Addiction Education: Why Workplace Training is Important in Today's L&D Program

We have an addiction epidemic in the United States, with addiction killing more people than breast cancer, guns, and car accidents combined. 25% of employees are dealing with this issue directly, either themselves or through a dependent or immediate family member. 

Join Stephen D’Antonio, EVP of Shatterproof, a national addiction nonprofit, as he explores the importance of addiction training in the workplace, the powerful impact education has on combating stigma, and how addiction training can tie into mental health, wellness, benefits, and HR programs. He will share how his personal journey with his son had him change paths from a successful career on Wall Street to creating powerful educational content and tools to help people dealing with this epidemic.

In this webinar, you will learn about: 

• The 6 Essential Lessons for addiction education 

• The efficacy of this workplace training through validated data 

• The top organizations who are utilizing this training in their own programs today

About the Speaker: 

Stephen D’Antonio | Executive Vice President, Shatterproof

Stephen D’Antonio is the Executive Vice President of Shatterproof, a national nonprofit dedicated to reversing the addiction epidemic in the US. Stephen was a 2018 Advanced Leadership Fellow at Harvard University studying addiction through graduate level courses in psychopharmacology, neuroscience and public health.  He has been trained as a Parent Peer Addiction Coach and is the co-creator of the highly acclaimed podcast series “My Child & Addiction”. Prior to volunteering full-time in the addiction field, Stephen had a 30-year business career at Morgan Stanley running global trading, sales and lending businesses and rising to become a member of the Firm Management Committee.