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The Youngest Victims of the Opioid Epidemic: Law Enforcement’s Role in the Response
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October 22, 2020
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m., ET
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About the Webinar
The opioid crisis and its effect on children present an ongoing challenge and are exacerbated by numerous factors, including the COVID-19
pandemic, that can amplify a range of challenges for individuals, their children, and their families. Law enforcement and other first responders can make a difference to mitigate such situations that affect families by taking steps to protect drug-endangered
children. First responders, particularly law enforcement, are in a unique position to help identify
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and divert children to community-based treatment and other services, thus diverting children away from the negative consequences of exposure
to drug use. Such steps, also known as law enforcement-led deflection (or law enforcement-led diversion), can have significant effects in identifying and addressing the needs of children exposed to and endangered by the presence of illegal drugs (or their
manufacture, distribution, etc.) in their lives and homes.
During this webinar, the presenters will:
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Define “drug endangered children” and associated risk factors.
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Describe the impact of the opioid crisis on drug endangered children and their families.
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Identify three ways law enforcement and community-based organizations can collaborate in their response
to drug endangered children.
Presenters
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Hope Fiori, MPPA,
TASC’s Center for Health and Justice
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Nikki Munoz, MA,
TASC’s Center for Health and Justice
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Scott Henderson,
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
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Stacee Read,
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
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Jac Charlier, MPA,
TASC’s Center for Health and Justice (Facilitator)
Special Guests
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Chief Michael G. Yaniero,
Director, Jacksonville, North Carolina, Department of Public Safety
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Lieutenant Eric Nation (Ret.),
National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children
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BJA’s COSSAP is a collaborative effort that includes the training and technical assistance teams from Advocates for Human Potential,
Inc.; the Altarum Institute; the Center for Health and Justice at Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities; the Institute for Intergovernmental Research; the National Criminal Justice Training Center of Fox Valley Technical College; the Prescription Drug
Monitoring Program Training and Technical Assistance Center; and RTI International.
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This project was supported by Grant No. 2017-AR-BX-K003 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance
is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and
the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking (SMART). Points of view or opinions are those of the presenters and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.
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