The Handle with Care Program Expands to 611 Law Enforcement Agencies and 563 School Districts throughout Missouri
The Handle with Care (HWC) program is designed to help children exposed to a potentially traumatic situation by ensuring they receive appropriate interventions to support their academic success and potentially divert them from entering Missouri’s juvenile justice system. But the Missouri Juvenile Justice Association (MJJA) faced challenges in expanding HWC due to limited staff and […]
Missouri Department of Corrections Staff Training in Overdose Education and Naloxone Administration
The Missouri Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) team invited key stakeholders to the 2022 MO Overdose Prevention Summit, hosted by the Missouri Department of Mental Health and Department of Health and Senior Services, and collaborated with them at the event. Invitations to the Summit included the University of Missouri St. Louis – Missouri Institute of Mental […]