Stop tarrant county overdose prevalence "stop" - north texas addiction counseling education (ntace) is proposing stop tarrant county overdose prevalence (stop) developed due to the specific challenges…

Stop tarrant county overdose prevalence "stop" - north texas addiction counseling education (ntace) is proposing stop tarrant county overdose prevalence (stop) developed due to the specific challenges of 151% increased opioid OD deaths in tarrant county in the previous reporting year. The purpose of the program is to coordinate community resources, fill gaps and create sustainable strategies to significantly reduce opioid OD deaths among the population of focus. This will be done through the implementation and provision of SUD and/or COD treatment, recovery support services, and limited harm reduction to support the unmet need for the population of focus. The population of focus are individuals who recently experienced nonlethal opioid overdose (OD), individuals who are high risk for OD, and/or families/ support system of those at high risk for OD. Tarrant CO, TX is the geographic catchment area where services will be provided with an emphasis on the west side of fort worth where ntace is located, including a cluster of smaller municipalities: lake worth, river oaks, sansom park, saginaw, and azle. The project is based on the coordination of existing resources and to link the POF to these services. Direct-care services proposed to be provided through ntace include mat, RSS, OP treatment, cooccurring psychiatric substance use disorder (copsd), case management, benefits coordination and overdose reversal medication (narcan). Goal 1: coordinate a community overdose prevention strategy to reduce opioid-related overdose deaths in tarrant county. Goal 2: implement limited sbirt to identify and retain the those at high risk for death of OD. Goal 3: expand availability and access to integrated SUD- COD treatment and recovery support services the POF to reduce opioid overdoses/poisoning in the catchment area. Goal 4: evaluate, review progress and report on the project to effectively establish positive outcomes and increase sustainability efforts beyond the three-year funding period to continue to end accidental opioid OD deaths in tarrant county by 2030.