4th Annual Ohio Quick Response Team, Deflection, & Outreach Training Summit
Join us for the Fourth Annual QRT, Outreach, & Deflection Summit hosted by the Ohio Deflection Association from January 22-25, 2025, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Enhance your skills through main presentations and breakout sessions.
Early Bird Registration for the 2025 Deflection Summit is Now Open!
Register Online: Event Registration Form
Presenter Applications:
Apply to present at our summit. Showcase your expertise and contribute to the field.
Deadline: September 6, 2024
Apply Here: Presenter Application Form
Vote Online: Vote for Ceremony Recogniation
Early Bird Registration for the 2025 Deflection Summit is Now Open!
Register Online: Event Registration Form
Presenter Applications:
Apply to present at our summit. Showcase your expertise and contribute to the field.
Deadline: September 6, 2024
Apply Here: Presenter Application Form
Vote Online: Vote for Ceremony Recogniation
Voices from the Field
We want to know your thoughts!
We want to know your thoughts!
As we begin planning for our 2025 Summit in Cincinnati, OH we want to make sure everyone’s voices are heard. You all represent the work we are so passionate about every single day and we value your opinion.
Please tell us what you would like to see as a guest at our annual conference.
Consider the following questions:
- What topics would you like to see discussed in our main presentations and breakout sessions?
- How can we assist you in bettering your deflection approach?
- How can we better represent a more practical approach for all of our diverse teams that work directly in the field?
ODA Quarterly Newsletter
Ohio Deflection Association delivers support around public safety for the health and wellbeing of those struggling with substance use and mental health disorders. Through the development of deflection and pre-arrest diversion strategies, support tools and facilitating the education of community partners providing outreach services. Focusing on real life challenges with real time solutions by providing communities with education, guidance and resources.
International Over Dose Awareness Day Memorial Event
International Overdose Awareness Day (IODA) is the world’s largest campaign to end overdose. This is a global day of action and remembers those that have died and acknowledges the profound grief of those left behind. IOAD also works to breakdown the stigma surrounding drug use and overdose.
The Lorain County Opiate Action Team (LCOAT) is supporting the day by hosting a Memorial Event of the 118 Lives Lost in 2023 in Lorain County. There will be speaker and advocate John Nimmo, inspirational music and words from Chrissy Strong, artist/singer Matt Radel-LUV, a video of speakers from the recovery community, and a Sound Bath Meditation. There will also be 30 provider resource tables, and Narcan training with Free Narcan kits available.
Event Details:
International Over Dose Awareness Day Memorial Event
Friday August 30th, 2024 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Spitzer Conference Center
Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Rd N., Elyria, OH 44035
The Lorain County Opiate Action Team (LCOAT) is supporting the day by hosting a Memorial Event of the 118 Lives Lost in 2023 in Lorain County. There will be speaker and advocate John Nimmo, inspirational music and words from Chrissy Strong, artist/singer Matt Radel-LUV, a video of speakers from the recovery community, and a Sound Bath Meditation. There will also be 30 provider resource tables, and Narcan training with Free Narcan kits available.
Event Details:
International Over Dose Awareness Day Memorial Event
Friday August 30th, 2024 6:00pm – 8:30pm
Spitzer Conference Center
Lorain County Community College, 1005 Abbe Rd N., Elyria, OH 44035
Human Trafficking Liaison Officer (HTLO) Training
The Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force is hosting a two-day HTLO class designed for patrol officers, investigators, and first-responders. This free course will equip attendees with the knowledge to recognize red flags and indicators of Human Trafficking in the field.
Training Highlights:
- Case Studies
- Survivor Presentation
- Human Trafficking Laws
- Trafficker Tactics & Recruiting Methods
- Elements of a Human Trafficking Investigation
- Red Flags & Possible Indicators
- First Responder Procedures & Evidence
🗓 WHEN: September 10th & 11th, 2024 (12pm-8pm)
📍 LOCATION: David Blom Administrative Campus, 3430 Ohio Health Pkwy, Columbus, OH 43202
HOSTED BY: Ohio Health Protective Services and the Central Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force
Mini Grants for Deflection Teams
Ohio Deflection Association – Mini Grant Applications are now being accepted.
- Up to $1,000 in funding to support your local deflection initiative!
Project ECHO | Northeast Ohio Medical University | NEOMED
Project ECHO® upcoming schedule. Project ECHO® is a model for lifelong learning and guided practice that revolutionizes continuing medical education and exponentially increases workforce capacity to provide best-practice specialty care and reduce health disparities.
Fentanyl Test Strip (FTS) Availability
Ohio’s Project DAWN network now has access to order FTS through their regular ordering process with the Ohio Department of Health, free of charge! If you’re interested in securing a supply for your Quick Response Team, please reach out to the Project DAWN program in your area. If your Project DAWN partner isn’t accessing these resources at this time and you would still like to receive a supply, please send an email requesting a supply to ProjectDAWN@odh.ohio.gov. Questions can be directed to Sara Morman at sara.morman@odh.ohio.gov.
OUR MISSION
Ohio Deflection Association delivers support around public safety for the health and wellbeing of those struggling with substance use and mental health disorder(s), through the development of deflection and pre-arrest diversion strategies, support tools, and facilitating the education of community partners providing outreach services. Focusing on real life challenges with real time solutions by providing communities with education, guidance, and resources.