Weekly Updates | OC Opioid Task Force

Updated September 30, 2022

Please see the information below and share with the appropriate staff and clients at your agencies. If you have any questions, feel free to CONTACT US.

1. Oneida County ODMAP Weekly Surveillance Report

This week’s ODMAP Weekly Surveillance Report, as well as the most recent Forensic Toxicology Surveillance Report and an archive of all previous reports, can be found in the Data Section of the website.

2. Save-a-Life Naloxone Distribution Team

Join the Save-a-Life Naloxone Distribution Team to work together once a month (or every two months) to do joint outreach in targeted areas. Similar to the team that went to the malls and other places to distribute kits, the team will convene for joint outreach to businesses and organizations to promote Naloxone as first aid in pre-determined areas based on ODMAP data and other surveillance data. We ask that agency staff person(s) that will be able to consistently commit to being part of the outreach team, please fill out the brief survey at: https://forms.gle/dzQUYFoiMEwTCFnT7 with contact information that will be shared with team. After the survey is completed, we will follow up with a brief meeting to discuss campaign supplies, logistics, coordination, tracking and training requirements. Anyone that is part of the team will need to be trained and affiliated with an agency that is approved by NYSDOH to train and distribute Narcan to laypersons.

3. County Executive Picente Discusses Oneida County's Continued Efforts to Combat the Overdose Crisis

Take a listen to this recent interview that County Executive Picente did with The Capitol Pressroom, where he discusses Oneida County’s continued efforts to combat the overdose crisis: https://capitolpressroom.org/2022/09/26/central-new-york-responds-to-opioid-overdose-surge/

4. PLEASE TAKE THE SURVEY - 2023 Oneida County Department of Mental Health Local Service Plan

New York State Mental Hygiene Law requires OASAS, OMH, and OPWDD to facilitate the Local Service Planning process with Local Government Units (LGUs). The Local Service plan establishes the local priorities, needs and outcomes for the LGU in the coming year and the metrics used to measure the outcome. This plan encompasses the priorities and needs to best service those impacted by mental illness, substance use, and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities. Local Service Plans are a key component of the Statewide Comprehensive Plan which provisions for both State and Local Services to individuals impacted by the above. Oneida County, as the LGU, is responsible for completing this plan and for gathering information from local stakeholders to report in the Local Service Plan.
Please help us in identifying the priorities and needs within Oneida County by completing the below survey. Survey completion is encouraged no later than Friday, October 7, 2022. Your response is vital in ensuring adequate and appropriate service planning for those impacted by mental health, substance use, and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities. Feel free to share this survey with others! If you have any questions, please email our department at mentalhealth@ocgov.net.
SURVEY LINK: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023OneidaCountyLSP

5. Oneida County Puts Stigma in the Spotlight on Overdose Awareness Day!

READ FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE.
If you missed any of this powerful and moving program, the video links have been posted on the OTF website under “Events & Trainings” as follows:
- Oneida County Puts Stigma in The Spotlight on Overdose Awareness Day - Full Program County Executive, Sheriff and District Attorney Opening Remarks and Guest Speaker, Gary Mendell, Founder & CEO of Shatterproof.
- Watch the SPECIAL VIDEO TESTIMONIAL with local voices and perspectives including a parent who lost a child to overdose, a person living with addiction and a medical provider focused on how the negative impacts of stigma and shame affects people with addiction.
- THANK YOU! Video to Save-a-Life Campaign Participants distributing over 1,200 Naloxone/Narcan kits to community members, businesses and organizations in just 2 months.

6. New Yorkers Can Now Get Naloxone Without a Prescription

As overdose deaths from fentanyl, heroin and other opioids mount in a serious public health crisis, New York State Commissioner of Health Dr. Mary T. Bassett announced (on August 11) a statewide pharmacy standing order for naloxone beginning Monday, August 15, 2022.
Dr. Bassett stated, "I am issuing a standing order for pharmacies across the State to carry naloxone and dispense it without a prescription. This is as close as we can get to naloxone being 'over the counter' without action being taken by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration." READ FULL PRESS RELEASE HERE.

7. FOLLOW THE OPIOID TASK FORCE ON INSTAGRAM!: @oneidacounty_opioidtaskforce

8. ARTICLES OF INTEREST:

9. UPCOMING WEBINARS & TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

October 12, 9:30 - 10:30 AM, NYSJC - Professional Boundaries for OASAS Providers
October 13, 1:00 - 2:00 PM, National Council for Mental Wellbeing- Integrating Harm Reduction into the Substance Use Disorder Care Continuum
October 27, 11:30 - 1:00 PM, National Council for Mental Wellbeing - State Integration Models of Recovery Support Services
November 2-4, 2022: Cocaine, Meth & Stimulant Summit - Live November 2-4 & On Demand
PeerZone for Peer Support Specialists (PZPSS) is a peer-led workshop for peers who experience mental distress and substance use disorders. They explore topics like work, relationships and self-acceptance. PZPSS is held every Thursday from 3PM to 4PM PT.
Peer Support for Peer Support Specialists (PSPSS) is a support group that uses trauma-informed strategies to help reduce compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, secondary traumatic stress, moral distress, and burnout. PSPSS is held every Wednesday from 10AM to 11AM PT.
ONLINE COURSE - Lower Threshold Access to MOUD - Module 3 Opioid Crisis Response: Lower- Threshold Access to Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD): This brief free online course developed by the NYC- Technical Assistance team describes NYC’s approach to characterizing and comparing the three evidence-based medications used to treat opioid use disorder (OUD), with a focus on buprenorphine. Defining threshold theory, describing barriers to care and person- centered care, discussing evolving treatment models of OUD and applying local context to integrate lower-threshold treatment models for OUD into the existing treatment landscape.
ONLINE COURSE - Module (5) Opioid Crisis Response: Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (ROSC) & Peer-Delivered Services
This course will cover the recovery process and how a coordinated
network of services provides the necessary care to assist an individual on their pathway to recovery from a substance use disorder (SUD).

10. CURRENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES: