by Lauren Henderson, Tameka Williams | Aug 31, 2023 | Behavior Health Approach, Harm Reduction, Opioid Use Disorder, Overdose Prevention, Substance Use Disorder
The opioid epidemic continues to ravage communities, transcending race, gender, disability, socioeconomic status, and geographic location. In 2022, on average, 218 people died every day from an opioid-involved overdose for a year-end total of 79,770 deaths. In...
by Shannon Magnuson, Amy Dezember | May 22, 2023 | Behavior Health Approach, Crisis Stabilization Units, Keeping People Out of the System, Polce-Led Deflection, Severe Mental Health Disorders, Substance Use Disorder
THE NEED FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN ARREST Researchers and practitioners often call jails in the United States “the new asylums” for the rising number of individuals they confine with behavioral health needs and substance use disorders. Some calculations estimate that...
