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Model Overdose Fatality Review Teams Act

February 11, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Health Data, Model Laws, Public Health, Public Safety

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....

Peer Respites as an Alternative to Hospitalization

February 8, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse

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 – February 2021

February 3, 2021 | Case Law Monitor

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)

January 28, 2021 | Criminal Justice, Drug Courts, Innovative Initiatives, Law Enforcement, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse

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. ...

Polypharmacy and the Elderly: Reducing the Risk of Adverse Events Through Monitoring and Communication

January 13, 2021 | Controlled Substances, Fact Sheets, Pharmacy, Public Health, Public Safety, Substance Misuse

This fact sheet examines polypharmacy, which is defined as the concurrent use of several prescribed medications. ...

News Bites – January 2021

January 7, 2021 | News Bites

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 – December 2020

December 4, 2020 | Case Law Monitor

Recovery High Schools

November 18, 2020 | Fact Sheets, Public Health, Public Safety, Recovery, Substance Misuse

This Fact Sheet provides information about Recovery High Schools, which are schools specifically designed for students recovering from a substance use disorder....

News Bites – November 2020

November 5, 2020 | News Bites

Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act

October 26, 2020 | Alcohol, Model Laws, Recovery, Substance Misuse, Treatments

LAPPA’s Model Expanding Access to Peer Recovery Support Services Act was written in consultation with a host of subject matter experts including peer support workers and credentialing professionals. The model provides a legislative framework for implementing a responsive and cohesive peer support worker credentialing program and offers policymakers in jurisdictions with established peer support programs dynamic strategies to improve their existing peer support credentialing process. ...