I need a plain language translation for the naloxone regs!
BOARD OF PHARMACY EMERGENCY REGULATIONS – EFFECTIVE 5/8/17 TO 11/7/18 Controlled substances registration for naloxone and teleprescribing See attached for the full document. We are preparing for REVIVE trainings and are discovering some obstacles to providing naloxone to participants due to these regs. Has anyone sorted this out and can you provide some guidance, please?
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Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in this country. It touches millions of lives—people of all ages, ethnicities, and backgrounds—but the research is clear: suicide is preventable, and the more people who stand up for suicide prevention and mental health, the more lives we can save. Join us on Wednesday, September 27th at…
Continue ReadingMedia Release: Governor’s Datathon to Focus on Opioid Addiction Crisis
Commonwealth of Virginia Office of Governor Terry McAuliffe FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August 24, 2017 Office of the Governor Contact: Brian Coy Email: Brian.Coy@governor.virginia.gov Governor’s Datathon to Focus on Opioid Addiction Crisis ~ Teams needed to develop data-driven prevention, treatment and law enforcement strategies ~ RICHMOND – Governor Terry…
Continue ReadingBehavioral Health Barometer recently released by SAMHSA
Report for Virginia: https://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA17-BAROUS-16/SMA17-BAROUS-16-VA.pdf The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently released the fourth edition of its Behavioral Health Barometer state reports that provide a powerful overview of behavioral health in each state and the District of Columbia (DC). Each report includes data about key behavioral health issues such as the prevalence of…
Continue ReadingMHFA Higher Ed at the University of Mary Washington
Thank you to Jamie and Leo (Fairfax-Falls Church CSB) and Mike and Nicole (DBHDS) for joining the pair of Sherry’s from Rappahannock Area CSB to train 75 resident advisers and student life staff at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, VA. Three concurrent sessions of Mental Health First Aid – Higher Education were…
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