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This library of resources is designed to feature culturally responsive, accessible, and equity-centered materials that can support your work, learning, and community impact. This space combines content that reflects lived experience, diverse voices, and evolving strategies to combat opioid misuse. Whether you’re searching for quick reference materials, in-depth training guides, or innovative approaches, you’ll find it all here.


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We're constantly adding new resources based on what you tell us you need, so there's always something fresh to discover. Explore some of our most recent resources below.


Print, Downloadable, and Online Resources

Resources A-Z:

Advisory: Peer Recovery Supports for Behavioral Health in Rural Communities

ASAM Pocket Guidelines and Patient Guide

Behavioral Health Workforce Retention Toolkit

Buprenorphine Practitioner Locator

Culturally Responsive Programs Toolkit - OLRC

Drugs A to Z

Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)

Getting Off Right: A Safety Manual for Injection Drug Users

Guide for Sharing Lived Experience

Harm Reduction Fact Sheet (Digital) - OLRC

Harm Reduction Fact Sheet (Print) - OLRC

Harm Reduction Language Guide

Illinois Intramuscular Naloxone Hub (IMNH)

Integrating Peer Workers - OLRC

Introduction to Substance Use Disorders

JHSPH Stigma Lab

MAR Fact Sheet - OLRC 

Navigating Mental Health and Substance Use Care: An Introductory Guide for Families

Navigating the Peer Worker Experience - OLRC

Opioid Treatment Program Directory - Illinois

Opioid Use Disorder and Harm Reduction Definitions - OLRC

Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit

Peer Support - Lived Expertise in Action 

Practical Guide for Implementing Trauma-Informed Approach

Recognizing Burnout Fact Sheet - OLRC

Refocus and Renew: Moving Towards Health Technical Assistance Papers

Resources for harm reduction and recovery of all kinds

Safer Injecting Guide

Safer Injection Practices for People Who Inject Drugs - Veterans

Stigma and substance use disorders: A clinical, research, and advocacy agenda

Stigma as a Fundamental Cause of Population Health Inequalities

Strategic Prevention Framework

Trauma Informed Care Fact Sheet - OLRC

The Benefits of Employment to Recovery and Economic Self-Sufficiency

The Impact of Stigma on People with Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Treatment, and Policy

The New Opioid Threat: 7-OH

Understanding and Preventing Burnout among Public Health Workers: Guidance for Public Health Leaders

What Does NOT Work in Prevention

Your Healthiest Self: Wellness Toolkits

On-Demand Trainings

Special Populations Speaker Series

The Opioid Learning and Response Collaborative (OLRC) Special Populations Speaker Series is a recorded, on-demand webinar series designed to strengthen knowledge, build practical skills, and promote compassionate, equitable responses for individuals and communities disproportionately impacted by opioid use and substance use disorders. Each one-hour session highlights the unique experiences, challenges, and strengths of specific populations 


Individuals Recently Released from Custody

This recorded webinar explores strategies to support individuals recently released from custody as they transition back into the community and recovery. Topics include building continuity of care through warm handoffs, medication access, peer support, and overdose prevention during reentry. The session also addresses the heightened overdose risk in the first 90 days post-release, trauma-informed engagement practices, the role of lived experience and peer recovery support, and the importance of housing, employment, and other recovery supports that contribute to long-term stability and successful reintegration. 


Pregnant and Post-Partum People and Their Families

This recorded webinar focuses on supporting pregnant and postpartum people and their families through compassionate, family-centered approaches to substance use treatment and recovery. Topics include best practices for engaging pregnant and parenting individuals with opioid use disorder, reducing stigma in perinatal care settings, and improving outcomes for parents and infants through supportive language, policies, and practices. The session also explores Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS/NOWS), postpartum mental health and co-occurring conditions, and strategies for building collaborative, recovery-friendly systems across healthcare, behavioral health, child welfare, and community recovery organizations.


Youth and Young Adults 

This recorded webinar highlights current issues, prevention strategies, and recovery supports for youth and young adults impacted by substance use and mental health challenges. Topics include emerging substance use trends and risk factors among adolescents and young adults, developmentally appropriate approaches to recovery-oriented care, and the important role families play in prevention and recovery support. The session also explores the impact of social media on youth mental health and substance use, as well as collaborative partnerships between schools, behavioral health providers, and community organizations to promote youth wellness and resilience. 


People Experiencing Homelessness 

This recorded webinar explores evidence-based and recovery-centered approaches to supporting people experiencing homelessness who are impacted by substance use and behavioral health challenges. Topics include Housing First models, harm reduction strategies, and effective street outreach and engagement practices that build trust and connections to care. The session also addresses the complex behavioral health needs of unsheltered populations, including trauma, mental health, substance use, and chronic health conditions. Participants will also learn practical overdose prevention strategies for homeless service settings and explore cross-system collaboration efforts that strengthen coordination between housing, healthcare, behavioral health, and recovery support services to improve long-term stability outcomes.


LGBTQIA+ Communities  

This recorded webinar explores culturally responsive and affirming approaches to supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals impacted by substance use and mental health challenges. Topics include creating inclusive recovery and treatment environments, understanding the impact of stigma, discrimination, and minority stress on health outcomes, and addressing systemic barriers that affect access to care. The session also highlights the role of peer support, community connection, and lived experience in recovery, as well as tailored harm reduction and overdose prevention strategies for LGBTQIA+ communities. Participants will also explore organizational and system-level approaches to building equity-focused systems of care that promote inclusion, belonging, and health equity.

Microlearnings  

Resources A-Z:

Collaboration Over Competition: The Value of Community Partnership
Defining Culturally Responsive Programs
Harm Reduction
Medication Assisted Recovery (MAR)
Trauma-Informed Care
What is Culturally Relevant Engagement?


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