Addiction Prevention Services Introduce/Thank you for having me Talk about what BCI does in the community/schools to prevent and create awareness around addiction Diana Bernal, MPM Project Specialist

Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) 2019-2021 In January, 2018 Beacon Health System began the CHNA process for identifying its health priorities during the next cycle of programming 2019-2021. In August we received the data from enFocus, using information from the same three sources: secondary data, key informants, and the community-at-large. They provided their final recommendations in August. Based on their report, BHS identified 4 priorities to address for the next three years. 4 Priority Areas: Healthy Body Healthy Mind Healthy Spirit Healthy Family Primary Strategies to achieve impact in these priority areas: Scale Up Programs to increase participation (replicate services at additional locations/collaborate) Provide more program equity, regional alignment, integration of clinical community services (seek grant opportunities) Ensure strengthening of programs (Priority Project Specialist who will support program providers with mentoring and technical assistance to achieve increased coordination of service efforts within priority areas) Continue making progress toward achieving collective impact (Training, create metrics to effectively document outcomes)

Overdose Lifeline, Inc. More than 21 states and more than 350 delivery partners Over the counter Naloxone access Trained and distributed over 15,000 Naloxone kits Only evidence based youth awareness prevention program for opioids Non profit organization in Indianapolis 2014 Worked with lawmakers allowing for over the counter naloxone access. Trained and distributed over 15,000 Naloxone kits to first responders and the public across 70+ Indiana counties Only youth awareness prevention program to address the dangers of opioids

This is NOT About Drugs This is (Not) About Drugs is an educational program created by Overdose Lifeline, Inc. to raise awareness of the risks of misusing prescription opioids and the connection between misuse and addiction, heroin use, and overdose. The lesson encourages students to make good choices and provides the student with skills to combat peer pressure, gain support, and resources for making decisions about their own body and health. Total number of students: 584 high school Total number of classes (sessions): 22 Location: St. Joseph County, South Bend Community Goals: Increase knowledge on misuse of opioids Increase knowledge on risk behaviors for drug addiction Increase intention to talk to someone when concerned about self or someone else

This is NOT About Drugs 75% of students said training was helpful Of the 584 students, 66 said they knew someone misusing prescription pain medicine 62% of the students said they are less likely now to abuse prescription pain medicine or do heroin Students have shown improvement in knowledge on misuse of opioids and risk behaviors from drug addiction; pre test mean score of 50% and post 70% This is NOT About Drugs

Opioid Public Health Crisis Fall 2019 Adult program (18+) Recognize signs of an opioid overdose/Naloxone Course: What is occurring, how we arrived here, the contributors and risk factors. How the reversal drug Naloxone works Review of the multi-faceted solutions model that states, communities and individuals are applying to reduce the effects of the health crisis

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