Learning about the Opioid Crisis' Impact on Children

Pennsylvania's Center for Children's Justice (C4CJ) partnered with Pennsylvania EMS for Children (PA EMSC) and the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (PA-AAP) to gain insight about the on-the-ground experiences Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals have had when responding to a scene where a child was present at an opioid-related overdose of an adult (e.g., child’s parent, caregiver, family member). 

The more than 500 responses have been eye-opening and have us searching to better understand how these life experiences for children are being brought into Pennsylvania's schools.

As a school nurse, you are an essential caregiver to this Commonwealth's children and we want to, we need to hear from you.

Your responses will help C4CJ and AAP-PA provide important context about the opioid crisis’ impact on Pennsylvania children in an upcoming meeting with Pennsylvania’s Opioid Unified Coordination Group.  

Be assured that this survey, which we hope will encourage you to provide direct insight about your experiences, will not result in your identity being disclosed. Instead any information gleaned will be shared in a way that does not identify individuals. 

Thank you for everything you do to be present to and protective of Pennsylvania's children!

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* 1. Within the last year, have you met with a student who was present at an opioid-related drug overdose of a parent, loved one or a person in the child's home?  Please note that the "scene" is not limited to a private residence, but may also include, for example, a car or a hotel room or a public bathroom.

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* 2. Did you learn of the student's presence at the scene of an opioid-related overdose from the

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* 3. Within the last year what has been the frequency by which you have met with a student who was present at the scene of an opioid-related overdose?

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* 4. Within the last year, has you local school been involved in any discussions with other community-based professionals (e.g., EMS, police, children and youth, D&A providers, early intervention) about the need for (and then possibility of) a cross-systems response to students who are present at the scene of an opioid-related overdose?

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* 5. If you or your school have met with other community stakeholders, what has been the outcomes of such discussions?

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* 6. Has your school developed any specific guidance or steps to be taken when confronted with a student who was present at the scene of an opioid-related overdose?

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* 7. If you have or were to encounter a child present at the scene of an adult opioid-related overdose, can you describe which of the actions listed below you did or are likely to take?

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* 8. What do you want the Opioid Command Center Coordination Group to know about your experience, as a school nurse, when you have met with a child present at the scene of an adult opioid-related overdose?

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* 9. What would you identify as the most challenging part of responding to a child who you learn was at the scene of an adult's opioid-related overdose?

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* 10. Is there a specific resource or tool that you need, as a school nurse, to be better prepared to help a child who was present at the scene of an adult's opioid-related overdose?

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* 11. Beyond opioid-related overdoses, are there other issues that you witness directly affecting children that you believe should have the attention of Governor Wolf and state legislative policymakers?

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* 12. In what capacity are you completing this survey?

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* 13. In which county or counties of Pennsylvania do you serve as a school nurse?

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* 14. As we noted earlier, your contact information and responses will not be shared, but it also could prove helpful to C4CJ and PA-AAP in case we have follow up questions.

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