first-responder trauma informed responses in overdose situations

@Peter Chiavetta has been doing this for years and can provide you several handouts that he uses on his calls. He's done a few posts about this. @Carey Sipp has done an article, as have I.

Not specifically related to overdoses, but we at PACEs Connection held a discussion/webinar on trauma informed policing that may include some potential ideas for you or some contacts in the field!

(1) Ep.39 - Trauma-informed Policing [A Better Normal Series] - YouTube

This is a handout I copied from another agency. Coping with traumatic incident. Understanding grief. Helping a child cope with a traumatic event.

At times I find opportunities were it is appropriate to enitiate an ACES sreeniing. I had a patient that was high on cocaine and fentanyl. The single parent provided me with a quick background. The father was not the bilogical father. In the process of the divorce, in a rage of attack on the other spouse, the adult child was told of this secret. Helping to connect the dots for both victim and parent to understand why the use of drugs to cope with the pain.  Inturn giving both hope of successful treatment.