For nearly a decade, Maine’s State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup, comprising local prevention leaders, epidemiologists, and evaluators, has kept data at the forefront of state and local planning efforts.

To address increasing rates of opioid drug misuse and related poisoning deaths, Massachusetts instituted a unique “cluster funding” model that requires sub-recipient communities to collaborate with a broad range of stakeholders.

For the Missouri Opioid-Heroin Overdose Prevention and Education (MO-HOPE) Project, getting naloxone into the hands of law enforcement and substance misuse treatment providers meant developing a flexible training and distribution program that addressed the concerns of multiple audiences.

To reduce opioid misuse, the Ohio Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action Team, comprising representatives from the governor’s office, Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and health care providers, created a clear set of opioid prescribing guidelines.

The Omaha Collegiate Consortium, comprising eight colleges and universities, worked together at a time when many universities are reluctant to share the extent of their student drinking problems.

This at-a-glance resource describes the relationship between opioid overdose and overprescribing, and makes the case for prescriber education as a prevention strategy.

Preventing opioid overdose requires collaboration with a diverse range of partners—some familiar and some new to the world of prevention. This tool presents different sectors prevention practitioners may want to engage in opioid overdose prevention efforts, along with opportunities for meaningful engagement.

By focusing on shared values and building personal connections, Kentucky has created a unique prevention enhancement site dedicated exclusively to collaborating with faith-based communities.

This tool summarizes key takeaways from a CAPT webinar exploring the intersection of opioid overdose prevention and harm reduction—and how developing a cultural understanding of each discipline’s philosophy and work can facilitate healthy collaborations between them.

This tool presents six important principles of collaboration.

State prevention leaders joined forces with local police departments to create an effective naloxone training, distribution, and monitoring program.

This tool is designed to help prevention practitioners identify potential partners within their state and communities, whose involvement is critical to preventing opioid overdose.