Co-occurring Disorder Programming

CHJ Office Hours take place every 3rd Friday of the month. These Office Hours are meant for sites to come and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. There will be members of the CHJ team, with appearances from various subject matter experts or other COSSUP TTA providers, present for the duration of the call to assist with any topics/questions that are brought up. Any site can join throughout the hour to speak with the CHJ team.

CHJ Office Hours take place every 3rd Friday of the month. These Office Hours are meant for sites to come and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. There will be members of the CHJ team, with appearances from various subject matter experts or other COSSUP TTA providers, present for the duration of the call to assist with any topics/questions that are brought up. Any site can join throughout the hour to speak with the CHJ team.

CHJ Office Hours take place every 3rd Friday of the month. These Office Hours are meant for sites to come and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. There will be members of the CHJ team, with appearances from various subject matter experts or other COSSUP TTA providers, present for the duration of the call to assist with any topics/questions that are brought up. Any site can join throughout the hour to speak with the CHJ team.

Met with grantee once this quarter, in October, 2024.

Summary of Successes if available

Formalizing local coalition for deflection practices via state taskforce

Making connections through harm reduction convenings

Establishing state and local reentry coalitions to foster collaboration and further harm reduction efforts.

Summary of Challenges:

Developing a strong pitch for the next legislative session.

Law Enforcement Buy-in

Engaging stakeholders, conducting community resource mapping, and seeking funding.

Met with grantee twice this quarter, in September and October, 2024.

Summary of Successes if available
Formalizing local coalition for deflection practices via state taskforce
Making connections through harm reduction convenings
Establishing state and local reentry coalitions to foster collaboration and further harm reduction efforts.

Summary of Challenges:
Developing a strong pitch for the next legislative session.
Law Enforcement Buy-in
Engaging stakeholders, conducting community resource mapping, and seeking funding.

Reporting Cycle Summary
FY25Q1 Engagement Activities

CHJ Office Hours take place every 3rd Friday of the month. These Office Hours are meant for sites to come and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. There will be members of the CHJ team, with appearances from various subject matter experts or other COSSUP TTA providers, present for the duration of the call to assist with any topics/questions that are brought up. Any site can join throughout the hour to speak with the CHJ team.

CHJ Office Hours take place every 3rd Friday of the month. These Office Hours are meant for sites to come and ask any questions or concerns that they may have. There will be members of the CHJ team, with appearances from various subject matter experts or other COSSUP TTA providers, present for the duration of the call to assist with any topics/questions that are brought up. Any site can join throughout the hour to speak with the CHJ team.

Grantee Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Massachusetts contacted COSSUP for TTA. The request detailed the need for a second in-person support to hold a 1-2 day meeting with members of their CONNECT deflection team. They wanted to convene the group to create shared agreements to address the complex intersection of law enforcement, child welfare, and peer recovery in our post-opioid overdose response.

TASC’s Center for Health and Justice (CHJ) has been providing training and technical assistance (TTA) to the Minneapolis Fire Department (MFD) Minnesota Addiction Recovery Initiative (MARI) program since 2022. This includes facilitating bi-weekly program meetings and support for grant management, program design, planning, and implementation.