Dear <<First Name>>,
Every six months we have asked your Accelerator team coordinator to submit a coalition self-assessment and progress report. We know progress reports are not always fun to complete, but the data have been instrumental in helping us improve the program and showcase your work to state partners.
Later today you will receive an email that includes a link to an interactive dashboard for your coalition. It includes data from your team's original application to the program up until your most recent progress report. You can scroll through multiple pages and click on the filters to see changes over time.
We strongly encourage you to review the dashboard as a team and use it to reflect on your coalition’s evolution and growth. It may also be useful in preparing for your culminating presentation at the convening. We hope you like it!
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Onward,
Carmen Rita Nevarez, MD, MPH
Director, Center for Health Leadership and Practice
Vice President, External Relations and Preventive Medicine
Public Health Institute
www.californiaopioidsafetynetwork.org
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Register for the February 2020 Statewide Convenings in Sacramento
- Tuesday, February 25, 2020: VISTA-only day (registration links will be emailed directly to VISTAS)
- Wednesday, February 26, 2020: Final Accelerator Program Convening with culminating team presentations (register here)
- Thursday, February 27, 2020: California Opioid Safety Network (COSN) convening and national launch (register here)
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Drug Safe Solano kicked off 2020 embracing the new year and taking steps to improve their coalition. They have turned to their membership for feedback in revising the coalition's vision and mission statement, completed the big picture equity worksheet, and completed a collaborative self-assessment. They were awarded new funding to build on their work and have begun implementing a series of major activities including hiring a navigator to improve client access to MAT services, increasing their harm reduction efforts, and delivering community presentations and Narcan trainings. 2020 is off to a good start!
Does your coalition have a highlight to share in our weekly Accelerator newsletter or monthly COSN digest? Let us know!
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The Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Workforce: Recovery and Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Summit
Multiple Locations
The Substance Use Disorder Workforce: Recovery and Medication Assisted Treatment Summit brings together certified substance use disorder counselors and other disciplines of the behavioral health workforce to provide education and resources pertaining to MAT, tools to address and reduce stigma and ways the workforce can join California’s efforts to address SUD emerging epidemics. Registration is complimentary, with CEUs available. Register here.
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- Grants to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts from the Department of Health and Human Services. Applications due February 4, 2020
- Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program from the Center at Sierra Health Foundation. Applications due February 6, 2020.
- Naloxone Distribution Project (DHCS) Ongoing application process.
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According to an investigation done by a team of researchers from UCSF the Children’s National Hospital in Washington, D.C., pharmacies do not give consumers correct instructions in regards to drug disposal. In addition to the consequences of keeping unused drugs, the impact of environmental contamination from improper disposal is a growing concern. The article notes that recent studies have shown that clearer guidance and take-back events are an effective way to get people to dispose of opioids correctly and safely. Read More
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