Wednesday, March 12, 2025
3/12/2025
Communicare Overdose Prevention Education (COPE) will create an Advisory Council that will include a leadership-driven, safety oriented culture, infusing a trauma-informed, culturally and linguistically appropriate system-level FR-CARA training approach to allow first responders, in Region 1, 2 and 6, including law enforcement,canine drug dogs, firefighters, emergency medical services, healthcare providers and members of other key community sectors to administer a drug or device approved or cleared under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for emergency treatment of known or suspected opioid overdose that intersects with behavioral health, public safety and primary health and includes substance use disorders training, prevention, early identification, stigma reduction and expands access and available treatment, potentially reducing lives lost to opioid overdose in 20 rural counties in the delta and north Mississippi. The training will include training on the use of NARCAN, DEA training on fentanyl and SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit to expand workforce training capacity and develop a confident, competent and caring behavioral healthcare workforce capable of recognizing the signs and symptoms of opioid overdose, safely de-escalating a crisis situation and identifying resources available in the community for individuals with a substance use disorder, and/or co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders to respond safely and appropriately to individuals experiencing an opioid overdose. Training will also include the "Good Samaritan" laws. the project will develop an approach to identify, refer and assess individuals experiencing an opioid overdoes including risk for suicide and violence for responders to appropriately refer individuals with signs or symptoms of mental illness to mental health services.
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