Northwest Suburban CARA
Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act

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
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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