Individuals, communities and health care systems across the country are struggling to cope with the ongoing overdose epidemic, which is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. This webinar will present a new approach to enhance the effectiveness of public safety-led overdose prevention in Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) communities. It combines three proven models to enhance overdose prevention and response: trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented systems of care and procedural justice.
The goals of this webinar are:
1. Introduce the Public Safety-led Community-oriented Overdose Prevention Efforts (PS-COPE) framework for enhancing overdose prevention within BIPOC communities.
2. Provide examples of how key PS-COPE concepts and principles have been integrated into public safety-led overdose prevention and response programs.
3. Overview the National Council for Mental Wellbeing’s PS-COPE toolkit and how public safety agencies can use it to enhance their overdose prevention and response programs.