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A Public Health Strategy for the Opioid Crisis

WEBFraming the opioid crisis from a public health perspective requires considering the interaction of multiple determinants, including structural factors (eg, poverty and racism), …

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Naloxone Public Health Vending Machines

WEBA recent innovation to increasing low-threshold access is the installation of self-serve public health vending machines (PHVMs) to dispense naloxone anonymously and free of …

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Coalitions and Task Forces

WEBOverview. Collaboration and coordination among a community’s stakeholders are essential for mounting an effective response to the opioid crisis. Collaboration can be facilitated by …

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The Role of Community Health Centers in Addressing the Opioid …

WEBCommunity health centers play an important role in efforts to address the opioid crisis. In many communities, they are on the front lines of this public health emergency and have …

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AHOPE and PAATHS Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBPAATHS (Providing Access to Addictions Treatment, Hope and Support) is co-located with AHOPE and is a one-stop shop for anyone (individuals, families, community partners, …

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Social Determinants of …

WEBThis is an issue brief from the Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector that examines the role of social determinants of health (SDoH) in the opioid crisis and how addressing them …

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Bupe Pathways Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBBuprenorphine (Bupe) Pathways , an initiative of Public Health — Seattle & King County that was begun in 2017, is a program in downtown Seattle that offers low-threshold …

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Missouri Safe Project Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBThe Missouri Safe Project’s syringe service program aims to reduce the use of unclean, unsafe needles by intravenous drug users and to link users with substance use, mental …

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Community and Law Enforcement Resources Together …

WEBSuccessful responses to the opioid crisis involve coordination among agencies and stakeholders within a community, ensuring that essential interventions across the …

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Project Safe Point Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBProject Safe Point is a community-based organization operated by the Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services that provides harm reduction services via mobile van to 12 …

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The Opioid Epidemic and COVID-19: How Social Determinants of …

WEBThis is a report from the Opioid Response Network that discusses the importance of social determinants of health (SDOH) in the progression of opioid use disorder (OUD) and the …

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Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative Brandeis Opioid …

WEBThe Monterey County Prescribe Safe Initiative (MCPSI) is a community-based project in California that brings together law enforcement, hospitals in the county, physicians, urgent care centers, mental health providers, and advocacy groups to address prescription opioid use and misuse. The initiative guides, educates, and provides resources for local …

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Kentucky Access to Recovery (KATR) Brandeis Opioid Resource …

WEBThe largely rural Appalachian region has suffered disproportionately from the opioid crisis, with opioid-related morbidity and mortality well above national rates. Started in 2019 by …

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Helping Addicts Recover Progressively (HARP)

WEBHARP is a voluntary, jail-based two-phase model that utilizes therapeutic, medical, and educational approaches to provide addiction and mental health services to those in …

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Addressing the Opioid Crisis through Social Determinants of …

WEBIn addition, communities can prevent opioid addiction and overdose deaths, and improve the lives of those struggling with OUD, by addressing the social determinants of health …

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Prisoner Health is Community Health: The New Mexico Peer …

WEBPrisoner Health is Community Health: The New Mexico Peer Education Project (NMPEP) Providing quality health education and encouraging behavior change in prison

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Project HOPE Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBProject HOPE (Harm reduction, Opioid Prevention, and Education) began in February 2017 as an initiative led by the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services to provide …

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Mobile Crisis Assistance Team (MCAT)

WEBThe Mobile Crisis Assistance Team (MCAT) is a collaboration between the Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (IEMS), the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department …

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County Case Studies in Battling New York’s Heroin and Opioid …

WEBSuccessful responses to the opioid crisis involve coordination among agencies and stakeholders within a community, ensuring that essential interventions across the …

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The Homeless Health Care Los Angeles Center for Harm Reduction …

WEBHomeless Health Care Los Angeles (HHLCA) is a comprehensive service center for the homeless in Los Angeles.It focuses on providing substance use disorder treatment that …

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Seneca Strong Brandeis Opioid Resource Connector

WEBLocated in western New York State, Seneca Strong offers culturally informed peer outreach support to members of the Seneca Nation with alcohol and drug use disorders. It is …

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Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES)

WEBTo increase accessibility to evidence-based care, Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System (HEROES) is a program based at the University of Texas Health Science …

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