Anti-Stigma Initiative Pilot Sites

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The Addiction Policy Forum will provide an opportunity for sites to test and deploy new anti-stigma interventions and resources for communities. Applications from all over the country, including rural and tribal communities are encouraged.

The initiative is designed to:

• Reduce addiction stigma, including stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination intent
• Increase knowledge about addiction
• Improve helping behaviors towards individuals with a substance use disorder
• Identify levels of addiction stigma in a community to establish a baseline indicator

Each applicant is required to test one of two stigma interventions with at least 50 participants (virtual or in-person). Pilot sites will also be asked to disseminate a stigma survey and collect responses from 50 individuals and assign a staff member to support the delivery and completion of projects within the project timeline.

Eligible applicants include:

• States
• Counties
• Cities
• Tribes
• Community-based organizations
• Treatment providers
• Criminal justice agencies
• Employers
• Schools, colleges, and universities
• Hospitals and healthcare providers
• Faith-based organizations
• Professional associations

Twelve communities will be selected in 2023 to serve as anti-stigma pilot sites at no cost to the agency/jurisdiction.

A link to the online application is available on the program website.