City Council

(15) 21-1415 HOMELESSNESS AND POVERTY COMMITTEE REPORT and RESOLUTION relative to the use of naloxone to treat opioid overdose among homeless individuals; naloxone training and distribution for City staff and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) staff and contracted service providers; and related matters. Recommendations for Council action, SUBJECT TO THE CONCURRENCE OF THE MAYOR: INSTRUCT the Personnel Department, with the assistance of the LAHSA and the Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), to report relative to: The steps necessary to train City staff on the use of naloxone for those departments contained in Table 1 of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA) report dated October 4, 2022, attached to Council file No. 21-1415. The steps necessary to ensure naloxone training is provided to the staff of organizations who encounter homeless individuals while performing duties under contract by the departments contained in Table 1 of the CLA report dated October 4, 2022 INSTRUCT the LAFD to report in six months after the leave-behind program is initiated relative to the benefits of providing leave-behind naloxone doses and if more leave-behind doses are needed, should the LAFD be awarded the "Leave Behind Naloxone" grant. ADOPT the accompanying RESOLUTION contained in the CLA report dated October 4, 2022, as Attachment 2, to include sponsorship or support of legislation regarding drug overdose prevention and treatment.