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News / Highlights

04/17/20: COVID-19 IVP Resource Hub

03/18/20: Using Medication-Assisted Treatment in Jails: A North Carolina Focus (PDF, 874 KB)

Firearm Safety Awareness and Education: Safe Storage of Firearms

NC Syringe Exchange Program Storm Project (PDF, 910 KB)

Stop the Stigma Language Guide (Substance Use Disorder and Addiction) (PDF, 945 KB)

Combating North Carolina's Opioid Crisis

North Carolina Naloxone Distribution Toolkit (PDF, 3 MB)
Naloxone Frequently Asked Questions (PDF, 268 KB)
NC Opioid Research Agenda Report (PDF, 912 KB)
N.C. DHHS: Opioid Crisis
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Treatment
Syringe and Naloxone Access

North Carolina Safer Syringe Initiative

Information for First Responders

Post-overdose Response Team (PORT) Toolkit (PDF, 8.57 MB) Added 09/10/20

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Sexual Violence

Infographic: Sexual Violence in North Carolina (PDF, 120 KB)

Additional Highlights

The 2015 N.C. Suicide Prevention Plan (PDF, 4.1 MB)
- Executive Summary (PDF, 1.4 MB)
- Presentation of Data (PDF, 676 KB)
Report from the Trust for America's Health: The Facts Hurt, a State-by-State Injury Prevention Policy Report

Click to enlarge the Injury Iceberg to see that injury deaths are only a small part of the overall injury problem.

North Carolina Injury and Violence Prevention Branch

Injury and violence are significant and largely preventable public health problems. Each year, injuries and violence keep millions of adults and children from achieving their goals.

The N.C. Injury and Violence Prevention Branch envisions North Carolina free from injuries and violence where lives are lived to their full potential. The work of the branch includes:

Collecting and analyzing injury data to better understand the problem.
Implementing programs to prevent injuries and violence.
Coordinating and assisting groups working to prevent injury and violence to address the problem comprehensively.

You can understand how big the problem of injury is in North Carolina by viewing the “Injury Iceberg.”