Since 2017, through its leadership of COSSUP, the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) has supported innovative work—from coast to coast, in large cities and rural America, in tribal lands and U.S. territories—by more than 400 site-based projects and demonstration sites. These COSSUP grantees across the nation have planned, developed, and implemented comprehensive efforts to identify, respond to, treat, and support those impacted by the opioid epidemic and battle the persistence or reemergence of stimulants and other substances while keeping the cornerstone of the initiative the same: an emphasis on the force-multiplying power of partnership and collaboration across the public health, behavioral health, and public safety sectors.
The success stories featured here are from the field to highlight the valuable work of the COSSUP grantees and their programs, initiatives, and/or campaigns.
Our hope is that these featured stories will not only showcase the exemplary work that the COSSUP grantees are doing in their communities but will also serve in an educational capacity for other communities that want to start or expand similar programs, initiatives, or campaigns. Perhaps the stories will inspire others to see new opportunities that their communities might benefit from and will offer the foundational knowledge to begin implementation of such opportunities locally.
Are you a COSSUP grantee who would like to share your project’s success story? We welcome your submission. A short online worksheet has been created to streamline the submission process.
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Palm Beach County, Florida, Program Highlights the Necessity of Peer Support in Recovery
9/7/2023
Heather Howard, MSW, PhD—Associate Professor in Florida Atlantic University’s Phyllis & Harvey Sandler School of Social Work—submitted this success story about the Palm Beach County COSSUP project.
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West Virginia Program Takes a Multifaceted Approach to Juvenile Opioid Misuse Prevention and Education
9/8/2022
Nicole Robertson, Program Coordinator for the Juvenile Opioid Treatment Intervention and Prevention Program (JOTIPP) in Berkeley County, West Virginia, submitted this success story about the program.
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Illinois Prescription Monitoring Program Adds an Extra Level of Protection for Long-Term Care Facility Patients
7/29/2022
Judy Fears, R.N., BSN, M.S., Project Manager, Bureau of Pharmacy and Clinical Support Services, Illinois Department of Human Services, submitted this success story detailing the Illinois PMP's PMPnow.
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Fort Wayne, Indiana: A Community With HART
6/30/2022
Darcy Robins, MSW, CPS, Lead Social Worker with the Fort Wayne Police Department's Hope and Recovery Team (HART) submitted this success story detailing HART and its community partners.
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Disposable Phones Indispensable to Success of Overdose Response Program in Lexington County, South Carolina
3/8/2022
Learn about The Courage Center (TCC), the Coordinated Overdose Response and Engagement (CORE) program, and the Community Outreach Paramedic Education (COPE) program.
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Pennsylvania Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP): Success Story
1/26/2022
The mission of the PDMP Compliance Team is to facilitate the provision of high-quality, timely data so that pharmacists have the latest, most accurate information to make informed clinical decisions.
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Beaver County, Pennsylvania, Behavioral Health: Collaboration Produces Results
12/2/2021
Jill Perry, Grant Coordinator for Beaver County, Pennsylvania submitted this success story about Beaver County Behavioral Health and Development Services' (BCBH) Let Us Know project.
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Cabell County, West Virginia, Success Story
11/1/2021
Connie Priddy, Director of Quality Compliance/Huntington Quick Response Team Program Coordinator for Cabell County Emergency Medical Services (EMS), submitted this success story.
