Young People In Recovery

DENVER METRO OVERDOSE PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE - YOUNG PEOPLE IN RECOVERY (YPR) WILL ESTABLISH THE DENVER METRO OVERDOSE PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL INITIATIVE SERVING DENVER, ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES TO STRENGTHEN OVERDOSE PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGH COORDINATED COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS, EXPANDED ACCESS TO FDA-APPROVED OPIOID OVERDOSE REVERSAL MEDICATIONS (OORMS), HEALTHCARE PROVIDER EDUCATION, PEER NAVIGATION, AND A COUNTERFEIT PILL PREVENTION CAMPAIGN. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS AGES 14–26 AT ELEVATED RISK FOR OVERDOSE, INCLUDING INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY USING SUBSTANCES, THOSE WITH A HISTORY OF NONFATAL OVERDOSE, JUSTICE-INVOLVED YOUTH, YOUNG ADULTS LEAVING TREATMENT, INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING HOUSING INSTABILITY, AND YOUNG PEOPLE EXPOSED TO FENTANYL THROUGH COUNTERFEIT PILLS. CAPACITY-BUILDING ACTIVITIES WILL ALSO ENGAGE HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS, PHARMACIES, SCHOOLS, FIRST RESPONDERS, FAITH COMMUNITIES, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, AND FAMILIES. YPR WILL IMPLEMENT THE PROJECT THROUGH THE DENVER METRO OVERDOSE PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE, A REGIONAL BACKBONE MODEL THAT COORDINATES HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS, PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCIES, SCHOOLS, PHARMACIES, RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS. STRATEGIES INCLUDE PURCHASING AND DISTRIBUTING OORMS; TRAINING LAY PERSONS AND HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; CONDUCTING COMMUNITY OUTREACH; IMPLEMENTING A COUNTERFEIT PILL PREVENTION CAMPAIGN THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL ADVERTISING, AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION; ESTABLISHING REGIONAL REFERRAL PATHWAYS AND PEER NAVIGATION; CONVENING A YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY WORKGROUPS; AND USING THE PATHWELL ELECTRONIC PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO SUPPORT SPARS REPORTING AND CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT. PROJECT GOALS REDUCE OPIOID OVERDOSE MORBIDITY AND MORTALITY; STRENGTHEN REGIONAL OVERDOSE PREVENTION INFRASTRUCTURE; AND BUILD SUSTAINABLE ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY. ANNUAL MEASURABLE OBJECTIVES • PURCHASE AND DISTRIBUTE AT LEAST 2,500 FDA-APPROVED OORM KITS ANNUALLY. • TRAIN AT LEAST 1,500 LAY PERSONS AND 500 HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ANNUALLY. • CONDUCT AT LEAST 150 COMMUNITY OUTREACH EVENTS AND EDUCATE 2,500 UNDUPLICATED PARTICIPANTS ANNUALLY. • REACH AT LEAST 10,000 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH PREVENTION CAMPAIGNS AND OUTREACH ANNUALLY. • ENROLL AT LEAST 400 PARTICIPANTS IN PEER NAVIGATION WITH A 75% REFERRAL COMPLETION RATE. • MAINTAIN 10–15 IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS AND CONVENE QUARTERLY COMMUNITY PREVENTION COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS.

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