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Harm Reduction Strategies for People Who Use Fentanyl
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.

Data Saving Lives: How ODMAP can Support Community Efforts to Stop Overdose Deaths
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.

COPN Community Showcase: Managing Pain Safely
Safe pain management is an important part of overdose prevention. Join us to hear about what one community is doing around safe prescribing and safer pain management.

COPN Community Showcase: Preventing New Addictions
Join us for the first webinar in our Community Showcase series. Hear about what coalition leaders from Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties are doing to prevent new addictions in their community. We will discuss innovations and bright spots and you will have a chance to hear inspiring stories to take back to your own communities.

Colliding Crises: Tackling Behavioral Health in a Pandemic
Our country is experiencing a mental health crisis. The stress and social isolation due to COVID-19 has resulted in an uptick in unsafe drug practices, and we need more people equipped to respond to those experiencing a mental health emergency. Join us for a panel discussion with leaders in behavioral health on how to think differently about addiction and overdose prevention in the current era.

Meet the Partner: Saving Lives with Harm Reduction
Harm reduction is both a philosophy and proven set of strategies that can save lives. Join us for the first webinar in our Meet the Partner series for a live discussion with Laura Guzman, a national harm reduction leader. We will speak with Laura about the core tenets of harm reduction, how to bring harm reduction partners to the table, and strategies for managing pushback to key strategies.