine Recovery Advocacy Project.

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The ADA and its Applications for People with Substance Use Disorder-Advocacy Tools for Common Clinical Scenarios Encountered by Clinicians

Clinicians frequently care for patients with substance use disorder (SUD), but, unfortunately, this task can be complicated by barriers to care. The Department of Justice has identified SUD as a disability covered under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and therefore discrimination against a patient based on a diagnosis of SUD violates the ADA.

This webinar was hosted by the AMERSA Advocacy Committee and presented by Anna-Maria South, MD and Rebekah Joab.

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Transitional Age Youth and Substance Use Webinar Series

AMERSA partnered with the Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network (ATTC) and NORC at the University of Chicago to bring a series of virtual events and recorded webinars examining special topics for working with adolescents and transitional age youth that relate to substance use and mental health conditions.

The goal of this series was to provide evidence-based and cutting-edge information on substance use prevention and intervention to an interprofessional audience of behavioral health practitioners for working with adolescents and transitional age youth (18 – 25).

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