Jan 30
Virtual program provides best practices and support for teams working in substance use and deflection
A new Deflection ECHO launches on Wednesday, Feb. 14.
Project ECHO™ uses videoconferencing technology to connect physicians, nurses and other clinicians with teams of multidisciplinary experts who provide the specialized knowledge they need to care for patients with complex conditions. NEOMED is a Project ECHO Superhub.
The Deflection ECHO will be a virtual learning community that provides a health-facing response to substance use that engages, deflects and supports strong community partnerships. This collaborative will focus on bringing justice and treatment systems together for supportive community outcomes. Law enforcement, medical responders, addiction treatment providers, peers and individuals with lived experience will be able to partner to bring evidence-based solutions to substance-use crises.
The ECHO sessions will provide a platform to share programs and strategies between communities. “All teach, all learn” is the philosophy of the ECHO model where all participants have the support of a team and learn from the successes of others with the opportunity to contribute knowledge to the group discussion.
The Deflection ECHO is a public service offered by the Criminal Justice Coordinating Center of Excellence (CJCCoE) in NEOMED’s Department of Psychiatry through American Rescue Plan Act funding awarded by the Office of Criminal Justice Services.
Topics to be Covered in the first half of 2024
- Deflection 101
- Trauma Informed Response
- Research and Evaluation
- Pharmacology in SUD/AUD Treatment
- Working with Families
Target Audiences
- Quick Response Teams (QRTs), LEAD (Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) teams, and other community response teams and members
- Law enforcement
- EMS/EMT
- Peer support
- Individuals with lived experience
- Mental health and substance-use clinicians
- Social workers
- Counselors
- Public health
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Community members
