“Outside the Walls”: Diversion Programs and Other Public Safety Partnerships

Participants will learn about various diversion programs and other public safety partnerships working to decrease overdose and connect people to prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery programs. The session will present lessons learned from the field, including: a closer look at successful collaborations and partnerships, challenges such as pushback by some drug courts to MAT, being creative, sustaining programs, and implementing programs that are evidenced based. Presenters will also discuss the benefits of using Law Enforcement-Assisted Diversion (LEAD), an evidence-based pre-arrest diversion model that uses a harm reduction approach. Recognizing the importance of connecting people to care, this session will also discuss effective utilization of Quick Response Teams (QRTs), which are groups of interprofessional providers who follow up within days with people who have overdosed, connecting these high-risk overdose survivors to essential services.

• Susan James-Andrews, M.S., B.S., CAC, James-Andrews & Associates;
• Donnie Varnell, B.S., Dare County Sheriff's Office;
• Jennifer Lanzillotta-Rangeley, Ph.D., CRNA, University of Cincinnati;
• Tasha Turner-Bicknell, M.S.N., B.A., B.S.N., DNP, RN, University of Cincinnati

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