Racial Justice and Equity Resources for the Addictions Workforce

The addictions workforce faces issues of racial justice and equity for people they serve and for themselves. This page provides resources specifically related to the overlap of addiction treatment and racial justice and equity.

There are many other general resources on racial justice and equity - a place to start is this set of Anti-Racism Resources for public health professionals.

Resources to help addictions service providers to support the people they serve

What do individual staff need to know to support people seeking services?

• Double Jeopardy: COVID-19 and Behavioral Health Disparities for Black and Latino Communities in the U.S (from SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity)

• ATTC's Social Determinants of Health and COVID Discussion Series (registration required; recordings will be posted to the linked page)

• National Network to Eliminate Disparities in Behavioral Health

• Opioid Response Network's COVID-19 Special Population Resources (resources are not only related to opioids)

• Search Careers of Substance Training Resources

• Webinars

  • Dr. Ayana Jordan “COVID-19 is terrible, but I’m more likely to die of systemic racism”

  • SUD and the African-American Community

Resources for addictions service providers and their workplaces

How can programs support their staff in addressing racial justice and equity in the workplace?

How can programs support their staff of color?

• MA DPH Culturally & Linguistically Appropriate Standards initiative

• General organizational assessments: Race Forward’s “Ready for Equity in Workforce Development” tool