Free Virtual Training Series Aims to Help Employers Create, Maintain Recovery-Friendly Workplaces

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry (DLI), in partnership with Penn State College of Medicine, is offering a free virtual training series to help employers create and maintain recovery-friendly workplaces. The training series, “Shatter the Stigma: Supporting Recovery in the Workplace ECHO,” will educate employers on valuable tools to support employees in recovery from substance use disorders, provide strategies to reduce stigma in the workplace, and help prevent unnecessary terminations.

The program starts Tuesday, September 10 with eight one-hour sessions. The sessions are 8:00 am – 9:00 am every other Tuesday at no cost to employers. Those interested can register online.