PS@EDC Collaborates with Scituate FACTS to Develop Parent/Caregiver Survey
Scituate FACTS needed data to better understand caregiver attitudes and behaviors toward underage substance use. PS@EDC helped them get it.
Preventing the Next Overdose: PS@EDC Partners with POST Projects Across Massachusetts
Every day in the U.S, nearly 200 people die from opioid-related overdoses. Even more widespread than fatal overdoses are non-fatal overdoses. People who survive one overdose are twice as likely to die from a future one.
Parenting an Older Teen in a COVID-19 World
PS@EDC’s Melanie Adler explores some of the challenges of parenting older teens during the COVID-19 epidemic, and strategies for staying safe and sane.
Opioid Overdose Prevention Course Wins Platinum
EDC’s online course Opioid Overdose Prevention: Understanding the Basics earns a platinum award in the 2018 eHealthcare Leadership Awards.
Non-Traditional Partners Help Pennsylvania Reduce Access to Prescription Opioids
Prevention practitioners join forces with realtors and funeral directors in Blair County, Pennsylvania to prevent opioid misuse.
New Foundations Training Prepares Practitioners for Evolving Prevention Landscape
Prevention Solutions@EDC’s new Prevention Fundamentals Online (PFO) training prepare practitioners new to the substance misuse prevention field and/or working in related disciplines to address substance misuse prevention within the broader context of behavioral health, and to do so through a lens of cultural competence and humility.
New Bedford Health Department Partners with PS@EDC to Evaluate Overdose Response Efforts
Learn about the work PS@EDC is doing to support the evaluation of New Bedford, Massachusetts’ TRAIN (Teach, Reach, and Initiate Naloxone) Project—designed to prepare first responders and key personnel to administer naloxone and provide post-overdose follow-up to affected individuals and their families.
New App to Help Parents Navigate Kids’ Care
With Care(giver) Navigator, PS@EDC’s Chelsey Goddard and Shai Fuxman are helping parents and other caregivers address the complexities of caring for a child with disabilities.
More Money for Treatment Alone Isn't Going to Solve the Opioid Epidemic
As the rate of opioid overdose deaths in the United States continues to rise, lawmakers and government leaders have used policies and laws to target what they see as a major contributorto the epidemic: lack of access to residential treatment for opioid users who wish to stop using.
MIAA Presentation Helps Schools Support Youth Affected by Familial Opioid Use
The opioid epidemic is having a profound impact on families across the nation, including growing numbers of children traumatized by the consequences of addiction in their homes. PS@EDC’s Gisela Rots spoke with school administrators and staff about the role school personnel—including coaches, referees, and trainers—can play in identifying and supporting students living in homes where opioid use disorder is present.