Implementing and Sustaining Enhanced MAT in Corrections: Considerations for Diversion, Recidivism and Saving Lives

Primary Presenter(s)

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    Linda Hurley, MA CAGS

    President and Chief Executive Officer
    CODAC Behavioral Healthcare

    Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

Co-Presenter(s)

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  Leslie Bridgman, MA, JD, LCDP

  Director of Correctional Services
  CODAC Behavioral Healthcare

  Disclosure: Nothing to disclose
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  Rosemarie Martin, PhD

  Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences
  Brown University School of Public Health

  Disclosure: Nothing to disclose

This presentation examines an expanded treatment program for opioid use disorder implemented at the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, in collaboration with CODAC Behavioral Healthcare (contracted vendor) and Brown University. Called a model for all 50 states, this program has dramatically reduced overdose and mortality rates among newly released inmates. Impact on criminal justice concerns, along with barriers, challenges and outcomes, will be discussed from multiple perspectives. Participants will leave with information and tools needed to initiate or expand MAT for OUD in their own correctional settings. 90 minutes, including question/answer period.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify steps taken to introduce medication for opioid use disorder into Department of Corrections.
• Describe effective drug screening and medication assisted treatment protocols that can be instituted within a Department of Corrections.
• Explain outcomes related to the introduction of medication assisted treatment within a Department of Corrections.