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...State Targeted Response (WA-Opioid STR): An Overview of the Funded Projects Tom Fuchs, MEd, Behavioral Health Adult Treatment Manager for DSHS-Behavioral Health and Recovery Division March 27, 2018 Mr. Fuchs...

Tom Fuchs, MEd, Behavioral Health Adult Treatment Manager for DSHS-Behavioral Health and Recovery Division, describes the 18 funded projects for the Washington State Targeted Response (WA-Opioid STR) grant, a statewide effort to address the opioid epidemic through increased access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The plan builds on the state strategic plan, existing infrastructures and expanding implementation of proven programs and strategies to meet the needs of the state.  Download slides

The Washington State Targeted Response (WA-Opioid STR) is a statewide effort to address the opioid epidemic through increased access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services. The plan builds on the state strategic plan, existing infrastructures and expanding implementation of proven programs and strategies to meet the needs of the state. This session will provide an overview of the 18 projects of WA-Opioid STR grant, involving multiple organizations working in collaboration to address the issues related to the opioid epidemic. About the presenter: Thomas Fuchs, MD, M.Ed, is the Behavioral Health Adult Treatment Manager for DSHS-Behavioral Health and Recovery Division.

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June 5, 2018 Swan Capris STR-TA Project Manager  www.AAAP.org The State Targeted Response Technical Assistance (STR-TA) Consortium website (www.getSTR-TA.org) and technical assistance (TA) portal is n

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...to reduce excess opioid supply, prevent access by vulnerable individuals, and improve overall opioid prescribing safety. Recommendations include: ●      Ensure safer opioid prescribing ●&nbs

  Providence, RI – July 7, 2023 – The Opioid Response Network (ORN), a coalition of national organizations led by the Rhode Island-based American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and funded...

By ATTC Network Coordinating Office Staff   As the opioid epidemic continues to spread across the country, communities grapple with soaring overdose rates. For Washington — a state whose fentanyl overdose deaths have doubled in the last year — Stopoverdose.org launched with the mission of h