Overdose Fatality Review Boards: State Laws
This document provides a state-by-state review of laws related to overdose fatality review boards....
This document provides a state-by-state review of laws related to overdose fatality review boards....
Overdose fatality review (OFR) is a powerful tool that can be used to identify and respond to community-specific patterns related to drug overdose deaths. LAPPA’s Model Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act was written in consultation with a host of subject matter experts and creates a legislative framework for establishing county-level, multidisciplinary OFR teams in individual states. While overdose deaths occur nationally, OFRs established at the local level allow for the identification of challenges unique to a local area. This Model Act addresses the duties, responsibilities, and composition of OFR teams in order for them to properly examine and understand the circumstances leading up to a fatal overdose....
This fact sheet examines peer respites, which are voluntary, short-term programs, usually overnight, that provide community-based, non-clinical support to individuals experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a psychiatric crisis....
Case Law Monitor is the bimonthly case law newsletter of the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA). Each issue will highlight unique cases from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. ...
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) is a community-based diversion approach for responding to low-level criminal offenses, such as illicit drug possession or prostitution. ...
This fact sheet examines polypharmacy, which is defined as the concurrent use of several prescribed medications. ...
Each issue of News Bites will highlight unique news articles from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. This newsletter will feature stories that you may have missed but are important to the field....
Case Law Monitor is the bimonthly case law newsletter of the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA). Each issue will highlight unique cases from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. ...
This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....
Each issue of News Bites will highlight unique news articles from around the United States in the areas of public health and safety, substance use disorders, and the criminal justice system. This newsletter will feature stories that you may have missed but are important to the field....