MO-HOPE Expands Naloxone Training and Distribution in Eastern Missouri |
Missouri developed a flexible naloxone training and distribution program that addresses the concerns of multiple audiences.
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2018 |
Kids Like Us Supports School Children Exposed to Substance Misuse |
In Maryland, a grassroots program teams up with Frederick County public schools to address adverse childhood experiences.
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2018 |
Vermont Doctors and Pharmacists Partner to Address Opioid Misuse |
Learn how a Brattleboro prevention coalition is fostering collaboration between doctors and pharmacists to reduce high rates of opioid misuse in Vermont.
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2018 |
Partnerships Strengthen Faith-based Prevention in Kentucky |
By focusing on shared values and building personal connections, Kentucky has created a unique prevention enhancement site dedicated exclusively to collaborating with faith-based communities.
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2018 |
Non-Traditional Partners Help Pennsylvania Reduce Access to Prescription Opioids |
Learn how prevention practitioners joined forces with realtors and funeral directors in Blair County, Pennsylvania to prevent opioid misuse.
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2018 |
Collaboration Reduces Health Disparities Experienced by Guam’s LGBT Youth |
Learn how by collaborating with schools and community partners, Guam’s Alternative Lifestyles Association (GALA) educates youth in healthy lifestyles—and promotes a spirit of inclusion.
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2018 |
Kentucky Partnership Brings PDMP Data to the Forefront of Prevention |
A lasting partnership between Kentucky’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) and the Division of Behavioral Health provides access to vital data to prevent opioid misuse.
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2017 |
Florida Coalition Forges Strong Partnerships to Reduce Opioid Misuse |
A cross-sector collaboration in Florida strengthens Drug Free Sarasota’s multi-component community awareness campaign.
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2017 |
Cross-Sector Collaboration Key to Prescriber Alert Success |
In North Carolina, the Burke Substance Abuse Network’s approach to creating and implementing a prescriber alert system offers a model for other communities looking to reduce the overprescribing of opioids.
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2017 |
Pennsylvania Creates Statewide Opioid Misuse Prevention Media Campaign |
The Commonwealth Prevention Alliance forged a collaboration among prevention, addiction, and media experts to raise public awareness of prescription drug misuse and heroin.
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2016 |
Unique Public-Private Partnership Strengthens Prevention in New Hampshire |
A 10-year, $12 million philanthropic initiative from the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation extends the prevention reach of New Hampshire’s Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services.
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2016 |
Oklahoma Tribes Collaborate to Understand Local Prevention Needs |
With leadership from a local health board, four Oklahoma tribes work collaboratively to understand the substance use and misuse prevention needs within their communities.
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2016 |
Local Connections Strengthen Prevention Programming for New Jersey Military Families |
Strong connections with partners across the state help the New Jersey Prevention Network develop and deliver culturally appropriate programming to military personnel and their families.
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2016 |
Established Partnerships Help Scott County Address Emerging Problems |
In rural Indiana, a long history of successful collaboration prepares the Scott County Partnership for addressing rising rates of prescription drug misuse.
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2016 |
Collaboration Key to Opichi Wadiswan Success |
On the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe reservation in northern Minnesota, Opichi Wadiswan, a once-struggling youth program, finds its footing when a new director embraces a collaborative approach to implementation.
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2016 |
Omaha Colleges Work Together to Prevent High-Risk Drinking |
The Omaha Collegiate Consortium, comprising eight colleges and universities, worked together at a time when many universities are reluctant to share the extent of their student drinking problems.
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2016 |
KISS FM Radio Helps Amarillo, Texas Schools Take Prevention to the Airwaves |
Amarillo radio station 96.9 KISS FM teamed up with the Amarillo Independent School District, prevention specialists, and community organizations to bring help and hope to youth struggling with issues related to alcohol and other drug use, bullying, depression, and suicide.
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2016 |
Boot Camp Training Immerses Clinicians in Military Culture |
To better serve the behavioral health needs of military service members, veterans, and their families, Kentucky’s Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental & Intellectual Disabilities (DBHDID), Division of Behavioral Health collaborates with the Kentucky National Guard to deliver an innovative, experiential training for prevention practitioners and clinicians.
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2016 |
Maine Prevention Partners Rally Around Data |
For nearly a decade, Maine’s State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup has kept data at the forefront of state and local planning efforts.
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2016 |
Innovative Funding Model Facilitates Prevention Collaboration in Massachusetts |
<p>To address increasing rates of opioid drug misuse and related poisoning deaths, Massachusetts instituted a unique “cluster funding” model that requires sub-recipient communities to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders.</p>
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2016 |