WMTW notes UMaine Professional Opioid Workforce Response Program
In a segment about the opioid crisis in Maine, WMTW-TV (Channel 8 in Portland) highlighted the University of Maine’s Professional Opioid Workforce Response Program, which has been training students to take on jobs in substance use treatment and prevention since 2019. Elizabeth Armstrong, assistant professor of social work and the program’s director, told WMTW that preparing students for those positions is critical as the state continues to navigate the opioid crisis. “I think we at the School of Social Work are really well-equipped to provide professional training they need to excel in the substance use workforce,” Armstrong said.