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COMBAT Essential For Community Programs & Law Enforcement
COMBAT has completed our 2022 Community Impact Report. The perils of fentanyl and other drugs, combined with increased crime in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, made COMBAT support for the community even more crucial in 2022 and now going into 2023—and beyond. » 2022 IMPACT REPORT
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High Driving Is Crime
Missouri now has "legalized weed." But whether you are using marijuana recreationally or for a medical purpose, driving high is a crime. Keep it legal. Be safe. Driving under the influence—whether the influence is alcohol, marijuana or some other drug—is illegal and always entails potentially fatal risks. » BE SAFE!
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149% Increase In OD Deaths
Drug dealers are using fentanyl more and more to manufacture counterfeit pills or to mix with other drugs (like a fentanyl-meth combo distributed in baggies with a "red lips" logo). Fentanyl-related overdose deaths in the KC metro have increased 149%. » MORE
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Innovative Referral Program
This innovative COMBAT program allows police and others to make a simple referral that can connect individuals or families to life-changing, maybe even life-saving services. The program, launched this summer in Raytown, recently expanded to Norheast KC. » MORE
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Project RISE
Project RISE, a COMBAT-funded program at Truman Medical Center/University Health, focuses on helping gunshot wound survivors make a full recovery, with emphasis on "psychological first aid" and, if needed, long-term care for Post Trauma Stress Disorder. » MORE
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More Than 100 Programs Funded In 2021
» Violence Prevention Programs
• Bullying/Cyber Bullying (14 Programs) | • Child Abuse (3 Programs) |
• Counseling Services (5 Programs) | • Diversion Programs (4 Programs) |
• Domestic Violence (18 Programs) | • Ex-Offender / Reentry (5 Programs) |
• Gang Violence (7 Programs) | • Legal Services (1 Program) |
• Parenting (14 Programs) | • School Attendance/Truancy (10 Programs) |
• Sexual Assault (1 Program) | • STRIVIN' (7 Programs) |
• Suicide Prevention (8 Programs) | • Teen-Dating Violence (8 Programs) |
• Victim Support (7 Programs) | • Youth Employment (15 Programs) |
• Other Youth-Oriented (22 Programs) |
» Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
» Substance Use Disorder Treatment Programs
• Drug Counseling |
• Intensive Outpatient |
• Partial Hospitalization |
• Recovery Houses |
• Residential Inpatient |
Initiative Focuses On Need For Joint Effort To Reduce Violence In Neighborhoods
This COMBAT initiative brings together school administrators, police officers, elected officials, mental health professionals, social workers, faith-based leaders and concerned citizens to address violence in Jackson County’s most vulnerable neighborhoods.
With a focus on developing a collaborative, comprehensive and coordinated plan in each “hot spot,” STRIVIN’ recognizes that no one individual or single agency can “save a neighborhood.” It takes working together—striving together—to make any neighborhood a safe place to call home.
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