What does the QRT do?
Overdose Response
Primary Goal: Building connection and a relationship, and offering the services people want.
When the QRT learns about an overdose, the Overdose Response Team arrives within 24-72 hours to where the overdose occurred and provides support to the victim(s), family and friends. They:
- Encourage connections to recovery resources
- Provide empathetic listening and supportive presence to the victim and family
- Connect people to community resources if they need extra support
- Respect if someone isn’t ready to stop using and provide referrals to encourage safer use
The overdose response team consists of:
- Police Social Worker (PSW)
- A member of the Traverse City Police Department Crime Prevention Unit
- Addiction Treatment Services representative
- A certified peer recovery coach
Overdose Prevention
Primary Goal: Proactively engaging people and their support systems (COSSUP, n.d.).
During QRT Meetings, key community agencies who work with Vulnerable Populations (VPs) meet regularly for the goal of providing wrap-around services. They:
- Identify limits to current community resources (we call these “potholes”)
- Explore how these gaps can be filled
- Discuss QRT program participants to make sure they have the support they need from community programs
- Connect participants with community resources to get them additional help and prevent relapse or crisis
In the News
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