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Naloxone is easy
to get, easy to use, and can save lives. The Minnesota Department of Human
Services hosted a training this month on how to safety use this drug, which can
reverse an opioid overdose. As part of Recovery Month, the Department of Human
Services offered training in St. Paul for individuals, family members, state
staff, professionals such as first responders and anyone else interested in
learning about the safe use of Naloxone. Participants received Naloxone, and
representatives of a variety of programs were on hand to talk about resources
in the community. More information is in a news release.
September is National Recovery Month and Governor Mark
Dayton has proclaimed September 2018 Recovery Month in Minnesota, highlighting
the fact that that people can and do recover from substance use disorders and
mental illness. Read more in a news release.
Organizations throughout Minnesota
will support people with Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia and those who
care for them with $750,000 in grants appropriated by the Legislature and
Governor Mark Dayton and recently awarded by the Minnesota Board on Aging.
These organizations will offer memory screenings and training, focusing on
being more culturally responsive to diverse communities and working with health
care providers to improve services.
Efforts also include art, music and other activities for people with
memory loss and the people who care for them. More information, including a
full list of grantees, is in available in a news release.
Members
of the public can share their successes, challenges and suggestions for
improving Minnesota’s child support guidelines at a public comment meeting in
St. Cloud this week. More information is in a news release.
For accessible formats of this publication or assistance
with additional equal access to human services, write to dhs.communications@state.mn.us,
call 651-431-2911, or use your preferred relay service.
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