With support from the CDC’s Overdose to Action (OD2A) program, the SHIELD Training Initiative at Northeastern University has partnered with the Indiana Department of Health to further develop and expand the SHIELD training model.​

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As one part of our grant aims, we will expand the scope of the SHIELD training curriculum for Indiana law enforcement through developing and deploying an enhanced train-the-trainer model that leverages existing relationships between behavioral health professionals and local law enforcement officers while continuing to deploy SHIELD trainings to existing law enforcement agency partners. We conducted interviews with key local stakeholders to center local needs and priorities in the development and delivery of this new distributed training model.