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  • Making It Easier For Kids To Get Help For Addiction, And Prevent Overdoses

    June 12, 2023 |

    NPR |

    Podcast |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: United States, Arlington, Virginia

    Students at Arlington Public Schools are being trained to carry and administer Narcan to help reduce the rising number of opioid overdose deaths, specifically among young people. Programs like this and access to treatment like Suboxone help make it easier for youth to find recovery and prevent drug overdoses.

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  • "Stable Recovery" Trains People in Rehab to Work with Horses

    May 03, 2023 |

    The Daily Yonder |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Lexington, Kentucky

    The Stable Recovery program provides housing and recovery support for people suffering from addiction, as well as job training to prepare participants to work in the equine industry. The program offers a sense of therapeutic community to those in recovery, as well as newly trained workers to address the labor shortage in the equine industry.

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  • When Seattle social services fall short, libraries and transit lend a hand

    April 29, 2023 |

    The Seattle Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    The Seattle Public Library system partners with local organizations like the Downtown Emergency Service Center to provide library patrons with clothes and food and referrals to services like domestic violence help and housing or shelter recommendations. The library also has four “social service librarians” who are equipped to help patrons and are allowed to carry and administer Narcan. Over the last five months, the downtown branch has provided emergency supplies (like hand warmers, food, and water) to 420 people and has made 280 referrals to other resources.

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  • A downtown Flint vending machine is helping combat opioid overdose deaths, stigma

    April 23, 2023 |

    Flint Beat |

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    Response Location: United States, Flint, Michigan

    Vending machines provided with the help of organizations like the Genesee Health System and Harm Reduction Michigan dispense fentanyl testing strips and Narcan kits as a form of harm reduction to combat the opioid epidemic and destigmatize safe drug use. When it debuted earlier this year, the machine distributed more than 2,100 test strips and 904 Narcan kits in six weeks. There are currently 52 machines placed across the state.

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  • Battling addiction and stigmas in the East African community

    April 10, 2023 |

    Sahan Journal |

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    1500-3000 Words

    Response Location: United States, Minneapolis, Minnesota

    Daryeel Youth helps East African youth on the streets, particularly those struggling with drug abuse, by providing free pizza and a chance to connect with others. At the plaza — now known as Daryeel Corner — parents can also receive education on addiction issues and how to best help their children and how to destigmatize addiction and treatment in the East African culture.

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  • Crisis Response Team takes collaborative approach to mental health crises

    April 07, 2023 |

    The Frederick News-Post |

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    Response Location: United States, Frederick, Maryland

    The Frederick Police Department’s Crisis Response Team combines law enforcement with paramedics and mental health professionals to respond to calls. The team can showcase each person’s expertise as needed, providing more individualized care when responding to mental health emergency calls.

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  • Recovery high schools, like one in Denver, help kids heal from an addiction and build a future

    April 06, 2023 |

    The Colorado Sun |

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    Response Location: United States, Denver, Colorado

    5280 High School is a recovery school for students who need help managing addictions. The school incorporates treatment strategies, such as a daily recovery meeting, into the school day and emphasizes peer support and mutual aid.

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  • 'Harm Reduction Saves Lives': Meet the Appalachians Doing the Work

    March 30, 2023 |

    100 Days in Appalachia |

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    Response Location: United States

    Several groups in the Appalachian region are turning toward harm-reduction strategies to help those struggling with drug abuse. Research shows that those who participate in syringe exchange programs are five times more likely to enter treatment than those who didn’t participate. Groups like Holler Harm Reduction and Choice Health Network host scheduled drop-ins where they deliver supplies, provide naloxone training and education, and administer disease testing wound care to those in need.

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  • Mental health program keeping people arrested out of jail, hospitals

    March 28, 2023 |

    WKMG-TV |

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    800-1500 Words

    Response Location: United States, Florida

    In Duval County, Florida, mental health and legal professionals work together to run the Leaders of the Mental Health Offenders Program. They help repeat misdemeanor offenders get mental health and drug treatment instead of jail time.

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  • Clients consider the Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre a lifesaver

    March 23, 2023 |

    The Discourse |

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    Response Location: Canada, Cowichan Valley, British Columbia

    The Cowichan Wellness and Recovery Centre works to combat the ongoing overdose crisis. The Centre offers services like mental health support and a community hub where people can access, test and use drugs safely, as well as connect with healthcare, detox, and treatment services. Not only have these services benefited people, and connected them with others in the community, but they’ve also led to decreased criminal activity like theft.

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