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Posted 5/5/2024 (updated 5/7/2024)
The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services released details of a plan for more than 200 actions across the federal government to address high rates of suicide.
Posted 4/26/2024
The Nitazenes Overview resource created by RCORP-TA describes what nitazenes are, how to determine if they are in your community, and how to prevent and respond to overdoses due to nitazenes. Additional resources are also provided to learn more about nitazenes.
Posted 4/19/2024
April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This month offers a time to raise awareness and understanding of alcohol use and misuse. Resources and support is available for individuals struggling with alcohol use. In addition, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration provides a social media toolkit for communities to utilize.
Posted 3/29/2024 (updated 4/4/2024)
Posted 3/29/2024
A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine organized and conducted a two-day virtual public workshop that brought together data experts, program implementers and evaluators, and other key interested parties to explore data collection efforts, evidence gaps, and research needs on harm reduction for people who use drugs (PWUD).
Posted 3/28/2024 (updated 4/4/2024)
This presentation suggested RCORP grantees and the behavioral health system in general should scale up parenting classes provided to clients across the continuum.
Posted 3/11/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
This is a resource for harm reduction programs and communities looking to establish new community advisory boards (CABs) or improve upon existing ones. Syringe Services Program Community Advisory Boards: A Framework offers structured recommendations to develop, convene, and sustain effective syringe service program CABs.
Posted 3/10/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) updated Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit provides guidance to a wide range of individuals on preventing and responding to an overdose. It emphasizes harm reduction and access to treatment as essential aspects of overdose prevention.
Posted 2/20/2024 (updated 3/28/2024)
Early exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), (e.g., parental substance use) increases the likelihood of future substance use and drug overdose, resulting in an intergenerational cycle of substance-related ACEs.