Upcoming & Past OOCC Events

Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council Regular Meeting
Monday, October 2, 2023 | 3:00–4:30 p.m. (virtual)

About: In 2022, Maryland enacted House Bill 794, which created the Opioid Restitution Fund (ORF) Advisory Council. The mission of the council will be to provide guidance on the use of legal settlement funds received from prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors. An agenda and details for attending this meeting will be made available in the near future. Please contact our office at help.oocc@maryland.gov with any questions.

For more information, visit https://beforeitstoolate.maryland.gov/orf.

Community Overdose Action Town Hall Series

The Opioid Operational Command Center is excited to introduce our Community Overdose Action Town Hall Series! Our team will be visiting each of Maryland’s 24 local jurisdictions to hear directly from community members about how we can do more to address the overdose crisis.

You can see a full list of upcoming town halls and summaries of previous events here: beforeitstoolate.maryland.gov/town-halls/.

Past Events

Cecil County Community Opioid Summit

About: This town hall event was held on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, in Elkton, MD. The event featured presentations on Cecil County’s Strategic Plan for Overdose Response and the county’s plan using prescription opioid legal settlement funds.

Meeting Recording

Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council Public Listening Session
Monday, June 5, 2023 (virtual)

On Monday, June 5, the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council held a second virtual public listening session to give members of the public an opportunity to provide input on the use of prescription opioid-related legal settlement funds in Maryland.

Meeting Recording

Information Session: FY2024 Competitive Grant Program
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 (virtual)

This information session was held on Wednesday, March 22, to provide applications with an overview of the application process and requirements for the OOCC’s fiscal year 2024 Competitive Grant Program.

Meeting Recording | Meeting Materials

Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council Public Listening Session
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 (virtual)

On Wednesday, March 8, the Opioid Restitution Fund Advisory Council held a virtual public listening session to give members of the public an opportunity to provide input on the use of prescription opioid-related legal settlement funds in Maryland. 

Meeting Recording

Webinar: Overdose Fatalities in Maryland Jurisdictions and Implementation of Prevention Strategies
Tuesday, August 30, 2022

This session featured a presentation from Catherine Tomko, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow with the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, regarding the results of a recent evaluation of the 143 local-level overdose prevention programs in the OOCC’s Substance Use Disorder Program Inventory.

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