Substance Use disorders in jails
Purpose: Learn and share emerging best practices in the areas of substance use disorders and foster community among a group of jail administrators and healthcare providers.
Audience: Jail administrators, jail healthcare staff, and community healthcare providers.
Sample topics: Neurobiology and the chronic disease model of SUD; understanding MOUD program design and evidence in corrections; corrections officers in MOUD and SUD services; The Medicaid 1115 Waiver and carceral settings; recovery peers; planning for release.
Schedule: 13 sessions. Second and Fourth Mondays, 12:00 - 1:00 p.m., Pacific time, September 14, 2026 - March 22, 2027
Faculty
Daniel Hoover, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, OHSU; Addiction Medicine ECHO Director
Melanie Menear, MHA, MSN, RN CCHP, Healthcare Administrative Services Manager, Clackamas County Jail
Edward Buntin, Lieutenant, Kittitas County Jail
Amber Chaney, Operations and Policy Analyst, OHA Reentry Health CareProgram
