December 2023 Task Force Meeting

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Welcome and Announcements

Fall 2023 Behavioral Health Public Awareness Campaigns

• Ashley G. O’Shea; Director of Strategic Communications, Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
• Rachael Elmaleh; Substance Use Communications Manager, Center for Public Health Communication, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

November Session Summary Report Out

• Cathy Schultz; Governor’s Overdose Task Force Director, EOHHS

2024 Task Force Topics Interactive Brainstorming Activity

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November 2023 Task Force Meeting

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Community Conversation Introduction

• Cathy Schultz, MPH; Director of the Governor’s Overdose Task Force, Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
• Ana Bess Moyer Bell, MA, RTD; Executive Director, 2nd Act
• Tamara Burman; Evaluator, EOHHS

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October 2023 Task Force Meeting

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Recovery Oriented Measures Survey (ROMS)

• Hailey Voyer, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Block Grant, Research, Data Evaluation, and Compliance Unit, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)
• Elecia Cardarelli, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Supplemental Block Grant, Research, Data Evaluation, and Compliance Unit, BHDDH

Grant-Funded Recovery Housing Data

• Emily Goodspeed, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)
• Marcia Almeida, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)

Rally4Recovery Highlights

• Cathy Schultz, MPH; Task Force Director, Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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September 2023 Task Force Meeting

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Prevention and Rescue of Fentanyl and Other Opioid Overdoses Using Optimized Naloxone Distribution Strategies (PROFOUND) Project

• Brandon Marshall, PhD; Professor of Epidemiology and Director, People Place and Health Collective, Brown University School of Public Health

International Overdose Awareness Day Highlights

• Ashley Perry; Deputy Director, Project Weber/RENEW

Rhode Island’s Short- and Long-Term Fatal Overdose Goals

• The Honorable Governor Daniel J. McKee

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August 2023 Target Setting Session

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Mini Data Academy: People, Place and Health Collective (PPHC), Brown University School of Public Health

• Jesse Yedinak Gray, MPA; Assistant Dean of Education, Assistant Professor of the Practice, Department of Epidemiology, Brown University School of Public Health
• Brandon Marshall, PhD; Professor of Epidemiology and Director, PPHC, Brown University School of Public Health

Overdose Data Council: Where We’ve Been to Current and Target Options

• Kristen St. John, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
• Macy Daly, MPA; Data Unit Reporting and Analytics Team Lead, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)

Goal Setting to Save Lives

• Christina Schulz, PhD; Health Program Administrator, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Service (EOHHS)

Next Steps: Where Do We Go From Here

• Cathy Schultz, MPH; Director, Governor’s Overdose Task Force, EOHHS

 

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August 2023 Task Force Meeting

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Rhode Island Overdose Fatality Review (OFR): Sharing Key Findings and Recommendations

• Heather Coia, MSW, LICSW, QMHP; OFR Coordinator, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) Data: Bystander Presence and Response During Accidental and Undetermined Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island, January 2016-June 2022

• Justina Omari, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis, RIDOH

 

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July 2023

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Lived Experiences of People of Color with Substance Use Disorders: Treatment, Recovery, and Systemic Implications

• Monica Tavares, BA; Education and Outreach Coordinator, Drug Overdose Prevention Program, Rhode Island Department of Health and Co-Chair, Racial Equity Work Group (REWG)
• Dennis Bailer; Overdose Prevention Program Director, Project Weber/RENEW and Co-Chair, REWG

 

Overview of Racial Equity Practices and Recommendations for the Governor’s Overdose Task Force

• Kate D’Adamo; Racial Equity Consultant, Reframe Health and Justice

 

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June 2023

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Data Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

• Heidi Weidele, MPH; Lead Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program (SUEP), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Rhode Island Overdose Fatality Review (OFR)

• Heather Seger, MSW, LICSW, QMHP; OFR Coordinator, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), RIDOH

 

Overdose Data to Action: Targeted Text Messaging Campaign in Response to Increased Overdose Activity

• Rachael Elmaleh; Communications Manager, DOPP and SUEP, RIDOH
• Ashley O’Shea, MBA; Director of Strategic Communications, EOHHS

May Task Force Breakout Session Highlights/Themes

• Cathy Schultz, MPH; Task Force Director, Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

 

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May 2023

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Teva Naloxone Update

• Anita N. Jacobson, PharmD; Clinical Professor, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy and Director, Northeast Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Center

Community Conversation/Public Comment

 

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April 2023

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The 2022 Rhode Island Student Survey

• Hailey Voyer, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Block Grant, Research, Data Evaluation, and Compliance Unit, Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)

 

Update: Prevention Strategy Work Group

• Tara Cooper, MPH; Chief, Center for Health Promotion, Division of Community Health and
  Equity, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
• Candace Rodgers, MPH, MCHES; Administrator of Prevention and Recovery Services, Division of Behavioral Health, BHDDH

 

Student Assistance Programs: An Effective Strategy for Preventing Youth Substance Use and Promoting Mental Health

• Sarah C. Dinklage, LCSW; Chief Executive Officer, Rhode Island Student Assistance Services
• Samantha Rosenthal, PhD, MPH; Epidemiologist Consultant, Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)

 

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March 2023

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Rhode Island Opioid Response Strategy

• Thomas Chadronet; Public Health Analyst, New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NE HIDTA)
• Bryan Volpe; Drug Intelligence Officer and Liaison Officer to the Rhode Island Fusion Center, NE HIDTA

 

testRI Xylazine Spotlight: Findings from the local Rhode Island Drug Supply

• Alexandra Collins, PhD; Assistant Professor, Brown University School of Public Health
• Rachel Wightman, MD, FACMT; Assistant Professor Emergency Medicine, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Brown Emergency Medicine

 

Update from the State Health Laboratories

• Louis Marchetti, PhD; Chief of Operations, Center for Toxicology and Laboratory Support, Rhode Island State Health Laboratory

 

Prevent Overdose Naloxone Intervention (PONI) Overdose Response Update

• Michelle McKenzie; Director, PONI at The Miriam Hospital
• Lex Morales; Pawtucket Program Director, Project Weber/RENEW

 

Xylazine Resources

• Sarah Edwards; Community Outreach Coordinator, Drug Overdose Prevention Program, Rhode Island Department of Health

 

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February 2023

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Overdose Data Council: Governor’s Overdose Task Force Preliminary Refresh Approach

• Cathy Schultz, MPH; Task Force Director, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
• Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH; Team Lead, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
• Rebecca Lebeau, PhD, MPH; Director of Data and Analytics, EOHHS
• Macy Daly, MPA; Data Unit Reporting and Analytics Team Lead, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH)
• Rik Ganguly, MPH; Data Scientist, Rhode Island Data Ecosystem, EOHHS

 

Rhode Island Opioid Settlements Update

• Marti Rosenberg; Director, Policy, Planning, and Research, EOHHS

 

Rhode Island Arts and Health Initiatives

• Kilah Walters-Clinton; Director of Race, Equity, and Community Engagement, EOHHS
• Steven Boudreau; Director of Workforce Development, Diversity Liaison, RIDOH and Co-Chair, Rhode Island Arts and Health, RIDOH
• Anisa Raoof; Grants Manager and Co-Chair, Rhode Island Arts and Health, Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)
• Melody Gamba; Artist in Residence, Rhode Island Arts and Health, RISCA

 

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January 2023

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Stimulant Dispensing Trends in Rhode Island, 2017-2021

Taylor Paiva, MPH; Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

Adderall Shortage: Prescriber Perspectives

Philip Chan, MD, MS; Consulting Medical Director, Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and EMS (PRIDEMS), RIDOH

Stimulant Drug Shortages and Solutions: Pharmacist Perspectives

Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA; Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy

The Stimulant Surge: Addressing Risks and Improving Outcomes

Lisa Peterson, LMHC, LCDP, LCDS, MAC; Chief Operating Officer, VICTA

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Go back to Select Year

December 2022

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Overdose Data Council: A Review of the Task Force Strategic Plan Metrics and Future Directions

Macy Daly, MPA; Data Unit Reporting and Analytics Team Lead, Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals
Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH; Team Lead, Substance Use Epidemiology Team, Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department of Health
Rebecca Lebeau, PhD, MPH; Director of Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Year in Review: Highlights from the Task Force Strategic Plan Pillars

Prevention
Heidi Driscoll; Regional Director, South County Prevention Coalition

Rescue and Harm Reduction
Christa Thomas-Sowers; Community Outreach Coordinator, Woonsocket Mobile Outreach, Community Care Alliance

Treatment
Susan Hart, MD; Treatment Work Group Community Co-Chair

Recovery
George O’Toole, BS, CPRS; Manager, Recovery Support Services, East Bay Community Action Program, and Recovery Work Group Community Co-Chair

 

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November 2022

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Overdose Prevention Centers in Rhode Island: A Cost Benefit Analysis

Philip Chan, MD, MS; Consulting Medical Director, Division of Preparedness, Response, Infectious Disease and EMS (PRIDEMS), Rhode Island Department of Health
Laura Chambers, PhD, MPH; Assistant Professor of the Practice of Epidemiology and Lead Research Scientist, People, Place and Health Collective, Brown University School of Public Health

Community Engagement Policy Discussion/Public Comment

 

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October 2022

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Fatal Overdose Update: January 1, 2022 to March 31, 2022 and Overdose Fatality Review
August 2022 Recommendation Highlights

Heidi Weidele, MPH; Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology
Program, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Taking on the Crisis of Contaminated Substances

Alexandra Collins, PhD; Investigator, Brown University School of Public Health
Thomas Chadronet; Public Health Analyst, New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (NE HIDTA)
Bryan Volpe; Drug Intelligence Officer and Liaison Officer to the Rhode Island Fusion Center, NE HIDTA
Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS; Assistant Medical Director, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), RIDOH
Barbara Trout, RN, MSN; Director of Healthcare Services, CODAC Behavioral Health

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September 2022

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Leveraging Medicaid to Address Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery

Amy C. Hulberg, MPP; Director of Policy, Rhode Island Medicaid

 

Community Dialogue Panel

Colleen Daley Ndoye; Executive Director, Project Weber/RENEW (PWR)
Sarah Edwards, CPRS, CCHW; Manager, Community Outreach Response Efforts Team, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
Ashley Perry; Pawtucket Program Manager, PWR

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August 2022

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Overdose Fatality Review: Introduction and Recent Recommendations

Heather Seger, MSW, LICSW; Clinical Systems Coordinator and OFR Lead, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Monica Tavares, BA; Education and Outreach Coordinator, DOPP, RIDOH, and Racial Equity Work Group Co-Chair

 

Family Recovery Resources Community Resources for Our Children and Youth

Ryan Loiselle, LICSW; Program Director, Friends Way
Laurie MacDougall, CFPS; Allies in Recovery and Family Task Force Co-Chair
Trisha Suggs; Associate Administrator, Substance Abuse Policy and Program Development, the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals and Family Task Force Co-Chair

 

Upcoming Community Events for International Overdose Awareness Day and National Recovery Month

Jonathon Goyer; Director, Rhode Island Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative and Task Force Expert Advisor

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July 2022

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CODAC Behavioral Health Mobile Services

Linda Hurley; CEO, CODAC Behavioral Health

 

Addressing Co-Occurring Needs: Aligning Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment

Facilitated by Marti Rosenberg; Director, Policy, Planning, and Research, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

First presentation: Certified Community Behavioral Health Centers
Presented by Thomas Martin; Associate Director, Behavioral Health Division, Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals (BHDDH), and Amy Hulberg; Medicaid Director of Policy, EOHHS

Second presentation: Mobile Response and Stabilization Services
Presented by Marti Rosenberg (EOHHS)

Third presentation: Update on the Implementation of the 988 Lifeline
Presented by Corinna Roy; Associate Director II, BHDDH

 

The Avenue Concept: A Public Art Project for Harm Reduction Organizations

Yarrow Thorne; Founder and Executive Director, The Avenue Concept (TAC)
Jennifer Harris; Deputy Director, TAC

 

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June 2022

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Data Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island, January 1, 2021 to December 31, 2021

Heidi Weidele, MPH; Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Jennifer Koziol, MPH; Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP) Lead, RIDOH

 

Facilitated Discussion and Public Comment: Task Force Work Group Recommendations for Opioid Settlement Funding for Fiscal Year 2023

Ana Novais, MA; Acting Secretary, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Richard Charest, MBA; Director Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

 

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May 2022

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Fatal Overdose Update: January 1, 2021-December 31, 2021

Heidi Weidele, MPH; Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Overdose Data to Action: Rhode Island’s Mobile Outreach Initiatives

Cathy Schultz, MPH; Overdose Data to Action Project Manager, RIDOH
Sarah Edwards, CPRS; Community Outreach Response Efforts Team Manager, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
Dennis Bailer; Overdose Prevention Program Director, Project Weber/RENEW (PWR)
Colleen Daley Ndoye; Executive Director, PWR

 

Legislative Updates

Joshua Miller; Senator, Rhode Island State Senate, District 28
John G. Edwards; Representative, House Majority Floor Manager, District 70

 

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April 2022

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Cocaine-Involved Overdoses in Rhode Island

Heather Seger, MSW, LICSW, QMHP; Drug Overdose Prevention Program, Violence, and Injury Prevention Program, Center for Emergency Medical Services, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH; Lead Epidemiologist, Innovative Surveillance Projects, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), RIDOH

 

Update: Task Force Treatment Work Group

Linda Mahoney, CDCS, LCDP II, CS; Administrator III, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities & Hospitals

 

Ocean State Recovery Center: Stimulant Responsive Program

Chris Dorval MSM, LCSW, LCDCS; Clinical Director, Ocean State Recovery Center

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March 2022

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Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths Jan 1, 2021 to Sept 30, 2021

Heidi Weidele, MPH; Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Substance Use Epidemiology Program, Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Harm Reduction Initiatives and Harm Reduction Principles

Katie Howe, MPH; Prevention Manager, Center for HIV, Hepatitis, STD, and TB Epidemiology, RIDOH

 

Harm Reduction Vending Machines

Katelyn Case; Harm Reduction Case Manager, AIDS Care Ocean State

 

Overdose Prevention Centers as Resources

Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS; Assistant Medical Director, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), RIDOH
Lauren Conkey, MPH; Community Program Manager, DOPP, RIDOH

 

State Funding Processes at BHDDH

Steve Dean; Administrator III, BHDDH
Corinna Roy; Associate Director II, BHDDH

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February 2022

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Opioid Overdose Integrated Surveillance System

Nathaniel Fuchs, MPH; Epidemiologist, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis, Rhode Island Department of Health

 

Recovery Work Group: Pathways to Employment

Linda Mahoney, CDCS, LCDP II, CS; Administrator III, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals
Ines Garcia; Certified Peer Recovery Support Specialist, East Bay Recovery Center
Mark Serra; Brisan Recovery
Jennifer Kodis; Director of Workforce Services, Amos House

 

Rhode Island Opioids Litigation and Settlement Update

Adi Goldstein; Deputy Attorney General, Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office
Peter Neronha; Attorney General, Rhode Island Attorney General’s Office
Ana Novais, MA; Assistant Secretary, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services

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January 2022

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Fatal Overdose Update: January 1, 2021 to July 31, 2021

Heidi Weidele, MPH; Fatal Overdose Epidemiologist, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, Rhode Island Department of Health

 

Overview of 2021: Rhode Island Recovery Friendly Workplace Initiative

Jonathon Goyer, Director; Rhode Island Recovery Friendly Workplace and Task Force Expert Advisor

 

Zinnia Health Overview

Taek-Geun Kwon, BS; CEO, Zinnia Health

 

Review of the December 2021 Task Force Community Engagement Discussion

 
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December 2021

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Introduction and Meeting Agenda

Jill Glickman; Facilitator, Trainer, and Cross-Sector Partnership Builder, Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) Program, Rhode Island Department of Health

Brief Review: Overdose Funding and Task Force Activities

Marti Rosenberg; Director of Policy, Planning, and Research, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services

Open Facilitated Discussion: Questions and Community Comment on Funding and Program Priorities, Small Group Discussion and Report Backs, and Next Steps

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November 2021

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Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island, January 2021-May 2021

Kristen St. John, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

Emergency Department Overdose Standards of Care and Buprenorphine Hotline Update

Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS; Assistant Medical Director, Drug Overdose Prevention Program (DOPP), RIDOH

Overdose Data to Action: Rhode Island’s Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) Initiative

Lauren Conkey, MPH; Community Program Manager, DOPP, RIDOH
Kamila Bernal; In-Reach Coordinator, Project Weber/RENEW
Kelly Walsh, AA, CPRS; Lead Certified Peer Recovery Specialist, Landmark Medical
Center Emergency Room
Christa Thomas-Sowers; Community Outreach Coordinator, Woonsocket Overdose
Outreach Team, Community Care Alliance

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October 2021

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Welcome & Public Comment

 

Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island, January 2021-April 2021

Jaejoon Shin, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Occupational Analyses Using the State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS), January 2016-June 2020

Jaejoon Shin, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

The Impacts of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID) 2019 and the Overdose Crisis Among Unstably-Housed People Who Use Drugs: Challenges and Next Steps

Alexandra Collins, PhD; Investigator, Brown University School of Public Health

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September 2021

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Welcome & Public Comment

 

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August 2021

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Update: Opioid Stewardship Fund

Ana Novais, MA; Assistant Secretary, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

 

RIDOH’s New Drug Overdose Surveillance Data Hub: Municipal-Level Information to Drive Action

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Acting Program Manager, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Melissa Basta, MPH, RN BSN; Public Health Epidemiologist, Drug Overdose Surveillance Program, CHDA, RIDOH
Sarah Karim; Geographic Information System Specialist, Drug Overdose Surveillance, CHDA, RIDOH

 

IMANI Breakthrough Recovery Program

Reverend Christopher Abhulime; Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor, State of Rhode Island
Reverend Robyn Anderson, MA, LADC, LPC; Pastor, Blackwell AME Zion Church, Executive Director, Ministerial Health Fellowship Advocacy Coalition, and Church Liaison, IMANI Breakthrough Project
Chyrell Bellamy, PhD, MSW; Associate Professor, Yale Department of Psychiatry; Joint Director, Yale Program for Recovery and Community Health and Director of Peer Support Services and Research

 

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July 2021

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Insights from Biosurveillance: Non-Fatal Overdoses in Rhode Island

Ewa King, PhD; Director, Rhode Island Department of Health, State Health Laboratories

 

2021 Legislative Outcomes

Senator Joshua Miller; Chairman of the Committee on Health and Human Services; Senator, Rhode Island State Senate, District 28

 

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June 2021

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Data Update: Accidental Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Jaejoon Shin, MPH; Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Preliminary Data from the Drug User Health Surveillance System

Kailai Duan, PhD, MPH; Epidemiologist, CHDA, RIDOH
Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH; Biostatistician, CHDA, RIDOH
Michelle McKenzie; Director, Preventing Overdose Naloxone Intervention (PONI) at The Miriam Hospital

 

Recovery Coach Training Update

Sarah Saint Laurent; Statewide Community Relations Liaison, Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH)
Michelle Harter; Associate Director, Anchor Recovery Community Centers
Lisa Conlan Lewis; Executive Director, Parent Support Network of Rhode Island

 

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May 2021

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Rhode Island Behavioral Health Open Beds (RI BHOB)

Liv King; Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH)

 

Overview of Housing in Rhode Island

Michelle Brophy; Associate Director, BHDDH
Corrina Roy; Director of Behavioral Healthcare, BHDDH
Brenda Clement; Director, HousingWorks RI
Laura Jaworski; Executive Director, House of Hope Community Development Corporation

 

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April 2021

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2020 Fatal Overdoses in Rhode Island: Data Highlights

Jaejoon Shin, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)
Rachel Scagos, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Overdose Data to Action: Targeted Outreach Initiative

Jennifer Koziol, MPH; Drug Overdose Prevention Program Administrator, RIDOH
Sarah Edwards, CPRS; Community Outreach Response Efforts Team Manager, Parent Support Network (PSN) of Rhode Island
Denniss Berganza, MPH; Case Manager, MSM Programs, Bi-Lingual Peer Outreach Worker, Project Weber/RENEW

 

Legislative Update: Briefing on Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Related Legislation in 2021

Senator Joshua Miller; Chairman of the Committee on Health and Human Services; Senator, Rhode Island State Senate, District 28
John G. Edwards; Representative, House Majority Floor Manager, District 70

 

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March 2021

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Data Update: Accidental Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Jaejoon Shin, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

2021 Overview of New England Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Taylor Bryan Turner; Assistant Regional Administrator, SAMHSA, US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Timothy Jean; Public Health Fellow, SAMHSA, HHS

 

Current Implementation of Addiction and Overdose Evidence Update

Kim Paull, MPH; Director, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (OHHS)
Marti Rosenberg; Director, Policy, Planning, and Research, OHHS
Ashley O’Shea, MBA; Director of Strategic Communications, OHHS

 

Overview of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)

Sheldon Whitehouse; US Senator, Rhode Island

 

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February 2021

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Data Update: Accidental Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Revisiting the Overdose Evidence Update: Interim Findings and Recommendations

Kim Paull, MPH; Director, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (OHHS)
Marti Rosenberg; Director, Policy, Planning, and Research, OHHS

Behavioral Health Attitude Survey

Karen Jeffreys; Director of Programs, Horizon Healthcare Partners

 

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January 2021

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Data Update: Accidental Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, Center for Health Data and Analysis (CHDA), Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH)

 

Rhode Island’s Review of Overdose Accidental Deaths (ROAD) Update: October and December 2020 Findings

Meghan McCormick, MPH; Drug Overdose Prevention Program, Division of Health and Equity (CHE), RIDOH
Rachel Scagos, MPH; Senior Public Health Epidemiologist, CHDA, RIDOH<

 

Engaging and Retaining Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) in Care for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD): Disentangling the Evidence

Rahul Vanjani, MD; Associate Professor of Medicine, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

 
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December 2020

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• • • • Overdose Evidence Update: Interim Findings and Recommendations
        Kim Paull, MPH; Director, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (OHHS)
        Marti Rosenberg; Director, Policy, Planning, and Research, OHHS

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November 2020

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• • • • • It’s Ok Not to Be Ok: A Tribute to Veterans
          Kasim Yarn, Director RI Office of Veterans Services
        • Data Update: Rhode Island Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths January 2020-July 2020

Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH, Biostatistician; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • PreventOverdoseRI 2020 updates

 

Brandon Marshall, PhD; Brown School of Public Health

• • • • Syndemic: Intersectionality of COVID-19 and the Drug Overdose Epidemic
        Julian Drix, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

 

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October 2020

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• • • • • CODE Meeting Action Steps: Response to Increases in Overdoses
        • Machiste Rankin, RICARES
        • Data Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths January 2020-June 2020

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • Rhode Island’s Review of Overdose Accidental Deaths (ROAD): August 2020 Findings

 

Heather Seger, LICSW Family Outreach Coordinator, and Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • Governor’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force Evidence Update: Plans + Progress

 

Kimberly Paull, MPH; Director, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)

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September 2020

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• • • • • Data Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • Rally4Recovery Rhode Island
      • Merging Two Datasets: Controlled Substance Use Among Individuals Who Died of An Opioid Overdose

 

Benjamin Hallowell, PhD, MPH, Biostatistician and Heidi Weidele, MPH, Public Health Epidemiologist; RIDOH

 

• • • • Rhode Island Harm Reduction and Syringe Services Access Program

 

Thomas Bertrand, MPH, MA; RIDOH

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August 2020

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• • • • • Data Update: Accidental Drug Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) Partners: Identifying Immediate and Long-Term Actions

 

Lauren Conkey, MPH; RIDOH

 

• • • • Overdose Prevention Centers

 

Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS; RIDOH

 

• • • • Alcohol and Substance Use Increases During the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Linda Mahoney, CDCS, LCDP II, CS; BHDDH

 

• • • • Principles of Recovery and the COVID-19 Pandemic

 

Marty Madden, LCDP, ICGO, Residential Program Director; Bridgemark Addiction Recovery

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July 2020

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• • • • • Fatal Overdoses in Rhode Island: First Quarter of 2020

Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health

• • • • The Benefits of Telehealth in Behavioral Health

 

Trisha Suggs, Co-Chair, Project Director; State Youth Treatment
Laurie MacDougall, Co-Chair, Executive Director; REST

 

• • • • Legislative Update

 

Senator Joshua Miller; Chairman of the Committee on Health and Human Services

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June 2020

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• • • • • COVID-19 Homeless Response

Michelle Murphy; RIDOH

• • • • • Providence Safe Stations

Chief Zachariah Kenyon; Providence Fire Department

• • • • • Health Communities Office

Ellen Cynar, MS, MPH, Director, Healthy Communities Office; City of Providence

• • • • • Downtown Overdose Overview

Alexander Donoyan, MBA/LCDP, Chief Executive Officer and Lisa Peterson, LMHC/LCDP/LCDS/MAC, Chief Operating Officer; VICTA

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May 2020

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• • • • • COVID-19 SAMHSA Grant

Prevention, Carol Stone; RIDOH
Rescue, Jennifer Koziol; RIDOH
Treatment, Jaime Bernard and Dr. Brian Daly; BHDDH
Recovery, Linda Mahoney; BHDDH
Cross-Cutting Workgroup on Racial Equity, Dennis Bailer and Lily Rivera; Project Weber/RENEW
Harm Reduction, Ryan Erickson; BHDDH
Family Task Force, Trisha Suggs; BHDDH
First Responder Task Force, Matthew Moynihan; Rhode Island State Police and Bryan Volpe; Rhode Island Fusion Center
Substance-Exposed Newborn (SEN) Task Force, Margo Katz and Kristine Campagna; RIDOH

• • • • • Buprenorphine Hotline

Lee Ann Jordison Keeler, Care New England

• • • • • Health Equity Zones Updates and Opioid Prevention During COVID

Susan Jacobsen, Woonsocket HEZ
Cathy Sullivan, Kent County Prevention Coalition
Heidi Driscoll, South County Prevention Coalition

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April 2020

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• • • • 2019 Fatal Overdoses in Rhode Island: Data Highlights
        Rachel Scagos, MPH; Rhode Island Department of Health
      • Strategic Response: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic
        Linda Mahoney, CAADC, CCS, Administrator II; Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH)
      • Community Outreach During COVID-10
        Sarah Edwards, CPRS, Statewide Outreach Manager; Parent Support Network
      • Project Weber/RENEW COVID-19 Harm Reduction Response
        Dennis Bailer, Overdose Prevention Program Director; Project Weber/RENEW and Co-Chair, Cross-Cutting Working Group for Racial Equity
        Lily Rivera, Assistant Director; Project Weber/RENEW and Co-Chair; Cross-Cutting Working Group for Racial Equity

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February 2020

• • • • Task Force Strategic Plan Metrics: Recovery Pillar Spotlight
        Kimberly Paull, MPH; Director, Data and Analytics, Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS)
      • Rhode Island’s Recovery Friendly Workplace (RFW) Initiative
        Jonathan Goyer; Director, RFW Initiative
      • Vulnerable Populations: Building Social Connectedness
        Linda Mahoney, CAADC, CCS, Administrator II; Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH)
        Christine Harkins, MA, CCJP, CI, FIS, President and CEO; Bridgemark Addiction Recovery Services
        Dennis Bailer, Overdose Prevention Program Director; Project Weber/RENEW and Co-Chair, Cross-Cutting Working Group for Racial Equity
        Lily Rivera, Assistant Director; Project Weber/RENEW and Co-Chair; Cross-Cutting Working Group for Racial Equity
        Stacy Perin, LICSW, QMHP; The Providence Center School and Anchor Learning Academy

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January 2020

• • • • Rhode Island Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Data: Analyses and Heat Mapping of Opioid Overdose Activity (presenters: Leanne Lasher, MPH and Sarah Karim)
      • The Portuguese Drug Policy: A Public Health Approach (presenter: Dr. João Castel-Branco Goulão)

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December 2019

• • • • Rhode Island Census 2020 (presenter: Galen Auer)
      • It’s OK not to be OK (presenters: Lori Needham and John Methia)
      • Rhode Island Medicaid Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) Enrollment Analysis (presenters: Kim Paull)

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November 2019

• • • • Community Overdose Engagement (CODE): Phase 3 (presenter: Lauren Conkey, MPH)
      • PreventOverdoseRI.org, Rhode Island’s Drug Overdose Dashboard: 2019 Visual and Content Refresh (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)
      • Expanding Employment and Housing Opportunities for Individuals in Recovery (presenters: Sarah Bramblet and Chris Tanguay)
      • BHDDH: Recovery House Progress (presenter: Linda Mahoney, CAADC, CS)
      • Drug Overdose Prevention Mini-Grants: 2019 Projects in Review (presenters: Dahianna Lopez, MSN, MPH, PhD and Gina DeLuca, BS)

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October 2019

• • • • Data Trend Update: Accidental Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island (presenters: Rachel Scagos, MPH; Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH)
      • Rhode Island Overdose Response Strategy: Overview of Seized Drugs (presenters: Bryan Volpe and Thomas Chadronet; Rhode Island Fusion Center, New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area)
      • Rhode Island State Police (presenter: Colonel James M. Manni, Rhode Island Department of Public Safety)

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September 2019

• • • • Rhode Island Behavioral Health Communications Campaigns: The Statewide Conversation on Behavioral Health Team (presenter: Ashley O’Shea, MBA)
      • An Overdose Doesn’t Mean It’s Over: Naloxone and Opioid Public Awareness Campaign (presenter: Niki Brazier, NAIL Communications)
      • Communications and Marketing Strategy for BHLINK
      • East Bay Recovery Center
      • ANCHOR Recovery Community Programs
      • Hope Recovery Centers of Washington and Newport Counties
      • Serenity Center
      • CODAC Rhode to Health Mobile Medical Clinic (presenter: Mary Walton)

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August 2019

• • • • 2018 Rhode Island Municipality Overdose Report (presenter: Leanne Lasher, MPH)
      • Rhode Island’s State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) Data July 2016 – June 2018 (presenter: Rachel Scagos, MPH)
      • Rhode Island Department of Corrections (presenter: Patricia A. Coyne-Fague, Esq., Director)

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July 2019

• • • • Rhode Island Levels of Care Implementation Update (presenter: Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH, MHS)
      • Number Needed to Harm (NNH) from Opioid Prescribing (presenter: Luke Barré, MD, MPH)
      • Briefing on Substance Use Disorder (SUD)-Related Legislation in 2019 (presenters: Sen. Josh Miller & Rep. John Edwards )

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June 2019

• • • • What are “Co-Occurring Disorders?” (presenter: Brian Daly, MD)
      • Behavioral Health: Hospitalizations and Emergency Department Visits (presenter: Samara Viner-Brown, MS)
      • Strengthening Behavioral Healthcare In Rhode Island (presenter: Ryan Erickson)

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May 2019

• • • • The Truth About Opioids Rhode Island Pilot (presenter: Elizabeth C. Hair)
      • Grands Flourish (presenter: Magdalena Andreozzi)
      • BHDDH: Promoting Integration of Primary and Behavioral Healthcare (PIPBHC) Grant (presenter: Erin McCollum)

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April 2019

• • • • Fatal Overdoses in Rhode Island: Data Highlights (presenter: Nicole Alexander-Scott)
      • Over the Dose RI: An Evidence-Based Public Awareness Campaign to Reduce the Misuse of Opioid Prescription Pain Medications
      • Regional Prevention Task Force Coalitions: Updates

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March 2019

• • • • Data Update: Governor’s Strategic Plan Refresh for Rhode Island Opioid Response 2019-2021
      • Opioid Use Disorders and the Americans with Disabilities Act: Eliminating Discriminatory Barriers to Treatment and Recovery
      • Updates: Federal Grant Funding to Rhode Island for Opioid Crisis Response
      • Heroin-Opioid Prevention Effort (HOPE) Initiative
      • Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
      • First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (FR-CARA) First Responders Project to Combat Opioid Overdose in Rhode Island

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February 2019

• • • • Anchor Recovery Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Programs: 2018 Outcomes of Anchor Recovery Center
      • BHDDH Review: State Opioid Response (SOR) Grant, New Programs and Continuing Initiatives (presenter: Linda Mahoney, CAADC, CS)
      • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Emergency Public Health Opioid Overdose Crisis Response Supplemental Fund (SURGE) Overview (presenter: Lauren Conkey, MPH)

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January 2019

• • • • Rhode Island’s State Unintentional Drug Overdose Reporting System (SUDORS) Data (presenter: Rachel Scagos)
      • Behavioral Health Link (BH Link) (presenters: Jim Ryczek, Corinna Roy, Kristy Moles)
      • Anchor ED: An Analysis Using Nearest Neighbor Matching (presenters: Gabriela Arredondo-Santisteban, Joshua Cambria)

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December 2018

• • • • Strategic Plan Update
      • Fentanyl, Overdose, And Medication Assisted Treatment: Hearing From People Who Use Drugs (presenter: Michelle McKenzie, MPH)
      • Highlighting Successes: Rhode Island Department of Health Drug Overdose Prevention Mini-Grant Projects
      • Strong Arms Support Group (presenters: Kate Tokarski, LICSW, APS & Terri Censabella, MA, CPS, ACDP, CMS Prevention)
      • CODAC Music for Recovery
      • Crossroads: Naloxone Training and Intervention Program
      • Update: Rhode Island Recovery Housing Initiatives (presenter: Linda Mahoney, CAADC, CS)

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November 2018

• • • • Strategic Plan Update
      • EOHHS Data Ecosystem: Child Maltreatment Prevention Project
      • RIServes: Transforming Service Delivery for Rhode Island’s Veterans, Transitioning Service Members, and Their Families

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October 2018

• • • • Update on Overdose Deaths in Rhode Island Communities (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)
      • Draft Update: Outlining Strategies and Actions through December 2021 (presenters: Nicole Alexander-Scott, MD, MPH, Rebecca Boss, Tom Coderre)
      • Metric Development for Strategic Plan (presenter: Kim Paull)
      • Update on Federal Grants (presenter: Tom Coderre)

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September 2018

• • • • Rally4Recovery Month (presenter: Linda Mahoney)
      • Pharmacy Based Naloxone, MOON Study (presenter: Traci Green, PhD & Janette Baird, PhD)
      • Naloxone Co-Prescribing: Background, Policies and Data (presenter: Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD)
      • Fentanyl Test Strips, information and demonstration (presentation by RICARES)

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August 2018

• • • • Truth Campaign updates
      • Community Conversation: Rhode Island’s Insurers
      • Community Conversation: Rhode Island’s Pharmacies

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July 2018

• • • • Community Overdose Engagement (CODE) Summit: Review and Next Steps
      • Communities Coming Together: Rhode Island State Agency Response to the Overdose Crisis
      • DCYF: Current State / Data Regarding Families and Substance Use, Pivot to Prevention

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June 2018

• • • • Increases in Rhode Island Opioid-Related Overdose Deaths: Fentanyl and Cocaine-related Deaths
      • 2018 Data Overview: Rhode Island Department of Health 48-hour Overdose Reporting System (presenter: Jennifer Farfalla, MPH)
      • Rhode Island Multidisciplinary Review of Overdose Death Evaluation (MODE) Team: May 2018 Report
      • Recovery Through Opportunity: The Governor’s Overdose Prevention and Intervention Task Force
      • Rhode Island Department of Education Efforts to Address the Opioid Epidemic (presenter: Rosemary Reilly Chammat, EdD)
      • Public Awareness Campaign Overview: The Truth About Opioids

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May 2018

• • • • PreventOverdoseRI: Data and Metric Overview (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)
      • Prevention, Rescue, Treatment, and Recovery Strategy Work Groups: Accomplishments
      • Cross-Cutting Strategies: Substance-Exposed Newborn Task Force, First Responders Work Group, Harm Reduction Work Group, Family Task Force

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April 2018

• • • • Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Development Disabilities & Hospitals: BH Link
      • The HOPE Initiative (presenter: Cpt. Matthew C. Moynihan)
      • Providence Safe Stations: Data Update (presenter: Chief Zachariah Kenyon)

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March 2018

• • • • 2018 Task Force Theme: Communities Coming Together
      • Polysubstance Use in Non-Fatal Overdose Data (presenter: Tracy L. Jackson, PhD)
      • Recent Trends in Substances Found to be Contributory to Overdose in Rhode Island (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)
      • Multidisciplinary Review of Drug Overdose Death Evaluation (MODE) Team: March 2018 Report (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)
      • The Campaign to Change Direction (presenter: Teresa Paiva Weed)

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February 2018

• • • • Rhode Island Department of Corrections Medication Assisted Treatment Expansion: Progress and Results (presenter: Jennifer Clarke, MD, MPH)
      • Rhode Island Recovery Support Services (presenter: Lisa Mahoney, LCAADC, RCS)
      • RICares: Certification Process
      • Rhode Island’s Opioid Treatment Program Health Homes (presenter: Susan A. Storti, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CARN-AP)

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January 2018

• • • • 48-hour Overdose Reporting System Data, 2017 (presenter: Meghan McCormick, MPH)
      • Rhode Island Task Force to Support Pregnant and Parenting Families with Substance-Exposed Newborns (SEN Task Force)
      • PROJECT DOVE: Improving Maternal and Neonatal Health Through Safer Opioid Prescribing
      • The Family Task Force: Saving Lives, Ending Stigma (presenter: Lisa Conlan Lewis)

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December 2017

• • • • Progress Update: Executive Order 17-07 Taking Further Actions to Address the Opioid Crisis
      • Rhode Island’s Multidisciplinary Review of Overdose Deaths Evaluation Team (MODE): Update on Project Activities (presenter: Traci Green, PhD, MSc)
      • Opioid Addiction & Medication Assisted Treatment at Care New England
      • Community Care Alliance: Opioid Center of Excellence
      • Pain Solutions at the CODAC Centers of Excellence for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder (presenter: Linda Hurley)

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November 2017

• • • • Closing Health Information Gaps (presenter: Karen Sax McLoughlin)
      • Levels of Care for Rhode Island Emergency Departments and Hospitals for Treating Overdose and Opioid Use Disorder (presenter: Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH)
      • Tracking Overdose Metrics on PreventOverdoseRI (presenter: Brandon Marshall, PhD)

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October 2017

• • • • Erasing the Stigma (presenter: Rebecca Boss, Sharon Morello)

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September 2017

• • • • Naloxone Administration Data (presenter: Meghan McCormick, MPH)
      • Naloxone Community Distribution Models (presenter: Michelle McKenzie, MPH), NaloxBoxes
      • Naloxone and Overdose Prevention Education Program of Rhode Island

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August 2017

• • • • 48-hour Overdose Reporting System Data (Q2) (presenter: Meghan McCormick, MPH)
      • Thundermist Local Plan to Impact Rhode Island’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic (presenter: Susan Jacobsen, MA, LMHC, CCM)
      • Overview: State Targeted Response Grant (presenter: Michelle Brophy, MS)

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July 2017

• • • • Action Plan Metrics overview
      • (SRI) Work Group: Rapid Response Efforts (presenter: James McDonald, MD, MPH)

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