The overdose rate in delaware county and neighboring counties is significantly high due to the close proximity to philadelphia

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) awarded a $560,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Recommended Awards program (CFDA 16.753) to the Mirmont Alcohol Rehabilitation Center in Media, PA. The grant will support efforts to address the high overdose rate in Delaware County and surrounding areas by assisting first responders in connecting overdose patients with substance use disorder (SUD), mental health (MH), trauma, and other behavioral health treatment and services. The 3-year grant period runs from October 1, 2024 to September 30, 2027. The project aims to disrupt repeated emergency calls to the same sites by intervening with patients, linking them to appropriate treatment resources, and facilitating more sustainable positive outcomes.

In delco someone overdoses every 7-9 minutes. IT was estimated that over 65,000 doses of nalaxone were administered by EMS during 2019-2021. First responders do not have support or resources to help place patients in need of help with SUD, MH, trauma and/or additional behavioral health needs. We can potentially assist the first responders by intervening on these patients, connecting them to a treatment resource and disrupting repeated calls to the same sites allowing a more long term positive outcome,.