Bring Stigma Training to
Your Organization
Stigma Training
Creating real change in how communities respond to substance use disorders (SUDs), starts with education, awareness, and a willingness to challenge long-held beliefs.
Through engaging public workshops and tailored presentations,
Connecting Through Courage partners with organizations, workplaces, and community leaders to build environments rooted in
compassion, understanding, and evidence-based knowledge – not judgment or discrimination.
Building Compassionate, Recovery-Supportive Communities
Connecting Through Courage
offers evidence-based stigma reduction trainings designed to help organizations, workplaces, and community leaders better understand substance use disorders, and respond in ways that promote recovery, dignity and connection.
Who This Is For
- Employers and Business Leaders
- Healthcare Providers
- Mental Health Professionals
- Law Enforcement and First Responders
- Educators and Schools
- Government and Policy Leaders
- Housing Providers and Community Organizations
Most presentations are 60 minutes but we can tailor the training to meet the specific needs of your organization.
What We Teach
- The Science of Addiction: SUDs are chronic, treatable medical conditions, not moral failings.
- The Impact of Stigma: How bias shows up in policies, systems, and everyday interactions.
- The power of Language: Person-first, non-stigmatizing language that reduces shame.
- Creating Stigma-Free Environments:
Practical strategies for workplaces and communities.
A Message That Changes Perspective
People with substance use disorders are not bad people.
They are people – just like you and me – living with a medical condition that is treatable, much like diabetes or hypertension.
This includes individuals with non-violent legal involvement.
Recovery is possible when people are given opportunity, support and dignity.
