VOAA Partnership
Northampton County, Virginia has partnered with the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority along with the Eastern Shore Community Services Board, Accomack County, Virginia and Northampton County Public Schools to address the opioid epidemic in our community. Together, we are tackling the opioid problem through prevention services, community education and outreach and public health initiatives.
What is the Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA)?
"The Opioid Abatement Authority (OAA) was established by the Virginia General Assembly in 2021 as an independent entity to abate and remediate the opioid epidemic in the Commonwealth through financial support from the Virginia Opioid Abatement Fund in the form of grants, donations, or other assistance, for efforts to treat, prevent, and reduce opioid use disorder and the misuse of opioids in the Commonwealth.
The OAA serves to build partnerships between Virginia’s cities and counties, state agencies, and providers of services in order to assist individuals suffering from opioid use disorders and co-occurring substance use and mental illness. These partnerships address the full range of services providing education about substance use, prevention, treatment, and recovery supports."
-from the VOAA website
Operation Prevention at Northampton Middle School
Middle schoolers at NMS are diving into Operation Prevention, a five-week program in partnership with the Eastern Shore Community Services Board. Students are learning about the dangers of opioid addiction and creating peer-to-peer campaigns to make a difference in their schools and communities. Photo courtesy of NCPS K-12