January 2022
DUI MAT Integration/Outreach Project 2.0
Moving Forward in the New Year
One month is in the history books for 2022. Eight months to go in DUI MAT 2.0. As we roll into the new year, the project is in full swing and providers are busy with prescreens, client case management, training, and reporting requirements.

This month's newsletter includes many options for virtual training opportunities.

Don't miss the project webinar this coming Wednesday, February 2 at 10:30 am. Our guest speakers are our very own Gloria Mullendore and Sandra Harding of Safety Consultant Services and School Ten. Register below or in the Project Portal.
Project Update
Thank you for being a part of the DUI MAT Integration/Outreach Project!
2022 Webinar Schedule
Project Webinars are held on the first Wednesday of each month.
Register for all future webinars at the button link below.

Previous webinar materials and recordings are in the DUI MAT Project Portal.
DUI MAT Training Webinar
The next monthly DUI MAT Project training webinar will be held on:

Wednesday, February 2, 2022
10:30 am - Noon
Guest Speakers
Gloria Mullendore, Executive Director
Sandra Harding, Director of Fiscal Operations
Safety Consultant Services and School Ten
December Webinar Slide Deck
Click on the image to download.

Topics:
  • Project Updates
  • Data Review
  • Touch Base Updates
Upcoming Training Opportunities
Reclaiming Native Psychological Brilliance - Southern California
Eliza Archie
February 8 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am PST
This two-hour live virtual training for California Tribal and Urban Indian providers offers a strength-based and historically reclaimed portrayal of the innate psychological brilliance of Native people – past and present. Remembering Native brilliance is a powerful part of Native identity and can be an important key to Native recovery from substance use. The presenters will review examples of Native brilliance that are relied on not only to maintain today’s world existence, but have also influenced the development of modern psychology. Participants will learn about the advancement of Indigenous psychology and its needed role in in the transformation of substance use treatment and recovery for Native people.
MAT Echo Clinic
February 28 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm PST
|Recurring Event (See all)
A one-hour clinic will be held every fourth Monday from 12-1pm PT. The purpose of this one-hour web training is to provide physicians, nurses, and other health care providers an opportunity to 1) learn about medications for addiction treatment (MAT) as well as evidence-based practices in treating patients with OUD and 2) participate in case-based learning focused on medication-assisted treatment.
Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention: Invest in Health Equity
February 9 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm PST
Join the National Overdose Prevention Network for an interactive session where they will explore key questions, challenges, and solutions to organize thinking around centering health equity within our local response to the overdose crisis.
Understanding the ASAM Criteria in the Context of the
California Treatment System (ASAM-A)
Tuesday, February 15, 2022 8:30am-12:30pm
This training will provide an introduction to the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of using a biopsychosocial assessment to develop an individualized treatment plan while taking into consideration a patient’s immediate needs and potential imminent danger.

This four 4-hour live virtual training (3.5 CEUs available) is a free introductory training and is open to SAPC Network providers (and DUI MAT Providers) including:
• Psychologists
• LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and License-Eligible LPHAs
• Registered and Certified Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselors
Training Opportunities for DUI MAT Providers
Courtesy of LA County SAPC!
LA County has graciously made their trainings available to ALL DUI MAT Providers! Check out LA County's Substance Abuse and Prevention Control (SAPC) training calendar for events that align with DUI MAT project deliverables. DUI MAT funds may be utilized as appropriate. The resource is a full calendar of quality training addressing many SUD related topics.
Featured MAT Expansion Partner
The MAT Expansion Project includes over 30 projects supporting the DHCS initiative to reduce opioid and polysubstance overdose deaths and improve treatment opportunities for those with substance use disorder.
The Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) Access Points Project is funding a network of organizations throughout California to address the opioid crisis. It supports prevention, education, stigma reduction, treatment and recovery services for people with opioid use disorders and substance use disorders – and increasing access to MAT.

The MAT Access Points Project is funded through the Department of Health Care Services California MAT Expansion Project and is administered by The Center at Sierra Health Foundation.
Project Resources
How Science Has Revolutionized the Understanding of Drug Addiction
For much of the past century, scientists studying drugs and drug use labored in the shadows of powerful myths and misconceptions about the nature of addiction. When scientists began to study addictive behavior in the 1930s, people with an addiction were thought to be morally flawed and lacking in willpower. Those views shaped society’s responses to drug use, treating it as a moral failing rather than a health problem, which led to an emphasis on punishment rather than prevention and treatment.

Today, thanks to science, our views and our responses to addiction and the broader spectrum of substance use disorders have changed dramatically. Groundbreaking discoveries about the brain have revolutionized our understanding of compulsive drug use, enabling us to respond effectively to the problem. Download the PDF Here.
DUI MAT Providers
DUI MAT 2.0 Provider Directory
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The DUI MAT Integration/Outreach Project 2.0 is one of over 30 projects to receive State Overdose Response II (SOR II) funding in support of the overall goals of California's MAT Expansion Project. DUI MAT 2.0 will build upon the success of DUI MAT 1.0 and will help to fulfill the objective to Transform entry points for individuals with opioid and poly-substance use disorders and create effective referrals into treatment.
This project is a result of a partnership between DHCS and CADTP through California’s State Opioid Response II (SOR II) Grant funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and The California Medication MAT Expansion Project.