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Expert Area Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)	Factsheet / Handout COVID-19: 10 Steps for Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion During and After the Pandemic	Expert Area Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)	Expert Area The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)

Expert Area

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)

Factsheet / Handout

COVID-19: 10 Steps for Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion During and After the Pandemic

Expert Area

Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

Expert Area

The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)

Expert Area Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)	Expert Area Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)	Expert Area Cook County Health	Expert Area Colombo Plan/INL

Expert Area

Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)

Expert Area

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)

Expert Area

Cook County Health

Expert Area

Colombo Plan/INL

Expert Area NIJ/RAND	Expert Area Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion	Pam Rodriguez	Jac Charlier

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NIJ/RAND

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Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion

Pam Rodriguez

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TWITTER News: How Pandemic Makes Life Tougher for New Parolees; Coronavirus Deaths & Infection Rates Higher in US Prisons Than General Population; Pandemic Brings New Urgency to the Problem of Illinois Holding Prisoners Long After They?ve Served Their Time; More. https://t.co/gaFbfK4VMr https://t.co/TFmuIe3kTj Jul 9, 2020	TWITTER ICYMI: Drug rehabs around the country have experienced flare-ups of the coronavirus or COVID-related financial difficulties that have forced them to close or limit operations. Click for more. https://t.co/Iw83P3FWMB Jul 7, 2020	TWITTER Monday's latest News: Summer Violence Could Overwhelm Coronavirus Precautions At Cook County [Illinois] Jail; Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction; Opioid Epidemic Has Devastated Native American Communities; More. https://t.co/J5xMzHVWNr https://t.co/i9S5JDzbIY Jul 6, 2020	TWITTER Monday's News: Addiction Treatment Centers Left Out of Federal COVID-19 Health Funding; 10% of Americans Use Some Type of Prescription Pain Medication; What We Can Learn From Rayshard Brooks: Reform of Parole and Probation Is Just As Important; & More! https://t.co/VLfRybOZmL https://t.co/Q34bBbCrRb Jun 29, 2020

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News: How Pandemic Makes Life Tougher for New Parolees; Coronavirus Deaths & Infection Rates Higher in US Prisons Than General Population; Pandemic Brings New Urgency to the Problem of Illinois Holding Prisoners Long After They?ve Served Their Time; More. https://t.co/gaFbfK4VMr https://t.co/TFmuIe3kTj

Jul 9, 2020

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ICYMI: Drug rehabs around the country have experienced flare-ups of the coronavirus or COVID-related financial difficulties that have forced them to close or limit operations. Click for more. https://t.co/Iw83P3FWMB

Jul 7, 2020

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Monday's latest News: Summer Violence Could Overwhelm Coronavirus Precautions At Cook County [Illinois] Jail; Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction; Opioid Epidemic Has Devastated Native American Communities; More. https://t.co/J5xMzHVWNr https://t.co/i9S5JDzbIY

Jul 6, 2020

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Monday's News: Addiction Treatment Centers Left Out of Federal COVID-19 Health Funding; 10% of Americans Use Some Type of Prescription Pain Medication; What We Can Learn From Rayshard Brooks: Reform of Parole and Probation Is Just As Important; & More! https://t.co/VLfRybOZmL https://t.co/Q34bBbCrRb

Jun 29, 2020

TWITTER The large number of Americans who misuse opioids remains a major public health concern. Recent data show that over 13 million Americans report past-year misuse, and well over 2 million meet the clinical criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD). https://t.co/JO5PqmyBmf Jun 26, 2020	TWITTER Thursday's News: Officials Seek To Shift Resources Away From Policing To Address Black ?Public Health Crisis?; Iso: The New Synthetic Opioid That Is Causing Overdose Deaths; 'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers; More. https://t.co/Lye2UvxTJS https://t.co/LIEVfzd8Jy Jun 25, 2020	TWITTER Thanks for your post & #NutritionOUD chat @krigg01 @Melody26907881 @icuddr https://t.co/9Dqyu2ntd6 Jun 24, 2020	TWITTER Young people with mental health conditions struggle to get help as they transition from the teen years to adulthood. Young adults are often unprepared to navigate mental health care...STAT reports. https://t.co/Z7gv7ptc6H " Jun 24, 2020

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The large number of Americans who misuse opioids remains a major public health concern. Recent data show that over 13 million Americans report past-year misuse, and well over 2 million meet the clinical criteria for opioid use disorder (OUD). https://t.co/JO5PqmyBmf

Jun 26, 2020

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Thursday's News: Officials Seek To Shift Resources Away From Policing To Address Black ?Public Health Crisis?; Iso: The New Synthetic Opioid That Is Causing Overdose Deaths; 'Bear Our Pain': The Plea For More Black Mental Health Workers; More. https://t.co/Lye2UvxTJS https://t.co/LIEVfzd8Jy

Jun 25, 2020

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Thanks for your post & #NutritionOUD chat @krigg01 @Melody26907881 @icuddr https://t.co/9Dqyu2ntd6

Jun 24, 2020

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Young people with mental health conditions struggle to get help as they transition from the teen years to adulthood. Young adults are often unprepared to navigate mental health care...STAT reports. https://t.co/Z7gv7ptc6H "

Jun 24, 2020

TWITTER Paying on Probation: How Financial Sanctions Intersect with Probation to Target, Trap, and Punish People Who Cannot Pay explores the harmful link that exists in many jurisdictions between payment of fines, fees, and restitution and probation supervision. https://t.co/pAOEf9Fsz6 Jun 23, 2020	TWITTER Monday's News: During Pandemic, Alcoholics Anonymous Faces Challenges Online; Paying on Probation; Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions Struggle to Get Help; Independent Monitor Finds Chicago Is Missing 70% Of Court-Mandated Police Reforms; More. https://t.co/RcwvRDCyfS https://t.co/FSOxQrGXRP Jun 22, 2020	TWITTER Today we commemorate Juneteenth. Learn more about what Juneteenth means, why it matters, and how to celebrate: https://t.co/0EIEpb35mh Jun 19, 2020	TWITTER News: Federal COVID-19 Small Business Loans Denied to Applicants with Criminal Legal System Involvement and Histories; Opioid Dependence After Heart Surgery Linked to Amount Initially Prescribed; What?s CPAC? Here?s What You Need To Know; More. https://t.co/Lhga9yTV78 https://t.co/fIKdEaT6Gr Jun 18, 2020

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Paying on Probation: How Financial Sanctions Intersect with Probation to Target, Trap, and Punish People Who Cannot Pay explores the harmful link that exists in many jurisdictions between payment of fines, fees, and restitution and probation supervision. https://t.co/pAOEf9Fsz6

Jun 23, 2020

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Monday's News: During Pandemic, Alcoholics Anonymous Faces Challenges Online; Paying on Probation; Young Adults with Mental Health Conditions Struggle to Get Help; Independent Monitor Finds Chicago Is Missing 70% Of Court-Mandated Police Reforms; More. https://t.co/RcwvRDCyfS https://t.co/FSOxQrGXRP

Jun 22, 2020

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Today we commemorate Juneteenth. Learn more about what Juneteenth means, why it matters, and how to celebrate: https://t.co/0EIEpb35mh

Jun 19, 2020

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News: Federal COVID-19 Small Business Loans Denied to Applicants with Criminal Legal System Involvement and Histories; Opioid Dependence After Heart Surgery Linked to Amount Initially Prescribed; What?s CPAC? Here?s What You Need To Know; More. https://t.co/Lhga9yTV78 https://t.co/fIKdEaT6Gr

Jun 18, 2020

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News: How Pandemic Makes Life Tougher for New Parolees; Coronavirus Deaths & Infection Rates Higher in US Prisons Than General Population; Pandemic Brings New Urgency to the Problem of Illinois Holding Prisoners Long After They?ve Served Their Time; More. https://t.co/gaFbfK4VMr https://t.co/TFmuIe3kTj

Jul 9, 2020
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ICYMI: Drug rehabs around the country have experienced flare-ups of the coronavirus or COVID-related financial difficulties that have forced them to close or limit operations. Click for more. https://t.co/Iw83P3FWMB

Jul 7, 2020
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Monday's latest News: Summer Violence Could Overwhelm Coronavirus Precautions At Cook County [Illinois] Jail; Coronavirus Crisis Disrupts Treatment For Another Epidemic: Addiction; Opioid Epidemic Has Devastated Native American Communities; More. https://t.co/J5xMzHVWNr https://t.co/i9S5JDzbIY

Jul 6, 2020
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Monday's News: Addiction Treatment Centers Left Out of Federal COVID-19 Health Funding; 10% of Americans Use Some Type of Prescription Pain Medication; What We Can Learn From Rayshard Brooks: Reform of Parole and Probation Is Just As Important; & More! https://t.co/VLfRybOZmL https://t.co/Q34bBbCrRb

Jun 29, 2020

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TASC’s Center for Health and Justice connects research, practice, and policy to help build a healthier, safer, and more just society.

BUILDING COLLABORATIONS & PARTNERSHIPS

that improve outcomes

that improve outcomes

SMART SOLUTIONS FORSYSTEMS CHANGE

and experience that matters

and experience that matters

STRATEGIC THINKING & ACTION PLANNING

to create custom community solutions

to create custom community solutions

Expert Area

Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and Substance Abuse Program (COSSAP)

Factsheet / Handout

COVID-19: 10 Steps for Deflection and Pre-Arrest Diversion During and After the Pandemic

Expert Area

Justice Community Opioid Innovation Network (JCOIN)

Expert Area

The Police, Treatment and Community Collaborative (PTACC)

Expert Area

Justice Leaders Systems Change Initiative (JLSCI)

Expert Area

Residential Substance Abuse Treatment (RSAT)

Expert Area

Cook County Health

Expert Area

Colombo Plan/INL

Expert Area

NIJ/RAND

Expert Area

Law Enforcement & Pre-arrest Diversion

Pam Rodriguez

Jac Charlier

Related Issues

The Escalation of the Opioid Epidemic Due to COVID-19 and Resulting Lessons About Treatment Alternatives

Related Issues

First-Responder Trauma and the Opioid Crisis

Related Issues

4 Connections Between Opioid Addiction and Nutrition

Related Issues

Paying on Probation: How Financial Sanctions Intersect with Probation to Target, Trap, and Punish People Who Cannot Pay

Related Issues

Illinois released white people from prison at disproportionately high rates amid pandemic, report shows

TASC News

Federal COVID-19 Small Business Loans Denied to Applicants with Criminal Legal System Involvement and Histories

Related Issues

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