Georgia Prepares To Equip All Public Schools With Overdose Reversal Kits

The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) and the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE), in partnership with the Georgia Opioid Crisis Abatement Trust (GOCAT), announced the launch of a statewide initiative to provide opioid overdose reversal kits to every public school in the state.

Funded by opioid settlement dollars administered by GOCAT, the Georgia Overdose Response Partnership is a proactive, lifesaving effort that ensures school staff are equipped to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose emergency. The initiative supports the intent of Senate Bill 395 (known as Wesley’s Law), which empowers schools to obtain and . . .