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Throughout the years One Chance has continually educated that today’s high-potency THC is not a plant. It's a powerful substance with potential risks, especially for our youth. Awareness is key to fostering informed decisions and protecting our children from potential harm. 🌱❌ Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ed9nfWy2 #THCAwareness #ProtectOurYouth

We are a small but dynamic and mighty team of professionals hoping to make a difference in ending overdose through our Overdose Prevention Initiative at Vital Strategies. There is no one path to ending Overdose but we can certainly lay the policy and legislative frameworks that make it easier for people to access care, treatment and services. Shout out to all the front line workers doing direct services all across this country. Cheers to those state , county and local officials who are making a consorted effort to ensure that the Opioid settlement funds are spent correctly and to the benefit of those that suffered the most. We have to get this right ,lives are depending on it. i am so happy to be part of this team that is making its contribution in different parts New Mexico and other states. I personally think the key to making these funds work is to have community input on how it should be spent (whatever that may look like) and transparency from local and state governments on how it was actually spent. This is just a small step, many miles to go before we rest. ##endoverdosenow #nomoredrugwar #harmreductionsaveslives #settlementfunds #transparency #communityinput

Drug Reduction & Elimination Action Plan in community Reducing and eliminating drug abuse within a community requires a comprehensive action plan that addresses prevention, treatment, enforcement, and community engagement. Here's a structured approach: 1. Community Needs Assessment 2. Prevention Programs 3. Public Awareness Campaigns 4. Access to Treatment and Rehabilitation Services 5. Enforcement and Legal Measures 6. Community Policing and Neighborhood Watch Programs 7. Support for Families and Caregivers 8. Capacity Building and Training 9. Community Empowerment and Mobilization 10. Monitoring and Evaluation By implementing this comprehensive action plan, communities can mobilize collective efforts, resources, and partnerships to address drug abuse effectively, promote public health and safety, and create supportive environments for individuals and families affected by substance abuse.

Did you know that Safe Voices has seen a 50% increase in survivor need over the past five years? And we have seen a 164% increase in enrollments in our Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Program for offenders. While we can't say for sure why our numbers have increased so much in the past five years, there are several factors we think may contribute: - The COVID-19 pandemic, while it did not cause domestic abuse, compounded dangers from abuse by isolating survivors at home with an abusive person and causing them to be socially isolated and cut off from helping services and personal networks. - We have increased and deepened our community partnerships with local law enforcement, healthcare agencies, etc. to receive referrals from them when they encounter abuse survivors in their work. - COVID-19 and the last several years have strained our community safety nets. As many resources have disappeared, there are fewer remaining organizations answering the calls for help. - More people are aware of our services and are reaching out for help.

This #Juneteenth, a day that memorializes the end of our nation’s shameful history of slavery and celebrates the resilience of Black Americans, LAC and #OpioidSettlementTracker offer a new resource identifying opioid settlement fund grantmaking opportunities that community organizations across the country can utilize as they work to address the devastating overdose crisis that is increasingly and disproportionately impacting Black, Indigenous, and other communities of color. “The racist and punitive lens in which we’ve been conditioned to see drug use has significantly hindered our country’s ability to address the #overdose crisis through person-centered, health-first approaches that prioritize prevention, treatment, and care, but these funds can and should be used by community-based organizations working to save lives and repair communities,” explains Victoria Palacio Carr, MPP, CAPM, LAC's Deputy Director of State Strategy. Christine Minhee, J.D. adds, "LAC and I created this 51-state collection of #opioidsettlement community grant portals to level the playing field for the community-led, grass-roots organizations doing the hardest, life-saving work, but who all too often lack the administrative capacity to regularly search for grant funding opportunities on their own." Learn more and check out the resource here: https://bit.ly/45ub3YK

On #WorldGlaucomaDay, we celebrate the advancements that have helped people like Jaxon, Pat and Trinh preserve vision. Our thanks to advocacy organizations like Glaucoma Research Foundation that push for better education, resources and a cure for this disease.   Learn about glaucoma: https://bit.ly/4386QbS   #SeeBetterLiveBetter

🙏Respectfully. Prevention isn't sexy enough. No, we want Liam Neeson on a white horse making a dramatic rescue... and that mentality holds us back. Prevention is a SUPERPOWER, yet we scarcely give it the spotlight it deserves. Let’s stop letting Hollywood dictate our impact strategies… Intervention is necessary in many realms of humanitarianism, but prevention? That’s the secret sauce. Take human trafficking, for instance we know that education, livable employment, and empowerment can vastly reduce the likelihood of trafficking. However, we crave more drama. ➡️We need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and question our motives. Why are prevention programs so underfunded? They keep kids from reaching for the drugs, they prevent prisons from overflowing, and they cut down on crime and violence. It’s like an epic master plan, but because it doesn’t scream “Paramount hit,” it struggles to take off. 🚀 How do we, as community leaders, decide to flip this script? At our organization, Ama International, prevention has always been a foundational principle. We don’t say we’re fighting human trafficking or drug abuse in minors; we focus on what we’re actively doing—educating and empowering young people to make the best decisions for themselves, so they don’t fall into life-compromising traps that end in tragedy. #solutions #humanitarian #prevention #humantrafficking #socialimpact #socialgood #sustainability

NPAC has come together as scientists, clinicians, civil rights advocates and people with lived experience of pain to fight barriers to medication and care, uplift people with pain, and expand available treatment and services. Learn more about how NPAC fights for people living with pain at nationalpain.org. #PainCare #PainAdvocacy

Tonight individuals seeking to secure the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania Attorney General will meet to make the case they should be the nominee. Eugene DePasquale Jack Stollsteimer Jared Solomon Keir Bradford-Grey @joekhan should commit to having a separate conversation about the state of the Commonwealth’s children. Same is true for Dave Sunday and @craig williams Among the discussion points in such a forum, beyond access to guns and pursuit of equitable public education: #1 Child morbidity and mortality - why are children dying or nearly dying and what is the role of the OAG, including by way of prevention; #2 The opioid crisis’ (and broader drug crisis) impact on children and youth (notably young children); #3 How the opioid settlement dollars are being spent and with what amount of transparency; #4 Reconciling the pursuit around adult legalized marijuana use and what safeguards are needed for children and youth; #5 Dramatic variation in how counties (across disciplines) respond to reports of alleged child abuse or neglect or crimes against children; #6 The role of mandatory reporting and how it has resulted in high volumes of reports but not necessairly quality reports (or improved outcomes for children); #7 Views surrounding Pa’s child abuse and neglect registry and steps for more due process and less one size fits all; #8 Support for/against an independent Office of Child Advocate; #9 Is there a link between animal and child abuse and if so what can the Commonwealth do to prevent and protect both species; and #10 Just generally steps they will take for PA’s most vulnerable children and youth. Time to listen in and take notes. Children are so in need of proactive, innovative and accountable leaders.

Recidivism is defined as when a person who commits a crime later relapses into more criminal behavior. According to the National Institute of Health, Illegal drug use increases the likelihood of continued involvement in criminal activity, with high rates of relapse and recidivism found among drug-involved offenders; 68% of drug offenders are rearrested within 3 years of release from prison. Palm Beach County needs to do more to address the related issues of drug abuse, mental health problems and homelessness. As your next State Attorney, I promise that taking a leadership role in addressing these problems will be a priority. We can and will improve this situation, and save critical tax dollars while doing it. My opponents have worked at the State Attorneys office for years, yet they have done little to address, or even talk about these problems that are apparent to everyone else. Why should voters believe any of them will fix things if elected? With your support we can accomplish greatness. Elect Gregg Lerman as your next State Attorney for Palm Beach County. Visit www.GreggLerman.com for more information. Donations graciously accepted. https://lnkd.in/eiZ3Csw7