WEEKLY UPDATE: 05/28/26
2026 PROUD Summer Series: Strengthening Care for Parents in Recovery
The Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA) and the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) are hosting a multipart education series, PROUD: Strengthening Care for Parents in Recovery. Parents Recovering from Opioid and Other Use Disorders (PROUD) is a SAMHSA-funded program of DMHAS.
All scheduled sessions are listed below. Additional event and speaker details for each session will be available soon.
- What We Miss When We Don’t Listen: Patient Story, Cultural Humility, and Trauma-Informed Reproductive Care on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. — on-site at CHA, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT
Click here to register - Seen, Safe, and Supported: LGBTQIA+ Affirming SUD Care on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Reducing Bias in Perinatal SUD Care on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Correlation of SUD, Domestic Violence, Intimate-Partner Violence, and Sexual Abuse on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Connecting Care: Navigating Connecticut Resources for Parents in Recovery on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Clinical Pathways for Treating Newborns With Opioid Withdrawal (NOWs) on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Postpartum Warning Signs: Understanding Relapse Risk and Strengthening Care for Postpartum Women in Recovery – Part One on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Postpartum Warning Signs: Understanding Relapse Risk and Strengthening Care for Postpartum Women in Recovery – Part Two on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, 12:00 p.m.-1:30 p.m. — Virtual Webinar
Click here to register - Know Your Role: An Overview of CAPTA and Family Care Plans for Hospital Providers on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. — on-site at CHA, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT
Click here to register
To register for any session in the series, visit the PROUD Trainings webpage at . Continuing Education (CE) credits are pending approval. CE status, presenter bios, and session details will be updated on each of the registration pages.
These sessions are designed for physicians, nurses, social workers, quality professionals, risk managers, healthcare executives, doulas, and all healthcare professionals working with patients impacted by substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health conditions.
Click here to visit the PROUD Trainings webpage.
Click here to view all sessions in the PROUD: Strengthening Care for Parents in Recovery series.
View and download the series flyer here.
What We Miss When We Don’t Listen: Patient Story, Cultural Humility, and Trauma-Informed Reproductive Care
Tuesday, June 9, 9:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT 06492
This interactive, in-person workshop kicks off the 2026 PROUD Summer Series, themed Strengthening the Systems of Care.
Reproductive healthcare experiences — spanning fertility, pregnancy, birth, loss, and postpartum — often unfold within high-pressure hospital environments where patient stories can be truncated, misunderstood, or overshadowed by clinical urgency. For individuals navigating trauma histories, substance use or recovery, and marginalized identities, these encounters can feel stigmatizing, disempowering, or unsafe.
Through a trauma-informed and culturally responsive framework, the session will highlight how bias — particularly related to substance use, mental health, and reproductive decision-making — can unintentionally shape care delivery. Attendees will examine real-world scenarios and identify how language, workflow, and system design can either reinforce or reduce harm.
Target Audience: This conference is designed for healthcare professionals, educators, social service providers, and policy leaders committed to creating systems that recognize and respond to the impact of trauma.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the role of story-listening in trauma-informed reproductive healthcare across hospital settings and along the care continuum
- Recognize how stigma, bias, and lack of cultural humility impact care for patients, particularly those experiencing substance use or in recovery
- Identify clinical and systems-level moments where patient voice is lost, minimized, or misinterpreted
- Apply non-stigmatizing, culturally responsive communication strategies in reproductive healthcare interactions
- Develop at least one actionable change to improve trauma-informed, story-centered care within their setting
Continuing Education Credits will be awarded for nurses, physicians, and social workers.
On-Demand Education Offerings
Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative Provider Trainings
Virtual
On Demand
Registration is open for three virtual on-demand training sessions designed to educate healthcare providers on the statewide implementation of the Connecticut Urgent Maternal Warning Signs Bracelet Initiative. Each webinar is specifically tailored to inform target audiences. Registration is required to access the recordings. Click the links below to register.
- Training for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel and Emergency Department (ED) Providers
- Training for Hospital Staff and Healthcare Providers
- Training for Community-Based Organization Healthcare Providers and Staff
Continuing education credits are available for one year from the live training dates. After one year, the sessions will still be accessible, but continuing education credits will no longer be offered.
Registration links are also available in the Bracelet Initiative Hospital Implementation Toolkit, which also houses valuable patient and provider resources and digital educational materials.
