Durham Joins Together

North Carolina Local Governments and the Opioid Crisis: A Collective Impact Approach to Making Policy and Changing Lives.

The UNC School of Government and Blue Cross NC will provide the following to each participating community: five regional forums at which teams will form goals, set plans for implementation, collaborate across fields and jurisdictions, and learn from experts on opioid-related issues; School of Government support throughout the process; $10,000 in year one and $10,000 in implementation funding for the project in year two. Each community selected will contribute a committed team representing multiple departments, jurisdictions, and/or organizations that will invest the time, energy, and work needed to achieve team goals.

Durham Joins Together (DJT) to Save Lives

• Co-Chair Wendy Jacobs, Chair

• Durham Board of County Commissioners

• Co-Chair Dr. Wanda Boone, CEO

• Together for Resilient Youth

Committee Chairs

• Mental Health/Treatment - Cindy Haynes
  Medically Assisted Treatment, Peer Support post ED and Post-Release

• Prevention/Education – Dr. Wanda Boone
  Use the culturally competent Seven Strategies for Community Change to prevent all forms of substance use, Community peer support and support parents that have lost family members due to substance use. Focus on Adverse Childhood Experiences and Resilience. Provide data on the impact of opioids (overdose) on the African American Community.

• Data – Ryan Bell
  Provide updates on Injury Prevention Branch county level data,

• Policy – Wendy Jacobs, Dr. Wanda Boone, Phillip Graham

Team Name: Durham Joins Together to Save Lives

• Vision: #Living Well, Drug Free, Bull City

• Mission: Eliminate and prevent substance misuse through education, peer support and treatment

• Goal: Eliminate substance misuse and overdose

• Objective: By 2023 decrease EMS identified overdoses by 20%. 

• By 2023 decrease ED identified overdoses by 20%

• Goal: Create a continuum of support  

• Objective: By 2019 increase access to MAT by 100%

• Goal: Facility-based Detox Recovery Centers

• Objective: Build a second facility by 2022.

• Prevention/Education: Together for Resilient Youth is the prevention arm of DJT. Together4ResilientYouth.org