Overdose Prevention Team

Each local jurisdiction in Maryland is required to maintain an Overdose Prevention Team (OPT), which works to promote multidisciplinary collaboration to expand substance use-related support. Learn more about Overdose Prevention Teams here.

The Baltimore City Overdose Prevention Team is chaired by the Baltimore City Health Department and co-chaired by Behavioral Health System Baltimore (BHSB). Members include representatives from healthcare systems, community-based organizations, government agencies, businesses, and residents from across the city. OPT meetings comply with the open meetings act.

To learn more and participate in Baltimore City's OPT, please visit our page.

Overdose Fatality Review Team

The Baltimore City Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) Team examines individual cases of overdose fatality and reviews the victims’ interactions with systems and agencies in the city to make recommendations for changes in policy and practices that can prevent future overdose deaths. OFR Team meetings are closed to the public.

To learn more about Overdose Fatality Review Teams, please refer to Subtitle 9. Drug Overdose Fatality Review Teams.