Lead Organization:

Village of Elk Grove Police Department

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Subaward:

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

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Targeted Communities: Northwest Suburbs of Chicago

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Objectives:

• Conduct 20 community education events on naloxone carrying and administration protocol in the service area.

• Train two village’s first responders on naloxone

• Create and maintain a community resource guide

• Distribute 24,000 Naloxone Kits

• Conduct community overdose prevention education in 100% of the targeted villages

• Certify five organizations as Naloxone Trainer of Trainers

• Train 300 unduplicated individuals annually

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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

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For more information about our recovery support services or to receive naloxone training and naloxone, please reach out to our recovery support services staff at recoveryresources@kennethyoung.org.