Northwest Suburban CARA
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act
“Allow, train and provide resources to first responders
and members of other key community sectors
to administer Narcan; also establish processes,
protocols, mechanisms for referral to appropriate
treatment and recovery communities.”
Lead Organization:
Village of Elk Grove Police Department
Subawards:
Kenneth Young Center
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Target Police Departments:
Elk Grove, Arlington Hts, Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows, Des Plaines, Palatine, Prospect Hts. Mt Prospect, and
Hoffman Estates
Targeted Communities: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago
Objectives:
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Conduct 20 community education events on naloxone carrying and administration protocol in the service area.
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Train two village’s first responders on naloxone
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Create and maintain a community resource guide
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Distribute 24,000 Naloxone Kits
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Conduct community overdose prevention education in 100% of the targeted villages
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Certify five organizations as Naloxone Trainer of Trainers
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Train 300 unduplicated individuals annually
Strategies:
1. Make Naloxone available
2. Train on Naloxone administration and Good Samaritan law
3. Train and provide resources on safety around licit / illicit drugs
4. Establish processes, protocols, and mechanisms for referrals to treatment and recovery
5. Work with a community advisory council/coalition
Need Naloxone?
To schedule an appointment for Naloxone training
please fill out the form to the right or contact
the Recovery Support Team at
These services are funded in full or in part through a State Opioid Response (SOR) grant (T1081699) to the Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery (IDHS/SUPR) from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (NHS/SAMHSA) and the Office of Adolescent Health (OAH).
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