This case study on the Wichita, Kansas police department’s Homeless Outreach Team (HOT) was produced by the National League of Cities as part of their series on local efforts to address the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use, and homelessness. Continue reading
Resource Tag: Local Government
Emergency Response and Crisis Stabilization: Cities Leading the Way
This third report in a series from the National League of Cities focuses on how local leadership addresses the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. This report describes 5 challenges leaders face in creating innovative emergency response or crisis stabilization programs: Continue reading
Working Across Systems for Better Results: City Efforts to Address Mental Health, Substance Use and Homelessness through Emergency Response and Crisis Stabilization
This second report in a series from the National League of Cities focuses on how local leadership addresses the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. This report provides detailed information about 3 innovative programs: Continue reading
Mental Illness, Substance Use, and Homelessness: Advancing Coordinated Solutions Through Local Leadership
This first report in a series from the National League of Cities focuses on how local leadership addresses the interrelated challenges of mental illness, substance use and homelessness. This report focuses on communities that have implemented innovative programs to divert individuals in crisis to treatment and services rather than law enforcement sanctions. Continue reading
The Opioid Project: Changing Perceptions through Art and Storytelling
This website highlights the work of The Opioid Project in Massachusetts, which uses art and storytelling to support individuals affected by the opioid crisis. Continue reading
Opioids Uncharted Initiative
The website for RAND Corporation’s Opioids Uncharted initiative compiles RAND’s research on all aspects of the opioid crisis with an emphasis on understanding the multifaceted complexity of the issue. The website includes links to reports, commentaries, blog posts, and multimedia resources. Continue reading
Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities – Case Studies
The Public Library Association and OCLC, a global library cooperative, researched the efforts undertaken by 8 public libraries to address the impact of the opioid crisis in their communities. This report provides case study of analysis of the 8 libraries including: Continue reading
Public Libraries Respond to the Opioid Crisis with Their Communities – Summary Report
The Public Library Association and OCLC, a global library cooperative, prepared a report on the efforts undertaken by 8 public libraries to address the impact of the opioid crisis in their communities. This summary report provides an overview of these 8 initiatives, describes the challenges libraries faced in implementing Continue reading
Bringing Science to Bear on Opioids: Report and Recommendations from the ASPPH Task Force on Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis
This 2019 report from the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health (ASPPH) presents the recommendations of ASPPH’s Task Force on Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis. The report provides recommendations for policy officials to address the crisis in 8 subject areas: Continue reading
Bringing Science to Bear on Opioids: Report and Recommendations from the ASPPH Task Force on Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis – Executive Summary
This document is a 2 page executive summary on the Association of Schools & Programs of Public Health’s Task Force of Public Health Initiatives to Address the Opioid Crisis. Continue reading