COAP

    Webinar - Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Outpatient Clinics: Using Behavioral Telehealth

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance leadership, in collaboration with the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program team, will host a no-cost webinar on November 28, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

    This session will highlight lessons learned from six medication-assisted treatment clinics in Florida by Operation PAR, Inc., which instituted the use of videoconferencing to enhance and expand service delivery. Videoconferencing refers to providing assessment, treatment, and recovery services online.

    Panelists will discuss:

    Learn About Peer Recovery Support Services to Address Opioid Abuse

    September 20, 2018

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) team for the webinar “Unlock the Power of Peers: Strategies for Response, Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Recovery Support” on Thursday, September 27 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET.

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    Unlock the Power of Peers: Strategies for Response, Rehabilitation, Reentry, and Recovery Support

    Peer recovery support services (PRSS) are increasingly being offered across diverse criminal justice settings to address opioid abuse and achieve positive outcomes. The power and potential of PRSS come from the unique roles that peers play, promoting both hope and pragmatic steps for change. This session will:

    Check out Information and Tools in the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program Resource Center

    September 18, 2018

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recently launched the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Resource Center, an online clearinghouse of information, training, and resources to support jurisdictions in addressing the nationwide opioid crisis.

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    Learn About Nontraditional Responses to Support Survivors of Overdose

    September 11, 2018

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program team for the webinar “Strategies for Reaching Overdose Survivors, Including Peer Support” on Thursday, September 20 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will learn about nontraditional responses to counter opioid overdoses.

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    Webinar - Strategies for Reaching Overdose Survivors, Including Peer Support

    Communities across the country are employing innovative approaches to counter the rising number of overdose deaths. This webinar will introduce nontraditional responses to overdoses with a focus on the use of peer support specialists – individuals with lived experience who are themselves in recovery. Peer support specialists engage with survivors soon after their overdoses and remain an important resource to the individuals in navigating life in their communities, including facilitating access to treatment and other services.

    Attend a Webinar on the Fiscal Year 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program Funding Opportunity

    May 09, 2018

    Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to learn about a fiscal year (FY) 2018 funding opportunity during the webinar “Responding to BJA’s FY 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Solicitation” on Tuesday, May 15 from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. ET.

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    Webinar: Responding to BJA’s FY 2018 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Solicitation

    In this webinar, BJA leaders will review the FY 2018 COAP grant application process. This site-based grant program provides awards ranging from $100,000 to $1,500,000 for a 24- to 36-month project period to deliver financial and technical assistance to states, units of local government, and American Indian tribal governments to plan, develop, and implement comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the opioid epidemic. 

    Webinar - Using Web-Based Motivational Assessment Strategies: MAPIT

    Although drug and alcohol treatment are common mandates in the U.S. criminal justice system, many clients do not initiate treatment. The Motivational Assessment Program to Initiate Treatment (MAPIT) is a web-based motivational intervention that addresses this gap by linking a person’s risk and needs factors to case plans that the client can develop.

    This webinar will explore:

    • Clinical features of MAPIT,
    • Research findings from a randomized controlled trial, and
    • A cost-effectiveness study.

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    Subscribe to the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program’s New Quarterly Newsletter

    April 26, 2018

    The Bureau of Justice Assistance’s (BJA) Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program (COAP) Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Team recently released its inaugural Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program Newsletter. This quarterly resource is designed to support the efforts of COAP grantees, peer recovery coaches and policymakers, public health and public safety officers, and concerned family members in addressing the nation’s opioid crisis.

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