 ISDH is accepting grant applications to distribute naloxone rescue kits to first responders in rural counties. The following types of agencies (paid or volunteer) are considered first responders under this grant: law enforcement, fire, EMS agencies, corrections, parole officers and schools. Applications are being accepted on an ongoing basis until September 2020. See the attached grant opportunity announcement for more guidelines and information.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services launched FindTreatment.gov, a new website designed to help Americans locate substance abuse treatment services near them. Visitors to FindTreatment.Gov can access information on treatment options, payment and insurance, and the locations of more than 13,000 state-licensed treatment facilities across the United States. Users will now be able to browse a range of inpatient and outpatient options offered by 13,000 providers with customized search options for minors, veterans and LGBTQ individuals.
The Research, Training & Outcome Center for Brain Injury at the Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana has created an educational webinar on Opioids & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): An Unrecognized Relation. The goal of the webinar series is to provide practical recommendations to reduce the rate of opioid misuse and overdose for a particularly high-risk population with TBIs. See attached for more details.
 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report focused on adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). An ACE is any potentially traumatic event that occurs during childhood, such as abuse or violence. The report utilized Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from 25 states, and found that nearly one in six adults in the study population reported four or more types of ACEs. ACEs were significantly associated with poorer health outcomes, health risk behaviors and socioeconomic challenges.
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