Substance Abuse/Drugs

    Local Overdose Fatality Review Teams

    Case review provides an interesting lens through which to better understand causes of death and unique trends, and to determine innovative ways to prevent future similar deaths. To address a heightening overdose crisis, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene led efforts to apply the process of case review to drug and alcohol overdose deaths through the formation of multidisciplinary teams coordinated by local health departments. The webinar will focus on the origin of the program, implementation process, and notable outcomes.

    Check Out the New BJA Resource – Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs

    April 23, 2015

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has released a publication titled Evaluation & Research Literature: The State of Knowledge on BJA-Funded Programs. The purpose of this publication is to assess the state of knowledge as determined by data collection, research, and evaluations of and related to BJA-funded programs.

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    Check Out the National Center for Health Statistics Data Brief – Drug-poisoning Deaths Involving Heroin: United States, 2000-2013

    April 13, 2015

    The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has released a data brief providing a description of trends and demographics for heroin-related drug overdose deaths in the United States from 2000-2013. During this time period, the rate for drug-poisoning deaths involving heroin nearly quadrupled from 0.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2000 to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 in 2013, with most of the increase occurring after 2010.

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    Join OJJDP for the Communities that Care: Building Trust and Preventing Crime Webinar

    April 06, 2015

    Please join the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) on April 8 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. EDT for the “Communities that Care: Building Trust and Preventing Crime” webinar. Jim Bueermann, President of the Police Foundation and former Chief of the Redlands (CA) Police Department, and Dr.

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    Join NCJA’s Webinar – Justice-to-Health Exchanges: Understanding the Myths Surrounding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Addressing Challenges to Cross-Domain Information Sharing

    March 23, 2015

    Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) on Tuesday, March 24 at 3:00 p.m. EDT for the webinar Justice-to-Heath Exchanges: Understanding the Myths Surrounding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Addressing Challenges to Cross-Domain Information Sharing. This webinar will dispel the “myths” surrounding HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 and showcase how states and jurisdictions are overcoming barriers to create safe and secure justice to health exchanges that comply with patient privacy protections.

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    Join AHP’s Webinar – Medication Assisted Treatment and Reentry

    March 17, 2015

    Please join the Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. webinar on Medication Assisted Treatment and Reentry on Wednesday, March 18 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The webinar will describe the concept of medication assisted treatment (MAT) and its effectiveness when combined with counseling, behavioral therapies, and aftercare.

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    Justice-to-Health Exchanges: Understanding the Myths Surrounding Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and Addressing Challenges to Cross-Domain Information Sharing

    Criminal justice leaders recognize the need to exchange justice and health information to ensure the continuity of care for justice-involved individuals. However, fears and misconceptions about federal and state privacy laws have led many to believe that it is difficult (if not impossible) to create information exchanges between these domains. This webinar will dispel the “myths” surrounding HIPAA and 42 CFR Part 2 and showcase how states and jurisdictions are overcoming barriers to create safe and secure justice to health exchanges that comply with patient privacy protections.

    AHP Webinar - Medication Assisted Treatment & Reentry

    This webinar, presented by Advocates for Human Potential, Inc., will describe the concept of medication assisted treatment (MAT) and its effectiveness when combined with counseling, behavioral therapies, and aftercare. Attendees will learn about the most effective medications currently available and how MAT is being utilized at one residential substance abuse treatment (RSAT) program. After completing this webinar, participants will be able to:

    NCJA Webinar - NCJA's Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Awards: Tips and Tricks for Success

    Please join the National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) webinar, NCJA’s Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Awards: Tips and Tricks for Success, on Wednesday, March 4 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. EST. During this webinar, NCJA Executive Director, Cabell Cropper, will discuss the elements that go into a submitting a successful Outstanding Criminal Justice Program Award application package. He will outline what the evaluators look for in a winning program and what information can and should be included for your nomination materials.

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