UAMS TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO ASSIST PROVIDERS WHO WORK WITH ADOLESCENTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Aug. 5 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release:

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The Six Bridges Adolescent Substance Use Program is a training initiative designed to ensure that providers across the state have the specialized skills needed to care for young people and their families.

Aug. 4, 2026 | LITTLE ROCK - The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' (UAMS) Psychiatric Research Institute recently launched a new statewide initiative to expand Arkansas' capacity to provide evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) treatment for adolescents.

Funded by the federal State Opioid Response (SOR) grant administered by the Arkansas Department of Human Services' Office of Substance Abus...