Join us for a powerful conversation to hear how street medicine outreach teams are working together to prevent overdose and save lives. This webinar will explore the vital role of street medicine and community-based harm reduction in overdose prevention. Participants will learn strategies taking place across California that are grounded in trust, peer engagement, and direct outreach to people who use drugs. Speakers will showcase community-driven care models and how they build connections beyond traditional settings, including mobile outreach vans that reach people living in encampments, overdose response teams that connect people to treatment, and naloxone distribution during the annual point-in-time survey of people experiencing homelessness.  Spread the word and register today!

Newly enacted legislation in California will help advance overdose prevention among youth, including greater access to naloxone in schools and required education about the dangers of fentanyl. How can you build effective partnerships with schools, wellness centers and other stakeholders to ensure these policies are put into practice in your community?  We held an informative webinar on July 22nd from 11:30 am – 12:30 pm on the steps you can take to help translate policy into practice. We started with an overview of new youth-focused policies in California and then heard examples from local coalition leaders on how they are partnering with their local school districts to translate policy into practice.

Every day, local coalitions across California implement innovative strategies to advance overdose prevention, treatment, and harm reduction. On Wednesday, May 14 from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm PT to attendees learned about new methods and practices that can be adopted in their own community. We heard from a panel of local coalition leaders who shared valuable insights on how their collaborative efforts have been put into action. After the panel, participants joined breakout rooms to dive further into the innovative approaches and learned practical steps to get started in their own community.

In this Web Forum, ChangeLab Solutions will introduce two essential policy guides: one offering 11 evidence-based strategies at the state, local, and institutional levels, and the other created in partnership with the Network for Public Health Law providing guidance on the policymaking process for effective and equitable implementation. Participants will discover how these resources can support their work to advance policy changes that address community needs. This Web Forum is sponsored by the National Overdose Prevention Network and produced by Dialogue4Health.

Join us on Tuesday, July 23 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT for a conversation with Arlene Brown, member of the Bishop Paiute Tribe and creator of the National Harm Reduction Coalition’s new Native Harm Reduction Toolkit. This toolkit was developed to empower Native communities, recognizing the need for Indigenized and decolonized approaches to public health overdose prevention interventions. This web forum will provide an overview of the toolkit, featured resources, and case examples of how it can be put into practice. We will also include interactive polling features for you to engage with the speaker and ask questions. Register today, and please spread the word with Native and Indigenous partners in your community. This Web Forum is sponsored by the National Overdose Prevention Network, a program of PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact and produced by Dialogue4Health. 

Policy change is critical to sustaining our most effective overdose prevention strategies. Several significant policies were recently enacted in California that can help bolster your local work. Join us on Tuesday, February 27 from 11:30 am - 12:30 pm PT to hear from our partners at the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association (LAPPA) on the current policy landscape for overdose prevention and treatment in California. The presenter will highlight evidence-based legislation enacted in California from their recent report, 2023 State of the States: Legislative Roadmap for Reducing Overdose Deaths and Increasing Access to Treatment. Spread the word and register today!

Join us as we reflect on a strong year of commitment to overdose prevention and community well-being. This webinar will showcase highlights from our 2023 NOPN webinar series, from strategies to engage faith-based partners in harm reduction to what you need to know about Xylazine. We will provide a recap of the major themes we explored as a learning community over the past year, and celebrate our collective resilience, compassion, and ongoing fight to save lives. This webinar is sponsored by the National Overdose Prevention Network, a program of PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact and produced by Dialogue4Health.

Over the past six years, the National Harm Reduction Coalition (NHRC) has partnered with Faith in Harm Reduction (FIHR) to provide support and resources for those who use drugs connected through communities of faith. Now, the FIHR is striking out on its own as an independent nonprofit. Join us on Tuesday, August 22 from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PT to hear from Reverend Erica Poellot and Hill Brown about how you can incorporate strategic partnerships with faith-based organizations into your overdose prevention work.

Join us for the second session of our COPN webinar series on youth overdose prevention. This session will focus on opportunities for substance use prevention, treatment and harm reduction with teens and adolescents.

Participants will hear from leaders of the California Youth Opioid Response (YOR California) who will provide an overview of the current landscape of prevention, treatment and recovery services for teens. The session will also feature on-the-ground strategies, policies and practices being used in Marin County including a youth prevention and harm reduction curriculum and Narcan distribution in schools. Finally, a representative from the Youth Peer Mentor Program (YPMP) will talk about prevention and treatment groups for transitional age youth in and out of custody. Participants will come away with tactical opportunities for local coalitions and other leaders in overdose prevention to partner with schools, community partners, and youth themselves. Spread the word and register today!

The recent elimination of the X-Waiver, a burdensome requirement for clinicians to prescribe addiction treatment, is gone ... what’s next? Dr. Roneet Lev, an emergency and addiction physician who served as the first Chief Medical Officer of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy joined us for a conversation breaking down the new legislative move, what it means for providers, and steps you can take to get more clinicians to prescribe addiction treatment in your community.

There are currently 65 syringe services programs (SSPs) operating in 33 counties across California that collectively serve more than 100,000 people each year. Join us on Wednesday, April 12 for a webinar that will showcase the important work of California’s syringe services programs and opportunities for you to build strong partnerships with local harm reduction leaders. Our speaker, Loris Mattox, from the California Department of Public Health will outline the work and impact of these key programs and ways to effectively partner with local harm reduction programs to reach people who use drugs.

Many people use fentanyl, whether by choice or by accident. With overdose-related deaths continuing to rise, how do we keep people safe? This second session in our webinar series on fentanyl will focus on harm reduction strategies and options for people who use fentanyl. We will hear from a harm reduction specialist on key strategies and opportunities to center people who use drugs and save lives.

Communities across California developed innovative strategies over the past year. In this webinar you will hear from local overdose prevention coalitions who utilized local data to develop innovative interventions focused on youth engagement and harm reduction in their communities. These coalitions will share their process and implementation of their interventions.

After years of litigation, several major opioid settlement agreements are being finalized with states and communities across the country. There are important spending requirements common to all participating states. But where will localities in California be spending the money and will these funds support work already being implemented by coalitions, harm reduction organizations, and community organizations? Join us at the Fall 2022 COPN Convening for an opportunity to connect with colleagues and learn about the national opioid settlements, learn about the requirements of spending those funds, and how to invest those funds into work already being delivered. We will also have an interactive workshop to help you build a strategy based on your local partnerships, data, and messaging. As always, we will end with a trivia game for visa gift cards! Spread the word and register today.

Wednesday, October 26 | 1:00 - 2:00pm ET

Many people use fentanyl, whether by choice or by accident. With overdose-related deaths continuing to rise, how do we keep people safe? This first session in our webinar series on fentanyl will focus on treatment options for people who use fentanyl. We will hear from a clinician on key strategies and opportunities to center people who use drugs and save lives.

Wednesday, July 20 | 2:00 - 3:00 PM ET

Evidence-based practice is essential for preventing addiction and overdose in our communities, especially interventions that have remained consistently effective over time. Join us for the final session in our Big Ideas in Overdose Prevention series on how to avoid reinventing the wheel.

Wednesday, June 22 | 2:00 - 3:00pm ET

The evidence behind effective overdose prevention strategies is constantly evolving. Being willing to pivot is a key skill that organizations must adapt in order to keep its overdose prevention strategies current and effective. This webinar, with substance use disorder expert Dr. Joshua Barocas of the University of Colorado, highlights the importance of being willing to pivot our overdose prevention practices in a rapidly changing crisis.

A lack of accessibility to overdose prevention resources presents large challenges, particularly in rural communities. Join the National Overdose Prevention Network for this discussion with Dr. Maridee Shogren from Don't Quit the Quit, a program that supports pregnant and postpartum women in rural Northern Dakota who are in recovery. This conversation will explore ways to reach people where they’re at, whether that’s rural America or other underserved communities. Be sure to join this important conversation. 

Successful overdose prevention strategies require cooperation from a range of stakeholders within your community. Join us for this comprehensive session on how to build strategic partnerships and integrate a variety of specialties in your overdose prevention efforts. 

Are you interested in learning how Fentanyl test strips can help prevent overdoses in your community? Join us for an informative session led by Matt Curtis, a Harm Reduction Specialist at the California Department of Public Health. The session will cover how fentanyl test strips work, address questions around their legality, and provide strategies for local distribution. We’ll also hear from local leaders in a rural and urban community on their approach for getting test strips into the hands of people who use drugs. Spread the word and register today!

Substance use rates among youth are rising, and the threat of Fentanyl can make them especially vulnerable to overdose. Join this webinar to hear about prevention programs in Sacramento and explore potential strategies to bring back to your own community.

Come hear about overdose prevention strategies during an emergency response, including fires, power outages and the ongoing threat of COVID-19 at the Fall 2021 COPN Convening. The statewide convening is a great opportunity to connect with colleagues in overdose prevention and learn about COPN resources, including data visualization templates from our measurement guide and communications planning tools.

The Center for Health Leadership and Practice is pleased to announce its upcoming Accelerator 3.0 program for local, multi-sector coalitions. This year’s cohort is designed to help California communities fortify their local strategy and response to surging rates of overdose from Fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs. This is a great opportunity for coalitions to develop a data-informed approach to their community's response to drug overdoses and create more equitable outcomes. Join this information session to learn more about the program and application process. We will include a live Q&A session to address any questions about the program or application.

Persuasive narratives use storytelling and a human touch to introduce your work, win support and grab the attention of your audiences. In this two-part series, award-winning communications professional Michael Miller will show you how to build a persuasive narrative that adds humanity to your work so you can propel your communications efforts forward.

In part II, you’ll learn why humans listen to, remember and react to real-life stories and how to use that knowledge to build an argument for your issues and causes. Using the tried-and-true story arc as a model, you’ll be introduced to the components of every good story and how to construct and present those stories to win support for your work. Mr. Miller will walk you through a series of simple exercises designed to help you construct impactful stories based on your own experiences. By the end of the class, you’ll walk away with your own persuasive narrative to maximize your programs’ impact and reputation.

Persuasive narratives use storytelling and a human touch to introduce your work, win support and grab the attention of your audiences. In this two-part series, award-winning communications professional Michael Miller will show you how to build a persuasive narrative that adds humanity to your work so you can propel your communications efforts forward.

This webinar will feature how to communicate data in cogent, engaging, and persuasive ways. Andy and Sarah will share lessons learned in data storytelling, and demo two new presentation templates –a dashboard and a fact sheet –that any coalition in California can use for their work.

Many parts of young people’s lives remain hidden in plain sight, they may have unsupported behavioral health concerns, challenges, and/or experienced family instability, abuse, violence, and rejection. Youth engagement and providing stability can play a meaningful role in supporting overdose prevention and linkages to treatment. Join us for the next webinar in our Meet the Partner series for a live discussion with Graciela Razo, Harm Reduction Coordinator for Safe Horizon’s Streetwork Project in New York City. We will speak with Graciela about the role harm reduction and youth outreach play in overdose prevention, how to partner effectively, and what strategies look like in action. Register today.

Substance use and trauma are intrinsically linked, with other mental health disorders often co-occurring with substance use disorder. Join us for this second of a three part special webinar series with S. Brooke Briggance, Program Director for the Cypress Resilience Project and a Certified Trainer in Trauma Informed Systems and Practice, about the role a Trauma Informed Practice can play in overdose prevention and how to partner effectively. The topic for this session is: Neurobiology of Trauma, Co-regulation and Toxic Stress Management.

ODMAP is an application that provides near real-time suspected overdose surveillance data across jurisdictions to support public safety and public health efforts to mobilize an immediate response to a sudden increase or spike in overdose events. Please join us at 9 AM Pacific time/12 PM Eastern time for a conversation with Mark Karandang from Northern California HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Prevention Initiative to learn about how ODMAP could assist your community to better utilize near real-time data to save lives from overdose. The principles of the system will be explained, as well as show how to explore further in your community.

Unsafe drug use and overdose can lead to preventable deaths. Join us to hear what two local coalitions are doing to prevent overdose deaths in their community.