Judges in Tennessee are Training in the Physiology of Substance Use Disorder, Evidence-Based Interventions, and Medical-Assisted Treatment (MAT)

Date:  10-17-2020 Pilot program, originally created for healthcare professionals, helps judges better understand how they can contribute to recovery, rather than hand down a prison sentence

From Fox 17 Nashville: NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — Hoping to better understand addiction in their courtrooms, a group of judges from across Tennessee is going through a new training on the opioid crisis. 13 judges are taking part in a pilot Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) initiative. The program hopes to educate the judges on issues like the physiology of addiction, evidence-based programming interventions, and medication-assisted treatment. Originally created with healthcare professionals in mind, this marks the first time Project ECHO is being used for judges through the Appalachian/Midwest Regional Judicial Opioid Initiative (RJOI). Continue reading >>>