Government and Regulations
Faster Response to Overdoses
Opioid overdoses can quickly turn fatal, and often the actions of law enforcement officers can mean the difference between life and death.
Native communities who need help building and implementing programs on mental health and substance use disorders, suicide prevention, and promotion of mental health can turn to the Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center. The center is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Related: Faster Response to Overdoses
With an emphasis on culturally relevant, evidence-based, and holistic support, the TTA Center offers both broad and focused assistance through national and regional training; assistance with Tribal Action Plans, onsite and virtual technical assistance; and production and dissemination of resources such as handouts, manuals, links to other resources, and webinars.
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The regularly updated webinars, covering a wide range of topics pertinent to native communities, are available at http://www.samhsa.gov/tribal-ttac/resources/webinars.