opioid

This webinar will highlight the experiences, efforts, and needs of first responder agencies relative to exposure to traumatic stressors specific to the opioid crisis.

Using information gathered from interviews with mid- to high-level supervisors from several local law enforcement agencies, as well as fire department and emergency medical services staff, speakers will discuss insights into the awareness of this work’s impact on first responders, the measures agencies have taken to minimize negative effects on staff, and products or tools needed to advance these efforts.

Join the Bureau Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program for their upcoming “First-Responder Trauma” webinar on May 28, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. ET.

Join BJA's Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP) for their webinar “Engaging Clients in Treatment: Combining MRT with MAT for Opioid Use Disorder.”

Join the Bureau of Justice Assistance and the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Program for their webinar “The Opioid Crisis: One State’s Approach to Supporting the Health and Wellness of Its First Responders” on November 6, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. ET.

Learn how first responders are becoming trauma-informed and hear the practical applications of putting trauma-informed strategies in place.

The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) recently announced the creation of the Law Enforcement/First Responder Diversion Mentor Program, scheduled to begin on October 1, 2019.

The 2017 National Forum on Criminal Justice: is a true partnership among policymakers, practitioners, researchers and people in the private sector who are dedicated to the ideal of equal justice for all. This conference showcases programs, research and technologies that help justice practitioners and decision makers in states, local communities and tribal nations address pressing public safety issues.

This Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) webinar will review the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program solicitation. It will review the eligibility, goals, requirements, considerations, funding, and other expectations for all funding categories.  

View the 2017 Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Site-Based Program solicitation.