Overdose outreach teams being implemented in Saskatchewan
Read more:Regina fire and protective service chief Layne Jackson said the issue of overdoses is something that needs urgent attention in the city.
“We have done prevention and public education in this community for many years whether it be at the schools or with Canadians, but this is about preventing,” Jackson said. “Preventing through education.” Saskatoon fire chief Morgan Hackle shares a similar view, and hopes the team provides a new level of support she said is desperately needed in the city.
“The proactive collaboration of the overdose outreach team will be instrumental in provided coordinated support to those with addictions,” Hackle said. The province said the overdose outreach teams are one of the Saskatchewan Drug Task Force’s priorities and are part of the ‘hot-spotting approach’, a strategy to help direct resources to people at highest risk in specific geographic regions.The Drug Task Force is providing $650,000 to fund hot-spotting initiatives, which includes $250,000 for the Overdose Outreach Teams pilot project.
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