The DEA 360 Strategy to combat opioid misuse and heroin use
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Challenge:
Assess 欧博娱乐 impact of community outreach and partnership efforts in funded cities鈥攑resenting actionable learnings for DEA decision-makers.
Solution:
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Impact:
Five cities now have reach and impact reports to inform 欧博娱乐 DEA鈥檚 next steps: Milwaukee, WI; Manchester, NH; Charleston, WV; Salt Lake City, UT; and Newark, NJ. ICF鈥檚 evaluation process for each municipality has generated valuable data and surfaced insights from community stakeholders鈥攃reating a foundation for progress in 欧博娱乐 fight against prescription opioid misuse and heroin use.
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Analyzing community-level learnings
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- Feedback from youth training participant
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DEA 360 Cities
The DEA 360 Manchester Story
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- Jon DeLena, Associate Special Agent in Charge of 欧博娱乐 New England Field Division
Project lead(s):
- Jessie Rouder, Lead Research Scientist
- Nora Kuiper, Senior Research Scientist
- Elizabeth Douglas, Senior Manager
- Elizabeth Vaughn, Senior Research Scientist
- Robin Davis, Senior Director
- Brian Keefe, Technical Specialist