This 2 page fact sheet explains the state of Florida’s Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA), which allowed counties in the state to establish syringe exchange programs for people who use drugs. The resource describes the problem IDEA is intended to solve, explains the legislation, and describes the benefits of syringe exchange programs. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Local Government
Infectious Disease Elimination Act of Florida
This site details the state of Florida’s Infectious Disease Elimination Act (IDEA). In 2019, Florida passed a law allowing county commissions to authorize sterile needle and syringe exchange programs for people who inject drugs in order to reduce opioid overdose rates and prevent infectious diseases such as HIV and hepatitis B and C. Continue reading
Operation New Hope
Operation New Hope is a model program that provides support, life and job skills training for citizens returning to the community after incarceration in the state of Florida. Continue reading
Anchor Recovery Community Center
The Anchor Recovery Community Center is an organization run by people with lived experience of addiction and recovery and their allies that provides a number of services in the City of Providence and the State of Rhode Island. Continue reading
Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality
The Hillsborough Organization for Progress and Equality (HOPE) is a multi-issue, grassroots community organization of 23 multicultural and interfaith congregations in Hillsborough county, Florida. HOPE engages and trains community members to identify problems experienced by families and community residents, convenes meetings with local experts and decision-makers to understand community problems and identify solutions, and engages with decision-makers to implement solutions and hold them accountable for change. Continue reading
Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program
The website for the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) provides real-time data on suspected fatal and non-fatal overdose events to support public safety and public health efforts to mobilize response to sudden increases or spikes in these events. Continue reading
Law Enforcement-Social Services Collaborations: Evaluation Framework
This evaluation framework is designed to assess the impact of collaborations between law enforcement officers and first responders and social service agencies. The framework was developed through workshops and interviews with agencies who have developed collaborative crisis response programs. Continue reading
Opioid Settlement Tracker
The Opioid Settlement Tracker is an 18 month watchdog project by Christine Minhee that tracks opioid-related litigation and provides information about lawsuits, settlements, and issues surrounding opioid related litigation. The stated goal of the project is to track and determine if opioid settlement funds will be used in ways that benefit public health and address drug use. Continue reading
The Societal Burden of the Opioid Crisis Estimated at Trillion in 2017
This plain language summary breaks down a peer-reviewed study that estimated the societal burden of the opioid crisis at $1 trillion. Continue reading
A Guidebook to Reimagining America’s Crisis Response System: A Decision-Making Framework for Responding to Vulnerable Populations
This guidebook is targeted to policymakers and emergency response agencies who are considering implementing or expanding crisis response programs in their communities. Crisis response programs are an option for diverting individuals experiencing a crisis from substance use, mental health, or homelessness from the criminal justice system to services. Continue reading