Helpful Links
- Ask Your Doctor - Taking pain medication? Ask your doctor about overdose.
- BCDAC, Inc. Resources for Residents (PDF) - This informational sheet will help you or your family member access treatment for a drug and/or alcohol problem, as well as give some other resource information.
- BCPUSH (PDF) - Bucks County Partners United for Sexual Health
- Be a Part of the Conversation - A collaboration of community leaders, students, school district representatives, and families who believe that having meaningful, inclusive conversations will support individuals and their families in their efforts to develop healthy coping skills and access support whenever there is a need. Get to know BPOC
- Bucks County District Attorney Overdose Epidemic Site - Dedicated to helping prevent drug overdoses in Bucks County through education.
- Bucks County Housing Link - The Bucks County Housing Link is the centralized point of information, assessment and referral services for all Bucks County residents experiencing a housing-related crisis.
- Caring for Someone After an Overdose (PDF) - Learn what steps to take after someone has survived an overdose.
- Council on Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, Inc. - Non-profit organization affiliated with the National Council on Problem Gambling that educates and disseminates information on compulsive gambling and facilitates referrals.
- DDAP Substance Use Disorder Resources (PDF) - Struggling with addiction? Help is available.
- Families in Recovery Program - A new pilot program that strengthens parenting skills for Pennsylvanians recovering from substance use disorder.
- getmyHIVtest.com - The Pennsylvania Department of Health, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Expanded HIV Testing Initiative (PEHTI) and the HIV Prevention and Care Project (HPCP), has introduced HIV Self-Testing (HST) for individuals who reside in Pennsylvania (excluding Philadelphia County). The goal of the getmyHIVtest.com program is to help people get tested who wouldn’t otherwise go to their doctor or to a testing clinic.
- Just Five - 1 in 3 people is affected by addiction or mental health issues. Just Five delivers, in just five minutes per lesson, the most important concepts and facts regarding addiction.
- Language of Recovery (PDF) - The most respectful way of referring to people is as people.
- Magellan Health - Guiding individuals to make better decisions, and live healthier and more fulfilling lives, by improving the overall quality and affordability of healthcare.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse - The lead federal agency supporting scientific research on drug use and its consequences.
- National Resource Directory - A searchable database of resources vetted for Service members, veterans, family members and caregivers.
- Now is the Time - Healthy Transitions - Mental health support for youth and young adults in Bucks County.
- Official Site of Bucks County - Research Human Services, apply for a County position, read news summaries, download official forms and more.
- Overdose Free PA - A partnership of Pennsylvania communities united to fight the opioid overdose crisis.
- Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) - Providing education, intervention and treatment programs to reduce the drug and alcohol abuse and dependency for all Pennsylvanians.
- Shatterproof Addiction Language Guide (PDF) - Stigmatizing language assigns negative labels, stereotypes and judgment to certain groups of people. The first step to better supporting people with
a SUD is changing our language.