Funded Coalition Impact Report
The California Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) serves as a fiscal sponsor for local overdose prevention coalitions on behalf of the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) State Opioid Response (SOR) grant. Read this recent progress report to learn how our funded coalitions are saving lives from overdose.
Other Reports & Evaluation Insights
2023 NOPN & COPN Annual Report
In July 2023, the Center for Community Health and Evaluation conducted a network-wide survey to assess the NOPN’s impact on network of participants.
Accelerator multi-year evaluation
In Fall of 2023, the Center for Community Health and Evaluation interviewed six coalition coordinators, all of whom participated in multiple years of the COPN Accelerator Program, to understand the impact of participating in the program on their overdose prevention work.
What program evaluation shows
94% of COPN Accelerator participants would recommend the program to their colleagues
94% of participants reported that Accelerator 4.0 improved our ability to identify new partners to engage to better address equity
95% of survey respondents said the program increased the effectiveness of their coalitions
What program participants are saying
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“There is no road map to combat overdose, so putting our heads together both as a single coalition and in working with outside coalitions is an invaluable asset.”
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“Our coalition's work has positively impacted our community in that we have successfully educated community partners about the dangers of fentanyl and the importance of Naloxone. With these partners, we were also able to provide them with overdose rescue kits including Naloxone.”
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"[The program] helped us to include more diverse organizations in coalition work, evaluate our outreach in reducing stigma, and work more effectively to understand organizations we want to bring into the coalition work.”
ACCELERATOR 4.0
Helping California coalitions embed equity into their overdose prevention and response
As a result of participating in the COPN Accelerator 4.0 Program, coalitions across California are:
Building trust with community partners and BIPOC Leaders
Diversifying their coalition membership
Reducing stigma for overdose prevention efforts
CASE STUDY
Health Equity Strategies in Overdose Prevention
Discover how coalitions across California implemented health equity strategies based on their learnings in the Accelerator 4.0 program and applied aproaches unique to their communities.
BEST PRACTICES
Key Considerations for Centering Equity in Overdose Prevention
This handout provides the key considerations for centering equity in overdose prevention based on Dr. Lauren Powell's presentation to the COPN Accelerator 4.0 Coalitions.
ACCELERATOR 3.0
Helping California communities fortify their local strategy and response to surging rates of overdose from fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs.
In 2022, our Accelerator 3.0 program helped local California coalitions to take a data-informed approach to overdose prevention. As of today, 100% of those coalitions are:
Using opioid safety & surveillance data at the local level
Implementing or expanding naloxone distribution site(s) or systems
Increasing public awareness of opioid safety
Promoting harm reduction services
Collaborating with law enforcement
CASE STUDY
Four Data Driven Strategies to Engage Youth in Overdose Prevention
What steps can communities take to engage youth in overdose prevention? The following summary provides concrete examples of data-driven strategies to address rising rates of overdose among youth.
CASE STUDY
Four Data Driven Harm Reduction Strategies in Overdose Prevention
What steps can communities take to incorporate harm reduction in overdose prevention? The following summary provides concrete examples of data-driven harm reduction strategies to address rising rates of overdose.
Five ways our tools have supported local coalitions
With support from expert coaches, coalitions participating in our COPN Accelerator 3.0 program use tools that support long-term community impact.
Data stories from our coalitions
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