Podcast: Saving Lives Through Increased Access to Addiction Treatment with PHI’s CA Bridge
On this podcast episode of Everyday Injustice, Latoya Mitchell, navigator project manager at PHI’s CA Bridge, talks about how the innovative program helps to get people from the ER into drug treatment—ultimately reducing annual drug overdoses and saving lives.
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On this podcast episode of Everyday Injustice, Latoya Mitchell, navigator project manager at PHI’s CA Bridge, talks about how the innovative program helps to get people from the ER into drug treatment—reducing annual drug overdoses and saving lives.
In the podcast, Latoya also discusses her role in supporting lower patient treatment barriers, the importance of harm reduction and the use of treatment over incarceration.
We found that with the presence of the Navigator, patients felt more comfortable coming in and saying, I’m here because I’m having opioid withdrawals, as opposed to them naming their symptoms and because they were afraid of admitting their substance use. Because of that, we’re able to get them treated and in and out in a couple of hours. Instead of spending six hours in the emergency room getting unnecessary and costly tests, we found that it actually saved resources and a lot of money.LaToya Mitchell
Navigator Project Manager, CA Bridge Program, Public Health Institute
Originally published by Vanguard News Group
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