Key points
The CDC Injury Center prioritizes funding for the prevention of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), overdose, and suicide. This page shows how funds were appropriated in the state of Delaware in FY22.
ACEs prevention funding - Delaware
ACEs are preventable, potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood (0-17 years). Examples include neglect, experiencing or witnessing violence, or having a family member attempt or die by suicide.
*ACE statistics are reported by U.S. adults and include exposure to eight types of ACEs: physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse, witnessing intimate partner violence, household substance abuse, household mental illness, parental separation or divorce, and incarcerated household member.
Total ACE prevention funding for Delaware
- Delaware Department of Health and Social Services: $24,914
Other support for ACEs in Delaware
Beyond the ACEs appropriation, CDC supports several initiatives, research, and partnerships to build state and tribal surveillance infrastructure and enhance ACEs prevention and mitigation.
In Delaware, some of those other initiatives include:
Overdose prevention funding - Delaware
There were 106,699 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2021 (32.4 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 16% increase from 2020.2
Total overdose prevention funding in Delaware
- Delaware State Award: $5,377,830
- Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
*average award amount
Examples of how Delaware is working to prevent overdose
Law enforcement naloxone program
As part of the state's Overdose Response Strategy (ORS) program, the Delaware Division of Public Health, Office of Emergency Medical Services, and the Delaware Public Health Association engaged leadership from every law enforcement agency across the state to increase and formalize their participation in the First Responder Naloxone Leave-Behind Program. As a result, 15 of Delaware's 47 police departments are currently engaged in the program. The ORS Team continues to conduct outreach to increase program participation and assist agencies in obtaining additional naloxone kits and trainings.
Cross-industry employer awareness programs
Delaware developed programs to address the high number of substance use disorders and opioid overdose deaths among construction and restaurant-related industries. The state conducted industry outreach to raise employer awareness and created a support network that destigmatizes addiction and helps workers struggling with substance use disorders get help.
Pain management provider toolkit
To help reduce opioid over-prescribing, Delaware expanded education for providers on the Non-Opioid Pain Management Toolkit. Pain management experts helped inform the toolkit, which contains resources for providers to better understand the scope of the drug-related crisis. It includes materials for providers and patients, such as alternative pain-management factsheets and pain-management booklets.
- Swedo EA, Aslam MV, Dahlberg LL, Niolon PH, Simon TR, Guinn AS, Mercy JA. Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences Among U.S. Adults – Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 2011-2020. MMWR.
- Spencer MR, Miniño AM, Warner M. Drug overdose deaths in the United States, 2001–2021. NCHS Data Brief, no 457. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics. 2022. DOI: https://dx.doi. org/10.15620/cdc:122556
- NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths