Advocate for change, stand up, and speak out against stigma.
The No Shame Education Program is a fundamental course on substance addiction and mental health that is universal, innovative, and evidence-informed. The program builds out knowledge of the four principles listed on the No Shame Pledge and aims to end stigma.
The following is a list of program supplemental resources that can be used during your actual presentation or at the conclusion as an added educational enhancement.
Advanced Preparations
- Familiarize yourself with SAFE Project’s No Shame movement, including the No Shame Pledge itself
- Download a printable copy of the No Shame Pledge
- Download a printable copy of the No Shame Ed Program Promotional flyer
- Request a co-branded canvas banner (6 x 4 feet) for a nominal cost by emailing choices@safeproject.us
- Request implementation support by emailing choices@safeproject.us
Supplemental Facilitator Materials
To engage your audience, consider using an online platform such as Mentimeter.
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To further educate about the concept of addiction as a disease, share the following videos:
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To further understand Stigma and Sources of Sigma, share the following podcast:
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To further educate about the impact of addiction on the brain, share the following video:
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For more information and resources on Person-First Language, share this SAFE Project website link:
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For more information and resources on how to support an individual in recovery, share this SAFE Project website link:
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For more information and resources on how to support an individual in recovery, share this SAFE Project website link:
- SAFE Treatment & Family Support Locator
- Lessons Learned: When They are in Treatment
- Lessons Learned: How to Support Your Spouse or Partner’s Transition Out of Treatment
- Lessons Learned: How to Support Your Friend’s Transition Out of Treatment
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For more information and resources on how to support an individual in recovery, share these links:
Suggested Supplemental Reading List
- Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs
- The Urge: Our History of Addiction
- Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction Is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction
- Unbroken Brain: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding Addiction
- Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture
- In Pain: A Bioethicist’s Personal Struggle with Opioids
- Never Enough: The neuroscience and experience of addiction
- Drug Use for Grown Ups: Chasing Liberty in the Land of Fear