Community Care of Southern Piedmont

Community Care of Southern Piedmont provides educational services to healthcare providers about how to manage the Control Substance Reporting System with delegates or physicians entering in data.

http://www.ccofsp.com/for-providers/information-systems/

Granville Vance Public Health Department

The Granville Vance Public Health Department offers substance misuse services in Oxford and Henderson, including naloxone and a syringe exchange program.

https://gvph.org

Greensboro Area Health Education Center (AHEC) App

The Greensboro AHEC has created a collaborative app to help Guilford County health providers, citizens and emergency responders easily access relevant information about drug abuse prevention, drop off and treatment options in their area.

McDowell County Community Care Paramedic Program

Community Paramedics is a program in which first responders provide follow-up services after delivering a drug overdose reversal.  The goal of the program is to get recipients of overdose reversals into treatment for substance use disorder.

http://www.mcdowellem.com/community-care.html

Nashville Community Paramedic Program

Within 48 hours of a drug overdose reversal, first responders hold a meeting with the naloxone recipient. They supply a list of treatment options and assist with scheduling appointments with recovery programs. The program also assists in a syringe exchange program to reduce risks of diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV.

http://www.co.nash.nc.us/169/Emergency-Services

Rockingham County Integrated Health Care Program

Rockingham County Health and Human Services created the Integrated Health Care Program with a grant from the Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust. The program provides comprehensive, multidisciplinary care to Rockingham County citizens. Services include a community paramedic program, healthy lifestyle support, behavioral health management, and intensive case management.

Rutherford County Community Paramedics

Community Paramedics is a program in which first responders provide follow-up services after delivering a drug overdose reversal.  The goal of the program is to get recipients of overdose reversals into treatment for substance use disorder.

http://rutherfordcountync.gov/emergencyservices

The Hope Squad

The Hope Squad is a community partnership between the Raleigh Police Department, the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition (NCHRC) and Recovery Communities of North Carolina (RCNC). Using overdose data and police reports, they locate and visit every person who had an overdose reversal. They provide treatment referrals, family support, recovery coaching and naloxone.

Organization Leads: Ben Huger (Raleigh PD); John Fox (Raleigh PD); Jesse Bennett (NCHRC)

rcnc.org/hope-grows-stronger-in-north-carolina/

Wake County Drug Overdose Prevention Coalition

Fifteen public health, law enforcement, advocacy, and education organizations formed a coalition to develop a strategic response to the opioid crisis in Wake County. The group meets quarterly to exchange strategies and information and update the group’s plan of action.

http://www.wakegov.com/humanservices/publichealth/coalition/Pages/default.aspx