Res. #22-002 - Approving Participation in Opioid Litigation Settlements

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8. Support crisis stabilization centers that serve as an alternative to hospital emergency departments for persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions or persons that have experienced an opioid overdose. Support the work of Emergency Medical Systems, including peer support specialists, to connect individuals to treatment or other appropriate services following an opioid overdose or other opioid-related adverse event. 10. Provide funding for peer support specialists or recovery coaches in emergency departments, detox facilities, recovery centers, recovery housing, or similar settings; offer services, supports, or connections to care to persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MU. conditions or to persons who have experienced an opioid overdose. 11. Expand warm hand-off services to transition to recovery services. 12. Create or support school -based contacts that parents can engage with to seek immediate treatment services for their child; and support prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery programs focused on young people. 13. Develop and support best practices on addressing OUD in the workplace. 14. Support assistance programs for health care providers with OUD. 15. Engage non -profits and the faith community as a system to support outreach for treatment. 16. Support centralized call centers that provide information and connections to appropriate services and supports for persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions. D. ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE -INVOLVED PERSONS Address the needs of persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions who are involved in, are at risk of becoming involved in, or are transitioning out of the criminal justice system through evidence -based or evidence -informed programs or strategies that may include, but are not limited to, those that: Support pre -arrest or pre -arraignment diversion and deflection strategies for persons with OUD and any co-occurring SUD/MH conditions, including established strategies such as: Self -referral strategies such as the Angel Programs or the Police Assisted Addiction Recovery Initiative ("PAARI" ); 2. Active outreach strategies such as the Drug Abuse Response Team ("DART') model;