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in Combatting the States Opioid Problem Carol Meredith Director of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
in Combatting the States Opioid Problem Carol Meredith Director of - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The DMHAS Prevention Infrastructure and Its Role in Combatting the States Opioid Problem Carol Meredith Director of Prevention Services CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services Western CT Council of Governments Drug Task
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The DMHAS Prevention Infrastructure
FOUNDATION OF SUPPORT: RESOURCE LINKS
Building capacity through training, technical assistance, and information dissemination Training & TA Center for Prevention Connecticut Governor’s Services Center Evaluation & Statistics Clearinghouse Prevention Partnership COMMUNITY PLANNING & RESOURCES COORDINATION Regional Action Councils and Drug Free Community Coalitions
MENTAL HEALTH & OTHER CROSS-CUTTING INITIATIVES SUBSTANCE ABUSE INITIATIVES TOBACCO PREVENTION & ENFORCEMENT INITIATIVES STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK Targeted Inspections with Police Partners FDA Inspections Merchant Education Synar Tobacco Retailer Inspections 24 Statewide Healthy Campus Coalitions 12 CT SPF Coalitions UAD & PD Coalitions Partnerships For Success 156 Local Prevention Councils
COMMUNITY - BASED PROGRAMS & INITIATIVES
CT Suicide Advisory Board Safe Schools Healthy Students Initiative CT Strong Specialized CIT for Young Adults
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- Provide training
for RACs, community providers and school and healthcare personnel to recognize and refer or treat heroin users
- Make providers
aware of the lethal combination of heroin and synthetic opioids and how to effectively treat with Suboxone, Naloxone and Methadone.
- Feature resources
- n heroin, other
- piates and
prescription drugs and prominently
- n website and
provide links to
- ther websites
- Fact sheets, self
help groups, treatment facilities data and statistics
- n prescription
drugs
- Promote state and
community campaigns on website.
- Work with LPCs to
market prescription drop box locations
- Engage in
localized media plans
- Participate in
regional overdose committees
- Provide testimony
- n legislative bills
- Facilitate groups
that coordinate approaches with local law enforcement on illegal drug interdiction
GOAL: Mobilize prevention resources to raise public awareness of the dangers of heroin use:
- Research Public
Service Announcements
- Provide resources
to draft tagline script and finalize the logistics for taping the tag including finding individuals to tag the PSA
- Develop guides for
distribution of PSAs
- Examine and
analyze data around prescription drugs and assess the problems it is causing the state
- Help identify
indicators that evaluate the progress of efforts to combat opioid misuse and abuse. Center for Prevention Statistics & Eval Governor’s Prevention Partnership Regional Action Councils Training & Technical Assistance Center Clearinghouse
Addressing Opioid Misuse & Abuse Through the Resource Links
Results/Products: Heroin data collection, distribution and analysis at the community level; Community Forums to raise awareness of heroin use; Training Workshops for school, healthcare and community providers; Billboards and posters throughout the state to raise awareness; Hard copy and on-line resources on heroin use prevention
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