A crisis intervention team in Indianapolis that responds to behavioral health crises to divert individuals away from the criminal justice and healthcare systems

A mutual support model, originally developed in Massachusetts, that can provide family members affected by opioid use disorder with support, reduce stigma in the community, and increase the targeted distribution of naloxone.

First responders in Camden, New Jersey provide buprenorphine to overdose survivors, mitigating withdrawal symptoms and increasing access to treatment

An innovative recovery community organization model that provides the community with both recovery support services and harm reduction services

An educational intervention developed in Pennsylvania aimed at providing a better understanding of the opioid crisis targeted to public health and healthcare professionals in training

A peer-delivered, emergency department-based response to a nonfatal overdose in New York City that is grounded in harm reduction

Provides opioid overdose response training and naloxone kits to potential witnesses of overdoses

A publicly funded program in Ontario, Canada to increase access to naloxone through community pharmacies

Emergency medical service "alternative response" (AR-2) teams provide care to opioid overdose victims, offering immediate access to addiction treatment

A Connecticut faith-based program focusing on Black and Latinx populations provides support in recovery from opioid use disorder

Naloxone training and referral to treatment by law enforcement, community education and collaboration, and a post-overdose response team to respond to the opioid crisis in a Michigan county 

A statewide overdose prevention and harm reduction initiative in Maine focusing on naloxone distribution and coordination with first responders

Widely replicated outside Maryland, local multi-disciplinary teams review data behind overdose deaths to inform programs across the continuum of care

An innovative virtual reality naloxone training session from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing targeted towards the general population

An opioid overdose prevention program in Rhode Island which includes naloxone distribution and training

Jurisdictions in the US have implemented vending machines for free, private dispensing of naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses

A state initiative that works with community organizations to expand the availability of naloxone in Alaska

An initiative in Ohio that uses a community-driven, collective impact approach to respond to the opioid crisis with a focus on social determinants of health

A statewide program provides community-level support to reduce overdose deaths via coalition building and technical assistance

An online and mail order service provides access to harm reduction education and supplies including naloxone and syringes