Overcoming Stigma & Change Resistance To MAT: The Gaudenzia Case Study

This OPEN MINDS Executive Roundtable was delivered on November 30 by Dale Klatzker, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer at Gaudenzia. He discussed challenges encountered and strategies employed in implementing and expanding medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services throughout Gaudenzia’s large network of treatment programs, including the recent launch of Driving Recovery for PA—an innovative mobile initiative providing evidence-based treatment which including MAT services, to rural areas in Central PA.

He also discussed the strategies needed to challenge the deep-seated stigma surrounding MAT, Gaudenzia’s experiences in overcoming both internal and external resistance to change, and . . .