This Fact Sheet provides information about new and emerging drugs of abuse, which are not controlled by international drug conventions, but nonetheless can pose a significant threat to public health and safety....
This Fact Sheet provides information about Pay for Success Funding Initiatives, which involve, at a minimum, four parties: (1) the service provider/social program; (2) an investor or investors; (3) an independent evaluator; and (4) a traditional funder or “outcomes payor,” usually a branch of federal, state, or local government....
LAPPA’s Model Recovery Residence Certification Act is designed to implement a voluntary certification process for recovery residences in a state. The purpose of certification is to allow for greater oversight of recovery residences and greater protection of recovery home residents. As currently drafted, the Model Act allows either a state agency designated by the state or an approved certifying organization under contract with the state agency to certify recovery residences under the program outlined in the Act. The Act also addresses the zoning issues that have arisen in local jurisdictions around the country. ...
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....
This fact sheet examines polypharmacy, which is defined as the concurrent use of several prescribed medications. ...
This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....
The CAHOOTS (Crisis Assistance Helping Out on the Streets) mobile crisis intervention program responds to non-police emergencies in the cities of Eugene and Springfield, Oregon. CAHOOTS teams are staffed by a medic and a mental health crisis worker, and receive over 500 hours of training, which includes education on de-escalation and crisis intervention. ...
This Fact Sheet provides information about mobile outreach vans and the services they provide to at-risk communities....
This report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Office of Behavioral Equity aims to convey the devestating impact the opioid crisis in having on African Americans....