Empowering Rural Communities: Overcoming Barriers to Substance Use Treatment
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Webinar recording discusses the ways rural communities can overcome barriers to substance use disorder (SUD) treatment and uptake. Explores substance use data for rural communities and outlines common barriers, such as travel times and distance to care, provider shortages, and concerns about stigma and patient confidentiality. Highlights strategies for rural communities to leverage their community bonds and faith communities to address SUD, and details models for expanding treatment and patient support in rural areas.
Date
02/2026
Organization
Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
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· Community and faith-based initiatives
· Health workforce supply and demand
· Integrated service delivery
· Mobile and episodic healthcare delivery
· Statistics and data
· Stigma
· Substance use and misuse
· Telehealth
· Transportation
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention