Resource Library
Toolkits, guides, and other resources vetted by experts in overdose prevention.
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New Training Webpage and Messaging Products for ACEs, Overdose, and Suicide Prevention
This website provides resources for addressing the relationship between trauma, substance use disorder, and mental health.
Naloxone Distribution Program
DHCS created the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) to combat opioid overdose-related deaths throughout California. The NDP aims to address the opioid crisis by reducing opioid overdose deaths through the provision of free naloxone.
Deflection and Pre-arrest Diversion to Prevent Opioid Overdose
Communities across the country have implemented deflection and pre-arrest diversion (DPAD) initiatives to link people who use drugs to evidence-based care and services instead of incarceration. This webpage highlights these resources and toolkits.
Safe Rx Mendocino
This campaign provides stories and resources to help their community overcome high rates of substance use. Check out their resources on treatment options, how to get naloxone, and watch stories of community members in recovery.
Let's Talk Marin
RxSafe Marin is committed to supporting youth and listening to youth voices. They are involved in several youth initiatives, including partnering with other community coalitions to distribute Let’s Talk, a resource for parents and teens to begin navigating conversations about substance use.
California Opioid Overdose Surveillance Dashboard
This dashboard and data is the result of ongoing collaboration between the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), Department of Justice, and the California Health Care Foundation.
CDC Webpage on ACEs
This webpage provides information about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). It has information on risks, prevention, research, resources, etc. related to ACEs.
Addiction doc says: It’s not the drugs. It’s the ACEs…adverse childhood experiences.”
This website provides background information on ACEs as well as a test to determine the number of ACEs a person has. There is also research and resources linked.
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
This website provides information about specific types of trauma (including symptoms and behaviors associated with the trauma), resources for addressing the trauma, and information on treatments that work.
Take The ACE Quiz – And Learn What It Does And Doesn’t Mean
This website links the ACEs quiz and also information to decipher what the score you received means.
Clinical Tools for Primary Care Providers
This webpage provides tools for primary care providers to help carry out the complex task of balancing pain management with the potential risks that prescription opioids pose.
Harm Reduction Coalition
Harm Reduction Coalition is a national advocacy and capacity-building organization that works to promote the health and dignity of individuals and communities who are impacted by drug use.
DEA and Telehealth
This site gives resources and updates on telehealth policies, during COVID-19.
Responder Training + Naloxone Distribution
This site provides resources and gives first responders or those who use drugs easy access to naloxone.
Resources for drug use and COVID-19 risk reduction
Guidance documents, government advisories, and tools for people who use drugs and stakeholders likely to engage with people who use drugs