New York
Serves Ulster County
The Opioid Response as County Law Enforcement (ORACLE) initiative is a crisis-intervention and recovery response program based out of the Ulster County Sheriff's Office in Ulster County, New York. The response team includes crisis intervention team (CIT) officers, a mental health and substance use social worker, two peer recovery advocates, and a high-risk care manager. The ORACLE program provides direct assistance to people who overdose and works with government agencies, law enforcement organizations, and local community stakeholders to coordinate a wide array of services. State and county-level health departments, social services, and child services provide support, expertise, and referrals.