Saturday, April 20, 2024
4/20/2024
Cook County Department of Public Health proposes to implement the Partnerships to Prevent Opioid Overdose Deaths (P-POD) initiative to provide training on naloxone to suburban Cook County law enforcement entities. In addition, through the establishment of regional taskforces and the deployment of Outreach Coordinators, P-POD will establish deflection programs to route individuals with opioid use disorder to community-based treatment providers, and support those referred to treatment in accessing services. The goals of this project are: (1) Build the capacity of suburban law enforcement agencies to appropriately administer overdose reversal medication to prevent deaths from opioid-related overdose; (2) In partnership with key stakeholders, establish protocols for referring people with opioid use and substance use disorder to community-based treatment providers as an alternative to incarceration in order to support recovery from opioid use disorder; (3) Using Outreach Coordinators, support individuals referred to evidence-based treatment programs in accessing treatment and staying in treatment in order to support recovery from opioid use disorder; and (4) Analyze and evaluate data collection and provide recommendations on how to improve project outcomes and data collection. The Cook County Department of Public Health proposes to coordinate with two key players in the criminal justice and substance use space. Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC), a non-profit that provides behavioral health support services and treatment for those involved in the criminal justice, corrections, child welfare, and other public systems, and Cook County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. The three partners will establish an initiative with the ultimate goal of reducing overdose deaths and increasing the number of people that are accessing and able to stay in evidence-based outpatient treatment programs.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
