Strengthened capacity to advance upstream approaches to the opioid epidemic and rehabilitation.

We continued our work with the National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center to offer free support to those who provided or planned to provide substance use harm reduction services to their communities. As one of a group of technical assistance providers, we lent our expertise in community-driven approaches to strengthen community assets and resources that prevent substance misuse and foster long-term recovery.

We facilitated three online training opportunities for a network of community health centers and a county public health department. We also conducted a training on racial justice and health equity for the collective of technical assistance providers. Our focus on meaningful and impactful collaboration, addressing community trauma and building resilience, and centering health equity and racial justice approaches deepened participants' understanding of essential frameworks that can guide their day-to-day harm reduction programming.

Efforts to uplift resources on going further upstream will continue to shape our work in the substance use and misuse space, including in our new project, Supporting Local Governments Using Opioid Settlement Funds on Evidence Based Programs, supported by CDC.

Funders: National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) and National Alliance of State & Territorial AIDS Directors (NASTAD).

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