Preventing adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), suicide, and overdose involves cross-sector collaboration focused on impacting risk and protective factors at the individual, relationship, community, and societal levels. The Suicide, Overdose, and Adverse Childhood Experiences Prevention Capacity Assessment Tool (SPACECAT) was created to help state, territorial, and local health agency staff identify opportunities to work at the intersection of these public health issues to maximize resources and impact.

This 'quick start' guide walks through exactly what your organization needs to do to get going and start saving lives now.

Dr. Judy Moore offers advice on how we should proceed as public health leaders in the fight against COVID-19 and other health crises.

Throughout history, the AMA has always followed its mission: to promote the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health. As the physicians’ powerful ally in patient care, the AMA delivers on this mission by representing physicians with a unified voice in courts and legislative bodies across the nation, removing obstacles that interfere with patient care, leading the charge to prevent chronic disease and confront public health crises, and driving the future of medicine to tackle the biggest challenges in health care and training the leaders of tomorrow.

This video explains the importance of forming alliances on both a local and national level, and how this can contribute to better services and outcomes long-term.

This organization aims to engage Black women in California experiencing substance use disorder by providing culturally relevant resources and treatment options that empower their commitment to physical, spiritual and mental healing.

CCP creates a welcoming, safe space for community members and organizational leaders to hold meaningful conversations, learn together, and take collective action to improve health and equity in California and beyond. We facilitate community change through convening, coalition building, training, and leadership development. By engaging people and communities who often are left out of decision-making, we catalyze innovative solutions and elevate what works.

Trauma expert Brooke Briggance describes the strong relationship between behavioral health and overdose prevention, encouraging us to integrate services to combat substance use disorder.

The purpose of this project is to support the inherent resilience of individuals and communities who are managing trauma, experiencing grief and navigating mental health challenges. This webpage offers resources and trainings on how to achieve this goal and implement these strategies into your own organization.

The Lowell CO-OP is committed to reducing the number of deaths attributed to opioid overdose and is helping its clients towards the path to recovery by bridging the gaps in treatment services.

This webpage offers information to support effective local, state, and tribal responses to illicit substance use and misuse in order to reduce overdose deaths, promote public safety, and support access to treatment and recovery services in the criminal justice system.

Vanessa Jacobsohn describes the success of her clinic, where they have integrated primary care with addiction treatment, leading to better outcomes and reduced stigma for those with substance use disorder.

Read through this brief to learn more about MAT in within the criminal justice system.

This video describes the success of integrating strategic partnerships and prevention services into prison systems.

Brooke Briggance covers why it is critical for people working in substance use to partner with those in the mental and behavioral health fields.

This roadmap provides local and state health departments with information, resources and tools to implement effective strategies to support linking people who are at risk of opioid overdose to care.

This toolkit is for local and state health departments and community partners who are exploring opportunities to implement or enhance peer support services within overdose response and linkage to care initiatives.

Opioid addiction expert Dr. David Kan discusses the importance of building strategic partnerships when creating effective overdose prevention strategies.

This document has been produced to assist LHDs with guidance as they develop their context-specific response to overdose spikes as drug trends, overdose frequency, and public health and public safety resources will be unique to each local jurisdiction.

This toolkit addresses how your coalition could improve in tackling the overdose crisis, and how strategic planning would strengthen these areas of need.