During the pandemic, many organizations that provide care to people who use drugs (PWUD) quickly transitioned from in-person care to telehealth and technology-assisted services. To better support organizations that provide care to PWUD, the National Council, with support from the CDC, developed this resource guide organized by five strategies to address implementation challenges and leverage technological advances to improve the health and wellness of PWUD.
Supporting Telehealth and Technology-assisted Services for People Who Use Drugs: A Resource GuideSubstance Use
Overdose has become a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the United States.
The National Council is actively engaged in addressing the overdose epidemic, fostering the use of evidence-based harm reduction, overdose prevention and opioid use disorder treatment in community, criminal justice and health care settings. We combine know-how from research, advocacy, policy and practice into projects that promote innovation across the continuum of substance use prevention, treatment and recovery.
To Better understand the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic on harm reduction organizations & on people who use drugs.
Preventing Overdose & Increasing Access to Harm Reduction Services during the Covid-19 PandemicEvents
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Voices From the Field: Centering Lived and Living Experience in Overdose PreventionJul 29, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The complex and ever-evolving drug overdose epidemic has increased the need for comprehensive, evidence-based prevention strategies and prompted local and state health departments to increase their efforts to better serve communities impacted by drug use and overdose. Many health departments are seeking ways to involve more people with lived and…
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Blog Posts
- Statement from National Council for Mental Wellbeing President and CEO Chuck Ingoglia on New CDC Overdose Death Numbers (August 2021)
- Harm Reduction Essential Now and Always (November 2020)