Rhode Island Funding Priorities

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 Rhode Island in FY23.

State of Rhode Island

Overdose prevention funding - Rhode Island

There were 107,968 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2022 (34.6 deaths per 100,000 standard population), a 1.2% increase from 2021.1

  • There were 424 overdose deaths in Rhode Island in 20222
  • There were 38.1 overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Rhode Island in 20222

Total overdose prevention funding in Rhode Island‎

CDC appropriated $3,903,237 for overdose prevention activities in the state of Rhode Island in FY23.

Overdose prevention programs

  • Overdose Data to Action in States
    • Rhode Island Department of Health: $3,453,142
  • Public Health and Public Safety
    • Overdose Response Strategy: $87,600*
  • Research
    • Brown University: $362,495

*average award amount

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Examples of how Rhode Island is working to prevent overdose

Timely public resources

Rhode Island continues to enhance the PreventOverdoseRI.org (PORI) website as the state's overdose cases have increased and evolved in nature. PORI is an online hub for resources and data such as overdose trends, racial and ethnic disparity data, and naloxone distribution trends. The website now includes data visualizations and infographics to show these trends. It provides the public with up-to-date resources for overdose prevention supplies, access to treatment, and public events. Two statewide overdose awareness campaigns referred Rhode Islanders to the site, which had 15,000 visitors in one year alone.

Streamlined naloxone distribution

Based on an assessment of community need, Rhode Island increased the availability of naloxone kits and launched a new central online ordering system to better coordinate the distribution and tracking process. This multi-agency effort streamlined naloxone procurement and distribution across the state.

Suicide prevention funding - Rhode Island

  • There were 126 suicide deaths in Rhode Island in 2022
  • There were 10.6 suicide deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Rhode Island in 2022

Total suicide prevention funding for Rhode Island‎

CDC appropriated $914,363 for suicide prevention activities in the state of Rhode Island in FY23.

Suicide prevention programs

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Content Source:
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  1. 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
  2. NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths