Medication Assisted Treatment & Supporting Incarceration Facilities With Innovative Approaches
This presentation examined strategies of treating offenders with Opioid Use Disorder by utilizing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) in jails and prisons. It has been demonstrated that implementing and supporting MAT in correctional facilities offers the facility protection from emerging legal issues, increases staff safety, improves offender outcomes, and offsets overall county and state costs. Agenda: Introduction to Medication Assisted Treatment and National Examples to MAT Implementation in Correctional Programming Audience members will demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of Medication Assisted Treatment and how other correctional programs have implemented the treatment modality into their facility. Topics will include initial trainings for staff . . .
