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Highlighting the need for increased funding for overdose prevention
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Jumaane Williams emphasizes the critical need for increased funding and attention to overdose prevention in New York City.
- Notes the increasing number of drug overdoses over the past decade, exacerbated by fentanyl
- Cites the New York City Maternal Mortality Review Committee finding that over 90% of pregnancy-associated deaths were preventable, with overdose ranking fourth among leading causes
- Mentions recent overdose deaths in subways, highlighting the need for collaboration on various measures
- Calls for information on DOHMH programs or policies for overdose prevention
Jumaane Williams
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I also like to highlight the need for increased funding around overdose prevention.
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The number of drug overdoses have been increasing over the past decade and the influx of fentanyl in the drug supply has only exacerbated this issue.
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In 2024, the New York City Maternal Mortality Review Committee, NMRC, determined that about more than ninety percent of all pregnancies associated deaths were preventable with overdose ranking fourth amongst leading causes.
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Recent overdose deaths in our subways also highlight the need for collaboration on a number of measures ranging from syringe collection to the distribution of overdose reversal medication.
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Hoping in the testimony today, can hear information about the rate of officer initiated transports under the mental health and voluntary transport protocol, the fiscal needs for programs like BEHEARD, and how we can integrate peer support specialists and other mental health infrastructure into their work, and does DOHMH have any program or policy in the pipeline to support overdose prevention, and finally, where the city is in terms of fulfilling the fifteen fifteen mandate for supportive housing.