DEA 2018 Threat Assessment
“HB 21 is now in effect, this new law places limits on the volume of prescription opioids doctors can write patients for acute pain. These new restrictions will be strictly enforced––if any doctor prescribes you over the limit, please contact my office at 1(866) 9NO-SCAM.” This is from Attorney General Pam Bondi
Medication Disposal Locator –
https://apps.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/pubdispsearch/spring/main?execution=e1s1
http://disposemymeds.org/medicine-disposal-locator/
Pharmacy Locator – where you can get Narcan spray.
- Prevention is a collective responsibility. We all are part of the solution. For those of you who expressed interest in advocacy efforts, sharing ideas, making recommendations, following the dollars, monitoring utilization of resources, etc., feel free to attend/join the Behavioral Health Advocacy Action Team.
Please take a look at the different Action Teams that are currently active, including next meetings dates and times: http://www.drugfreebroward.org/action-teams/
Suicide Prevention
https://www.samhsa.gov/suicide-prevention
Toolkit for High Schools
https://store.samhsa.gov/product/Preventing-Suicide-A-Toolkit-for-High-Schools/SMA12-4669?WT.ac=EB_20120622_SMA12-4669
Site to track NAS babies in Florida. Very sad we can’t get legislation passed to institute the CDC guidelines into law.
http://www.fbdr.org/pdf/nas-fldoh-2011-thru-2013.pdf
HomelessHelplineWalletCard-CP201662498-finalHomelessHelplineWalletCard-CP201662498-final
http://stoppnow.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/HomelessHelplineWalletCard-CP201662498-final-1.pdf
http://turnthetiderx.org/wpcontent/uploads/2016/06/TurnTheTide_PocketGuide_Final.pdf
Resources
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Nueva Vida
Member of the Archdiocese of Miami
Hotline 786-254-1683
http://www.211search.org/
What is 2-1-1?
- 2-1-1 is an easy to remember telephone number that connects callers to information about critical health and human services available in their community.
- 2-1-1 reaches approximately 270 million people (90% of the total U.S. population) covering all 50 states (including 41 states with 90%+ coverage), the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Yet, millions of Americans still need to be connected.
- America needs 2-1-1 to be accessible nationwide. As the number of organizations providing specialized services is on the rise, people find it frustrating and confusing to access community services. 2-1-1 provides a one-stop service for vital information.
- While services that are offered through2-1-1 vary from community to community,2-1-1 provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. For example,2-1-1 can offer access to the following types of services:
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- Basic Human Needs Resource: food banks, clothing, shelters, rent assistance, utility assistance.
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- Physical and Mental Health Resources: medical information lines, crisis intervention services, support groups, counseling, drug and alcohol intervention, rehabilitation, health insurance programs, Medicaid and Medicare, maternal health, children’s health insurance programs.
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- Employment Support: unemployment benefits, financial assistance, job training, transportation assistance, education programs.
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- Support for Older Americans and Persons with Disabilities: home health care, adult day care, congregate meals, Meals on Wheels, respite care, transportation, and homemaker services.
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- Support for Children, Youth and Families: Quality childcare, Success by 6, after school programs, Head Start, family resource centers, summer camps and recreation programs, mentoring, tutoring, protective services.
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Comunita Cenacolo America A Hope Reborn Our Lady of Hope Mary Immaculate St. Maria Goretti [email protected] telephone/fax: 904 471-8453 Comunita Cenacolo America, INC 1050 Talleyrand Avenue Jacksonville, Florida 32206 after visiting our website please go to the Regional Contact Link on the site