Supporting Rural Communities: New York ORS Team Assists in Developing an Overdose Fatality Review
Clinton County, a rural community in New York State, facilitated the implementation of an Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) to strengthen its overdose prevention efforts. OFRs are invaluable tools to identify systemic gaps, foster collaboration among partners and develop actionable strategies to prevent future overdoses. However, in a close-knit community with a relatively low number of […]
Leveraging Collaboration to Enhance Naloxone Training and Distribution
ORS teams play an important role in fostering collaboration among partners. The California (Los Angeles/Riverside) Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team exemplifies this role by actively listening to the needs of different programs and organizations and identifying partnership opportunities. By connecting resources and organizations, the California (Los Angeles/Riverside) ORS team has consistently helped avoid duplicating efforts […]