Justice Services

AHP presented at the New Grantee Orientation Webinar Presentation.

Webinar: First-Responder Trauma. This webinar highlights the experiences, efforts, and needs of first responders re: exposure to traumatic stressors specific to the opioid crisis.

During the grantee's weekly COAP case conference meetings, they had a couple of reoccurring topics that sparked interest in what other COAP grantee sites are currently doing. The grantee requested information pertaining to completion criteria for other sites and best practices for when to deem a participant discharged, whether they have completed their goals or contact has been lost with the individual in the community.

Coordinated, presented, and facilitated session for the 2020 COAP National Forum: United We Stand. Bureau of Justice Assistance Supports Responding to America's Opioid Crisis. Session: A Closer Look: Reentry and Housing Innovations. Session Description: The transition from jail or prison to the community for those being released can be challenging.

Coordinated, presented, and facilitated session for the 2020 COAP National Forum: United We Stand. Bureau of Justice Assistance Supports Responding to America's Opioid Crisis, Session Medicare: An Additional Payor Source for MAT from Opioid Treatment Programs. Session Description: As of January 1, 2020, Medicare covers services provided by any of the 1,740 certified Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) across the United States.

Coordinated, presented, and facilitated session for the 2020 COAP National Forum: United We Stand. Bureau of Justice Assistance Supports Responding to America's Opioid Crisis, Session: Jails and Public Health: Continuity of Care in the Opioid and Polydrug Epidemic. Session Description: The public health model of correctional care embraces the opportunity to serve members of the public who are incarcerated during a pre-sentencing jail stay that may be short-term or a sentenced stay extending up to two years.

Coordinated, presented, and facilitated session for the 2020 COAP National Forum: United We Stand. Bureau of Justice Assistance Supports Responding to America's Opioid Crisis, session: How Does Treatment for Methamphetamines Differ from Opioid Treatment. Session Description: According to national data, methamphetamine abuse is rising across the country. This workshop will discuss how methamphetamine use disorders differ from opioid use disorders and how these differences suggest the need for different treatment approaches.

Coordinated, presented, and facilitated the session for the 2020 COAP National Forum: United We Stand. Bureau of Justice Assistance Supports Responding to America's Opioid Crisis. Session: Two-Hatter Panel and Discussion. Session Description: Individuals who work in the addiction field and identify as persons in long-term recovery are often referred to as "two-hatters." They wear an addiction professional "hat" at work, and in different settings or situations also wear the "hat" of a person in recovery.

The Tulsa, Oklahoma PSP requested travel support for representatives to attend the APA Safety and Justice Leadership Institute from December 4 - 6 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The requestor withdrew the request.

As a strategic ally in the MacArthur Foundation’s Safety and Justice Challenge, the Association of Prosecuting Attorneys (APA) is hosting its Eighth Prosecutorial Leadership Institute in East Baton Rouge, Louisiana.