Supporting Treatment and Overdose Prevention (STOP)

The Independence Blue Cross Foundation’s STOP initiative increases awareness and access to effective community-based opioid treatment and prevention.

In order to provide relief to essential health and human services organizations, the Foundation dedicated this cycle of funding to Nonprofit Sustainability and Recovery. Details on STOP Grants will be released in 2021.

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Addressing the opioid epidemic

The STOP initiative will expand outcome- and evidence-based programs and community resources, identify the barriers to treatment and prevention, and disseminate effective community-based strategies and education around this public health epidemic.

STOP aims to address the opioid epidemic through the following activities:

  • Address the barrier of stigma associated with opioid use disorder (OUD)
  • Support research in evidence based and emerging approaches in prevention services, care coordination and treatment
  • Prioritize warm handoff overdose survivor programs in the emergency room setting
  • Award grant funding to effective community-based programs
  • Partner with nonprofit and academic stakeholders to identify gaps in preventative and treatment services
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STOP eligibility criteria

Eligible organizations can receive funding only once per calendar year and must meet the following criteria:

  • Prevention and Education for youth and families impacted by Opioid Use Disorder
  • Be a community-based treatment program
  • Promote provider education of Opioid Use Disorder
  • Improving resources for caregivers and families impacted by Opioid Use Disorder
  • Organizations must satisfy the Independence Blue Cross Foundation's general eligibility guidelines
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Addressing Health Priorities STOP 2020 grant recipients

  • Angels in Motion
  • CORA Services, Inc.
  • Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission
  • David’s New Day
  • Drexel University
  • Rock Ministries Philadelphia
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Prescription drug take-back sites

Drug take-back programs are a secure and convenient way to dispose of medication and will help prevent abuse and reduce access. If you have unused or expired prescription drugs in your home, you can visit over 100 locations to safely dispose of these medications. You can be a part of the solution to help prevent prescription drug abuse.

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Emergency Department Warm Handoff Programs

In response to a 2016 state-wide mandate, the 67 counties in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are required to stand up emergency room-based warm handoff programs, which use the emergency room setting to provide a drug overdose survivor with an immediate referral to treatment. The Independence Blue Cross Foundation initiated a study to understand utilization, design, and effectiveness of these programs in our region. Even among warm handoff hospitals, there is variation in process and success rates. After reviewing practices at five Bucks County hospitals, we’ve realized the need for:

  1. Increase access to Certified Recovery Specialists
  2. More training for emergency room staff to improve care coordination and reduce stigma
  3. Use of electronic health record systems to make access to treatment more efficient
  4. Promote, through government grants, the conversion and co-location of treatment facilities onsite at hospitals where possible
  5. Empowering Emergency Medical Services personnel in facilitating the treatment process

Additional Resources

For additional resources, visit our Someone You Know site.