Our Goals

To address the issue of opioid misuse, we strive to use strategies that are data-driven and grounded in evidence-based programs which are monitored and evaluated for quality improvement. Using this approach, we are focused on reducing both the annual number of opioid-related fatalities and the number of nonfatal overdoses by 5 percent each year over the next 5 years.

To do this, the GNBOTF focuses on the four pillars which include:

Prevention: Bringing together diverse stakeholders to participate in comprehensive, evidence-based prevention efforts with the goal of preventing the next generation from initiating opioid use and supporting children impacted by the opioid crisis. 

Harm Reduction: Ensuring the availability, accessibility, coordination and community awareness of services that engage people that use opioids—including those who have experienced non-fatal overdoses—as partners in reducing the harmful effects of opioid use. 

Treatment: Providing treatment services that are readily available, culturally responsive and trauma-informed that address the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health needs of the “whole person” and their families through every step of the process and support them during transitions between care providers.

Recovery: Reinforcing individuals and their families on their chosen paths to recovery through facilitating ongoing connections to resources, services, and support systems that promote resiliency, wellbeing and empowerment across the life course.