by Lauren Tepfer | Jul 13, 2020 | Uncategorized
Recently, our Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Salvatore Volpe delivered SaferLockRx bottles and Deterra bags to several local pharmacies that have volunteered to participate in an important project to address Substance Use Disorder on Staten Island. This project was made...
by Lauren Tepfer | Apr 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Peer advocates are uniquely positioned to help alleviate the burden by focusing on clients coming into the emergency room for Substance use and behavioral health related illness during the COVID pandemic. New York has been identified as an epicenter for the COVID-19...
by Lauren Tepfer | Dec 17, 2019 | Uncategorized
Staten Island PPS has partnered with the MIT Sloan School of Management Health Systems Innovation Initiative to bring together partners from across the nation to form a National Collaborative Consortium on Substance Use Disorder, with the aim of combating the opioid...
by Lauren Tepfer | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
Congratulations to the graduates of the Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) program at the College of Staten Island! These 16 peers will be on the front lines serving our community in the battle against opioid addiction. Each person brings their own unique...
by Lauren Tepfer | Aug 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
With a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) through the Opioid Workforce Expansion Program (OWEP) Paraprofessionals program, SI PPS will train 240 behavioral health-related peer paraprofessionals during the three-year grant period Staten...
