Georgia ACEs, Overdose, and Suicide Prevention Funding

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 Georgia in FY22.

State of Georgia

ACEs prevention funding - Georgia

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.

Percentage of U.S. adults who reported at least one ACE in Georgia in 2020*1
64.7%
Percentage of adults who reported experiencing four or more ACEs in Georgia in 2020*1
16.7%

*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 Georgia‎

CDC appropriated $525,000 for ACE prevention activities in the state of Georgia in FY22.
Preventing ACEs: Data to Action
Georgia Department of Public Health: $500,000
Youth Risk Behavior Survey
Georgia Department of Public Health: $25,000
Keep Reading: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Funding

Examples of how Georgia is working to prevent ACEs

Surveillance activities

The Georgia Department of Public Health is adding questions about experiencing ACEs to the Georgia Youth Risk Behavior Survey to provide representative state-wide estimates of ACEs for Georgia public high school students. The department is also using data from the Georgia Student Health Survey to look at ACEs indicators, and risk and protective factors among youth in communities across Georgia.

Prevention strategies and approaches

The Georgia Department of Public Health is ensuring a strong start for children by increasing access to early childhood home visitation programs. The department is also promoting social norms that protect against violence and adversity through public education campaigns to increase awareness of the 1-800-CHILDREN Helpline and promote parents seeking help.

Other support for ACEs in Georgia

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 Georgia, some of those other initiatives include:

Overdose prevention funding - Georgia

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

Overdose deaths in Georgia in 20213
2,500
Overdose deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Georgia in 20213
23.5

Total overdose prevention funding in Georgia‎

CDC appropriated $5,792,798 for overdose prevention activities in the state of Georgia in FY22.
Overdose Data to Action
Georgia State Award: $4,918,298
Public Health and Public Safety
  • Fayette FACTOR Evidence-Building Award: $50,000
  • Overdose Response Strategy: $74,500*
Research
Emory University: $750,000

*average award amount

Keep Reading: Overdose Prevention Funding

Examples of how Georgia is working to prevent overdose

Development of opioid education curriculum

To augment the existing substance use disorder curriculum in place in Fayette County, a Georgia Department of Health evidence-building pilot project added opioid use disorder information to the curriculum, including how opioids affect the brain and body, harms and risks, harm reduction opportunities, stigma, and treatment and recovery options.

Statewide law enforcement training

Georgia established a partnership with Georgia Public Safety Training Center (GPSTC), resulting in statewide law enforcement trainings on overdose. These trainings created legitimacy for GPSTC and increased opioid education and naloxone utilization awareness within the state's law enforcement and first responder communities.

Statewide overdose data surveillance

In Georgia, detailed emergency service data, including geographic location, is helping investigations of suspected overdose clusters in the state. This data provides a more complete picture of suspected deaths and helps quickly identify possible overdose deaths before the completion of death certificates.

Suicide prevention funding - Georgia

Suicide deaths in Georgia in 2021
1,676
Suicide deaths per 100,000 people (age-adjusted) in Georgia in 2021
15.3

Total suicide prevention funding for Georgia‎

CDC appropriated $871,730 for suicide prevention activities in the state of Georgia in FY22.
Comprehensive Suicide Prevention
Georgia Department of Public Health: $871,730
Keep Reading: Suicide Prevention Funding

Georgia's suicide prevention priorities

Georgia is preventing suicide with CDC Injury Center funding by:A

  • Creating protective environments
  • Teaching coping and problem-solving skills
  • Identifying and supporting people at risk
  • Strengthening access and delivery of suicide care
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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
  1. This snapshot reflects suicide prevention priorities and activities under Year 1 funding of the Comprehensive Suicide Prevention (CSP) Program. This information is subject to change. For additional information, please see CSP: Program Profiles.
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  3. NVSS – Drug Overdose Deaths