PRODUCTS

Be Safe and Respondr can be used by anyone with a mobile phone and internet access; Brave Buttons and ODetect are physical devices that connect people without access to community response.

Respondr

The Respondr app facilitates remote community-response and overdose prevention. Through the app, a person at risk of overdose can connect with trained volunteer responders who are equipped with naloxone. Brave is currently testing whether a network of volunteer responders can reach people experiencing overdose faster than emergency dispatch. Brave is preparing to pilot Respondr in select locations in Canada and Ohio in 2019.

To support requests for safe consumption monitoring and/or overdose response through the app, we are developing a harm reduction training curriculum that will be available online and in-person through trainings with organizational partners in areas where we do our work. We are currently exploring the logistics of working with harm reduction organizations in our target markets to facilitate naloxone access and distribution.

Odetect

ODetect is wearable technology that detects overdoses from physiological changes faster than existing methods. If an overdose is detected, an emergency response protocol is initiated so that the person at risk can receive support. To facilitate ODetect’s functionality, the Brave team developed a machine learning algorithm that is able to infer the respiration rate of people using drugs based on pulse oximetry. Anyone who uses drugs alone can use ODetect to stay safe.

ODetect’s research on sensors that correlate the physiological effects of overdose is revealing unprecedented knowledge about the dynamics of overdose response. This knowledge can inform multidisciplinary overdose response efforts across the health sector. Brave’s engineers are finalizing ODetect’s wearable prototype and preparing for testing in Q2/3 2019.