Syra Health awarded five-year contract from Sedgwick County Health Department

Syra Health announced that it has been awarded a five-year contract from the Sedgwick County Health Department in Kansas. As part of the agreement, Syra Health will provide Overdose Data to Action training to first responders and faith-based community organizations in Sedgwick County. The training sessions provided by Syra Health will include education on substance use disorder (SUD), harm reduction, overdose trends, naloxone use, and treatment options. Additionally, the training will cover linkage to care, offering techniques and strategies for first responders to guide individuals to the appropriate resources. The training will also address stigma and its impact on individuals with SUD, providing insights into how stigmatizing behavior and language can negatively affect these individuals and ways to mitigate such effects.