Overview
Overdose deaths are preventable. Through fatality reviews, key community partners are able to look into each death and identify prevention initiatives that may save another life.
Jessica Blahnik, Marathon County Medical Examiner
Teams
OFR teams are county-based. Twenty-two teams covering 24 counties utilize OFR in their efforts to prevent fatal overdoses.
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Data
Information gathered about fatal overdoses drives prevention and intervention efforts at the local and state levels.
Learn MoreOFR State Advisory Group
The mission of the OFR State Advisory Group is to reduce overdose fatalities in Wisconsin through support of the overdose fatality review process and recommendations of the local multi-disciplinary teams.
The OFR State Advisory Group is a multi-disciplinary group which seeks to:
• Promote OFR as a tool for local communities to address the overdose epidemic
• Receive, evaluate, and implement state-level recommendations from local OFR teams
• Address data sharing barriers in understanding the circumstances leading to fatal overdoses
The OFR State Advisory Group convenes quarterly and meetings are open to the public. The next meeting is Thursday, October 12, 2023.
Upcoming Events & Webinars
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OFR Program Collaborators
Medical College of Wisconsin, Institute for Health & Equity, Division of Epidemiology
Constance Kostelac, PhD
ckostelac@mcw.edu
(414) 955-8670
Assistant Professor
Jessica Ohlrich, MPA
johlrich@mcw.edu
(414) 955-4124
Research Program Coordinator II
Amy Parry, MPH
aparry@mcw.edu
(414) 955-4120
Program Manager
Wisconsin Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Information and Analysis
Starr Moss
MossSH@doj.state.wi.us
(608) 261-8108
Senior Research Analyst
Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Division of Public Health, Bureau of Community Health Promotion, Family Health Section
Lisa Bullard-Cawthorne, MS, MPH
Lisa.BullardCawthorne@dhs.wisconsin.gov
(608) 266-3008
Overdose Data to Action Program Planning Coordinator
This material development was funded by the Cooperative Agreement NU17CE925003-02-02 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Its contents do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In addition, this project was supported by Grant No. 2018-PM-BX-K101 awarded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance. The Bureau of Justice Assistance is a component of the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs, which also includes the Bureau of Justice Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Office for Victims of Crime, and the SMART Office. Points of view or opinions in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.