Below is a list of resources to educate yourself and others about Substance Use Disorder.

• Addictionary: A dictionary tool for de-stigmatized language around SUD
• Understanding Drug Use and Addiction
• The Brain and Addiction
• About Opioids
• Addiction and Recovery: Roanoke Valley Trauma Informed Community Network
• Overdose Prevention Strategies
• ASAM Toolkit
• Addressing Drug Use and Stigma
• Read “The Plan”, our Blueprint for Action
• Share our Advocacy Campaign Media on social media

If you or a loved one is searching for help, we have resources to help you in our Substance Use Disorder/Mental Health Resource Database. For assistance in navigating this database and available resources, please reach out to the HOPE Initiative of Bradley Free Clinic at (540)343-4417 or jrosenberg@rvarc.org.

COME TO RVCR STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS:
Our meetings are held on the second Wednesday of each month, virtually until further notice. Email rvcollectiveresponse@bradleyfreeclinic.com for more information about the meetings or working groups.

JOIN RVCR WORKING GROUPS:
We engage our stakeholders through standing monthly meetings and through a series of ongoing working groups: Prevention, Treatment, Crisis Response, Child and Family Services, and Recovery. We ask all members to join one of the working groups. These groups are critical to setting priorities and recommendations for our action blueprint, and for guiding the implementation of the recommendations. Everyone’s voice matters. Please join us.

VOLUNTEER AND DONATION OPPORTUNITIES:
Many RVCR partner organizations rely on volunteers and donations to keep their programs running. Many of these groups are essential for our Blueprint success. Donations can be targeted to Blueprint recommendations. Below is a list of volunteer and donation opportunities with SUD focused programming. Please reach out to them directly about their needs during COVID-19. For additional opportunities please email rvcollectiveresponse@bradleyfreeclinic.co

• Bradley Free Clinic
• Rescue Mission of Roanoke
• United Way of Roanoke Valley
• Family Service of Roanoke Valley
• Roanoke Valley HOPE Initiative

Learn more about your role in community-engaged research to address substance use disorder by completing an innovative new 4-part animated micro-training geared toward people from all walks of life, offered free by our partners from the Opioid Research Consortium of Central Appalachia.

Follow RVCR, post, and share on all social media platforms. Use meaningful hashtags to support and promote our advocacy campaign (e.g., #doyourpart, #weallhaveapart, #wehaveaplanyouhaveapart, #healaddiction, #epidemicofhope).

Share RVCR Advocacy media with the hashtags above! Media can be found here.

In response to COVID-19 and increased safety precautions around the world, all in-person Collective Response meetings have been temporarily postponed and are being completed on ZOOM. For an invitation to the next meeting, email rvcollectiveresponse@bradleyfreeclinic.com. We look forward to being together in person again soon when it is safe to do so.