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Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide

Posted 9/25/2023 (updated 3/27/2024)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) now has the "Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide" available, as a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS). The guide provides information on building and strengthening community coalitions, the fundamentals of engagement, and assessing the function of coalitions and is geared toward individuals include community coalition members, professional treatment providers, recovery support specialists, people with lived experience, and many more.