On September 17, 2020, the Bureau of Justice Assistance’s Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse (COSSAP) Program held a webinar to discuss rural overdose fatality reviews (OFRs). Presenters discussed methods to expand the use of OFRs into nonurban centers. Focusing on how to best meet your local community's needs and resources, the webinar featured promising practices from rural-based OFR peers in Union County, Ohio; Winnebago County, Wisconsin; and Starke County, Indiana.
This webinar can be found at: https://iir.adobeconnect.com/piy70t1bksxn/?html-view=false
Webinar Facilitator:
Melissa Heinen, R.N., M.P.H., Senior Research Associate, Institute for Intergovernmental Research
Webinar Presenters:
Union County, Ohio
Juliet McAdam, B.S., Public Health Drug Overdose Prevention coordinator, Union County Health Department
Winnebago County, Wisconsin
Jennifer Skolaski, Ph.D., owner and consultant, community and nonprofit, Leadership Consulting, LLC, OFR facilitator
Stephanie Gyldenvand, M.P.A., Student Community Health Strategist, Winnebago County Health Department OFR project support; grant coordinator
Starke County, Indiana
Todd Willis, M.A., LMHC, LCAC, Director of Prevention and Education at Porter Starke Services
April Cooke, Chief Deputy Coroner
Related Resources:
COSSAP Resource Center: https://www.cossapresources.org/
OFR Resource and Tools: https://www.cossapresources.org/Tools/OFR
Overdose Fatality Review: A Practitioner’s Guide to Implementation: https://www.cossapresources.org/Content/Documents/Articles/Overdose_Fatality_Review_Practitioners_Guide.pdf