Join us for UNSHAME KY's June webinar, Improving OUD Treatment for LGBTQ+ Communities, a presentation on the societal, familial, internal, and clinical influences on members of the LGBTQ+ community experiencing opioid use disorder (OUD).  Members of the LGBTQ+ community experience substance use disorder at a higher rate than non-LGBTQ+ individuals. To reach this marginalized group, advocates and care providers must make more inclusive, culturally sensitive treatment options and community spaces available to the public that make individuals feel safe and secure.

Dr. Brian Hurley, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, will provide an overview of sexual and gender diversity terminology and provide specific strategies to advance recovery opportunities for LGBTQ+ individuals. Recovery Café Lexington's aaron guldenschuh-gatten will also list strategies to create a welcoming community for minority populations on their recovery journey and their allies.

In this month's webinar, we will:

• Review the minority stress model and mental and physical health disparities affecting LGBTQ+ individuals
• Explore opioid use disorder in the LGBTQ+ population and available community resources
• Evaluate individual and agency practices for LGBTQ+ affirming support services

Speakers

• Dr. Brian Hurley, MD, MBA, DFASAM, FAPA, Addiction Physician and Medical Director of the Division of Substance Abuse Prevention and Control in the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health; President-Elect of the American Society of Addiction Medicine

• aaron guldenschuh-gatten (he/him), MA, Assistant Executive Director at Recovery Café Lexington

The UNSHAME Kentucky campaign is funded by the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities, in close partnership with the Kentucky Opioid Response Effort (KORE) and Shatterproof. Interpreting Services provided by Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Staff Interpreters. Real-time transcription and captioning available.