Housing is a critical social determinant of health that can complicate the treatment course for persons with substance use disorders. Dr. Denis Antoine has spent over a decade working in the addiction treatment space serving individuals who are unhoused. This talk will aim to review aspects of this population and will seek to review substance use disorder treatment models that have been tried in the past in addition to highlighting novel models that may be promising for the future.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
- Describe relevant epidemiologic findings regarding substance use disorders in unhoused populations.
- Examine established and novel models of care to address substance use disorders in unhoused and other underserved populations.
- Discuss factors to improve the sustainability of an academic-community collaboration focused on treating substance use disorders in unhoused populations