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CLOUD

Curated Library about Opioid Use For Decision-makers

November 2020

Thank you for subscribing to receive updates from CLOUD: Curated Library about Opioid Use for Decision-makers. Our mission is to curate high quality, evidence-based resources on opioids and the opioid crisis for decision-makers across health care systems, state and local communities, and providers of care. CLOUD strives to be a centralized repository of information to assist decision-making and enhance collaboration across all who are working to tackle opioid use.

This newsletter highlights several new and relevant resources featured on the site. Do you have resources you would like to see on CLOUD? See our contact information at the bottom of this message.

FEATURED COLLECTION

COVID-19

The COVID-19 public health emergency is particularly challenging for people in treatment for substance use disorder, people in recovery, and people who use drugs. This collection features resources that can be adapted for local settings; specific guidance on offering harm reduction, recovery housing, and culturally appropriate mental health and peer support services during the pandemic; and links to websites that provide high-quality information, data, and/or examples for policymakers and community leaders to adopt.

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Peer Support Toolkit

This interactive toolkit from the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disabilities Services is intended to support organizations that are hiring (or planning to hire) peers into new support roles. The toolkit discusses considerations for preparing the organizational culture for adding peer support services, recruiting and hiring peer staff, creating effective service delivery of peer support services, and supporting, supervising, and retaining peer staff. The toolkit also includes helpful, interactive worksheets and checklists that support the implementation of each set of considerations.

Building an Organizational Culture That Values Law Enforcement Diversion

This 3 page guide from the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) discusses building an organization culture that values law enforcement diversion programs for individuals with substance use disorders. The guide defines 3 key elements for creating a culture within law enforcement agencies that supports and values pre-arrest diversion programs: effective communication, clear policies and protocols, and training and provides strategies for implementing these key elements. Accompanying this paper is a slide deck and link to a webinar presenting the guidance.

Principles of Harm Reduction

This educational resource from the Harm Reduction Coalition provides a 2-page description of the principles of harm reduction. The handout outlines 8 key ideas that are key to the harm reduction practice, and discusses key concepts in understanding the risk, mindset, and setting that can be considered when understanding what might promote or reduce risk for an individual.

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