Webinar with the Northwest Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Collaborative (NW ROTAC).

Description:
Using stigmatizing language and images related to substance use causes harmful stereotypes and health barriers for an already vulnerable population. It can be challenging to find images that don’t perpetuate the problem. The Empathy Lens project was created to address this issue with a free collection of realistic, non-stigmatizing images. In this session, we’ll talk about the impact of stigma on people who use drugs and provide guidance on where to find and how to select accurate, non-stigmatizing information and images to use in your work.

Learning objectives:
• Describe how stigma impacts people who use drugs.
• Explain how images can perpetuate stigma.
• Name three things to avoid when selecting a non-stigmatizing image.