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For individuals reintegrating into tribal communities after incarceration, jurisdictional hurdles can obstruct access to critical services and strained familial relationships can undermine success. Learn about ways to overcome both: shorturl.at/uiMn5 @NCJTC

In 2017, Chesterfield County, Virginia, established a multiagency partnership to combat rising overdoses; learn what the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s Office did with COSSUP funding to expand treatment and reentry services for at-risk individuals: shorturl.at/25GAf @CCSOVA

Law enforcement officers are critical partners in responding to overdoses – and in the process are often exposed to health risks. Learn about occupational safety resources developed to ensure officers are well equipped and prepared: shorturl.at/R4BEf @RTI_Intl

The COSSUP 2025 National Forum on Overdose Fatality Review brought together many of the 350 OFR teams across the country who are helping to turn the tide against substance use: ‘Your work is leading to the overdose death decreases we’re seeing nationwide.’ shorturl.at/mRldy

The latest issue of Catching Up With COSSUP is out! Learn about the recent Overdose Fatality Review Forum, new resources to promote officer safety, how best to identify outcomes that measure program success – and much more: shorturl.at/XGbD1

Champion of Recovery Police Chief Celisa Lehew: “I knew what the power of community was all about. The police dept crisis unit focuses on diverting those w/substance use or mental health diagnoses from barriers the criminal justice system would present.” tinyurl.com/yvv3s8d4

In the latest installment in a new five-part series on the alignment between COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project and the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), learn about innovations along Intercept 0 – community services: shorturl.at/b207Q

Make sure to add #TakeBackDay to your calendar! It's Saturday, April 26th from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Not sure where to find a collection site in your area? Try our location finder. DEATakeBack.com

COSSUP’s training and technical assistance (TTA) helps communities build effective responses to substance misuse. TTA supports proven strategies such as deflection, peer support services, and overdose prevention, and is free of charge: cossup.org/Program/TTA

Champion of Recovery Judge Beth Heath of the Family Accountability and Recovery Court in North Carolina: “If we can help folks—parents—in recovery be able to be reunified with their children, we all win.” shorturl.at/9vW0p

In the latest installment in a new five-part series on the alignment between COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project and the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), learn about innovations along Intercept 5 – community corrections: shorturl.at/B3Udi.

Champion of Deflection Dan Meloy: “It’s one person, one family at a time, one hug, one thank you. That’s success. I connected them with the right people. I showed them I care when everyone else told them they’re worthless.” shorturl.at/GtmlS

In the latest installment in a new five-part series on the alignment between COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project and the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), learn about innovations along Intercept 4 – reentry: shorturl.at/7sADH

Upcoming webinar! Policy Research Associates is hosting a webinar to launch the Toolkit for Writing an RFP to Contract for Healthcare Services in a Correctional or Detention Institution. Join this free event on April 3 at 1:00 pm ET. Register now: shorturl.at/JYFSz

Champion of Recovery Douglas Huntsinger of the Indiana Commission to Combat SUD: “We’ve worked hard to ensure that there’s a place for people to go, to understand that there’s a network of people in recovery and are there to support them.” shorturl.at/oXj37

COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project enabled 21 rural sites to leverage public safety/public health partnerships to enhance overdose prevention. Read about RROE’s alignment along SIM Intercept 3 – jails and courts: shorturl.at/MRJuY

Champion of Recovery Alex Casale of @NHCourts on a client who entered drug court after many arrests: “Eight months in, he started to change. On the officer’s last day, he gave him a big hug: ‘Thank you for taking a chance on me and helping save me.’” shorturl.at/ns5ac

COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic (RROE) project enabled 21 rural sites to leverage public safety/public health partnerships to enhance overdose prevention. Read about RROE’s alignment along SIM Intercept 2 – arrest, intake/booking & hearing. shorturl.at/VrxAb

COSSUP’s training and technical assistance (TTA) helps communities build effective responses to substance misuse. TTA supports proven strategies such as deflection, peer support services, and medication-assisted treatment, and is free of charge: cossup.org/Program/TTA @DOJBJA

COSSUP’s Rural Responses to the Opioid Epidemic project enabled 21 rural sites to leverage public safety/public health partnerships to enhance overdose prevention. Check out new series on its alignment w/ Sequential Intercept Model, starting w/Intercept 1. shorturl.at/H9qT2