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Addiction Prevention Coalition describes Narcan "1 Box" program, free trainings in Homewood
Summary
Nicole Dolsey of the Addiction Prevention Coalition told the Homewood City Council on March 10 that the nonprofit has deployed overdose-response "1 boxes" around the city, offered free trainings funded by a SAMHSA grant, and will host an April 5 End Addiction Walk drawing thousands.
Nicole Dolsey, a representative of the Addiction Prevention Coalition, told the Homewood City Council on March 10 that the nonprofit has placed overdose-response "1 boxes" around Homewood and offers free training and family support services funded in part by a federal grant.
Dolsey said the group — founded in February 2007 and headquartered in Homewood — distributed Narcan and related kits under a program paid for with part of the state of Alabama’s opioid settlement. "We distributed 65 boxes of Narcan that does not include the 2 boxes of Narcan that are in each 1 box," she said, adding that there are also video-guided instructions in English and Spanish inside each unit to guide bystanders through administration. Dolsey said the coalition trained 23 people in Homewood last year and that the trainings are provided at no cost through a SAMHSA grant.
The coalition also offers evidence-based mental-health-first-aid training for adults who work with adults and youth, school-based K–12 education tied to core standards, peer-support work by people in long-term recovery, a telephone warm line for families seeking help, and one-hour suicide-prevention sessions. Dolsey said the group pairs families in cohort support meetings and runs youth leadership and peer-helping programs.
"If you want to get to know us more, we do have our annual, this is our ninth annual end addiction walk that happens at City Walk. We draw over 3,000 people from the area downtown on April 5," Dolsey said, inviting council members and residents to attend. She said she would leave business cards with city staff so councilors could follow up.
A council member asked whether the coalition worked with the JBS Center on Beacon Parkway; Dolsey said the groups work closely and that members of the JBS community sit on the coalition’s community advisory board. The presentation concluded with council acknowledgment and no formal action required.
