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The CORE Team

The Connecticut Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee (OSAC)

The Connecticut OSAC, started in 2022 by Public Act 22-48, is co-chaired by DMHAS and a representative from the municipalities. The OSAC meets quarterly in full and more often in sub-committees. Meetings are open to the public. A complete list of OSAC membership, as well as meeting agendas, minutes, materials, and recordings are publicly accessible on the committee website.

Acknowledgements

The CORE team wishes to acknowledge DMHAS and the Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council for their commissioning of this report and their support, along with that of the OSAC, of the CORE team’s activities on behalf of the state. They additionally acknowledge individuals from the following entities with whom they met in preparing the 2024 report:

  • Alliance for Living
  • APT Foundation
  • Brown University School of Public Health
  • Carelon Behavioral Health of Connecticut
  • CHESS Health
  • Child Health and Development Institute
  • Community Health Resources (CHR)
  • Connecticut Alcohol and Drug Policy Council (ADPC)
    • Prevention Subcommittee
    • Treatment Subcommittee
    • Recovery and Health Management Subcommittee
    • Criminal Justice Subcommittee
  • Connecticut Alliance for Recovery Residencies
  • Connecticut Chapter of the American Society of Addiction Medicine
  • Connecticut Chapter of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry
  • Connecticut Department of Children and Families (DCF)
  • Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection (DCP)
  • Connecticut Department of Correction (DOC)
  • Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS)
  • Center for Prevention Evaluation and Statistics (CPES)
  • Connecticut Department of Public Health (DPH)
  • Downtown Evening Soup Kitchen (DESK)
  • Connecticut Harm Reduction Alliance (CTHRA)
  • Connecticut Nurses Association
  • Connecticut Poison Control Center
  • Cornell Scott Hill Health Center (CSHHC)
  • Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program (GBAPP)
  • Liberation Programs
  • Ledge Light Health District (LLHD)
  • Love146
  • Connecticut Nurses Association
  • Connecticut Poison Control Center
  • Cornell Scott Hill Health Center (CSHHC)
  • Greater Bridgeport Area Prevention Program (GBAPP)
  • Liberation Programs
  • Ledge Light Health District (LLHD)
  • Love146
  • Maryland Addiction Consultation Service (MACS), University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • MDFT International, Inc.
  • New England High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Training Initiative (NEHIDTA)
  • New Haven Health Department
  • New London Office of Human Services
  • Recovery Network of Programs (RNP)
  • SAS Institute
  • State of Connecticut Office of the Child Advocate
  • The Village of Families and Children
  • University of Connecticut School of Medicine
    • Department of Public Health Sciences
  • University of Connecticut School of Social Work
  • Yale School of Medicine
    • Department of Internal Medicine
    • Department of Psychiatry
    • Department of Pediatrics
    • Department of Emergency Medicine
  • Yale School of Public Health
    • Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases
    • Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
    • Global Health Justice Partnership (Yale GHJP)