Overdose Youth Safety in the Inland Empire

Overdose Youth Safety in the Inland Empire (ODYSIE)

GOALS:

• To prevent morbidity and mortality of substance overdose in Inland Empire schools by augmenting preparedness of school educators and staff in recognizing and responding to overdose events

• To increase awareness of adolescent overdoses in the Inland Empire and implement evidence-based methods of prevention

• To promote familiarity, positive attitudes, skill, and self-efficacy with the administration of Naloxone as a life-saving intervention in the context of a suspected overdose event

• To engage school educators and administrators in broader dialogue regarding overdose prevention, harm reduction, and substance use treatment for youth populations in the Inland Empire

TARGET POPULATION: Current part-time or full-time educators, paraeducators, or school administrators involved in the instruction or administration of students in grades 9-12 in San Bernardino and Riverside County schools