Q&A
Coordination of services between agencies to avoid duplication
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Council Member Mercedes Narcisse inquires about efforts to coordinate services and avoid duplication. Dr. Rebecca Linn-Walton and Dr. Daniel Schatz explain the regular meetings and collaboration between agencies to address emerging issues and optimize service provision.
- Agencies meet regularly to discuss ongoing work and coordinate strategies
- Example given of rapid response to new substances entering the drug supply
- Emphasis on sharing resources and learning from each other's programs
Mercedes Narcisse
1:30:29
We're collaborating together.
1:30:31
So are you coordinating your effort to, avoid duplication of services?
1:30:34
And you can't do it efficiently, Adi?
1:30:35
Across the
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
1:30:41
Absolutely.
1:30:42
I think we we meet on a regular basis to talk about all their all the work we're doing.
1:30:46
I mean, I think the best example was over the summer, we were noticing an uptick in new substances enter ending entering the unregulated supply, and so we immediately got on the phone, figured out who had which piece of information, how can we coordinate across the community programs.
UNKNOWN
1:31:00
Mhmm.
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
1:31:00
And a great example of that was that we figured out that since there were non opioids in the system, rescue breathing was much more important than it previously was.
1:31:08
So we immediately started doing trainings that included more rescue breathing and putting those materials into the naloxone kits for people as well.
1:31:17
So I think that's a great example of how we're regularly talking about what our overall strategy is and how we figure out what those gaps are.
1:31:24
And I'll definitely turn over to my colleagues too.
Dr. Daniel Schatz
1:31:29
I agree with all of that.
1:31:30
I also, fentanyl and xylazine test strip distribution is really important.
1:31:34
I'd also say that, as I mentioned before, the evidence around addiction is lagging behind what's happening in the drug supply.
1:31:41
There's huge amounts of resources.
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So we're we're cutting edge in a lot of ways.
1:31:45
So learning what each other are doing, what can we learn from Relay, what can we learn across RXSTAT, what other programs are doing for specific populations.
1:31:54
You know, there unfortunately, there's a lot of need out there, so we're not stepping on a feet.
1:31:58
But it's trying to think how we can optimally provide the services, and I think our collaboration, is is frequent.