The Roles and Responsibilities of K-12 Districts and Schools in Combatting the Youth Opioid Crisis

The Opportunity Labs Foundation Inc. will develop a dashboard that enables health and education leaders to compare state-level policies and regulations governing overdose prevention and response efforts in schools. The organization will also conduct a national survey of school superintendents and lead focus groups with a wide range of school staff to assess their perceptions of overdose crisis among youth and their knowledge of existing overdose prevention policies. The project aims to identify barriers that hinder school-based responses and elevate successful practices.