Addiction and overdose disrupt every community across the country. Almost two-thirds of U.S. adults say they or a family member have been addicted to drugs/alcohol, experienced homelessness due to addiction, or had a drug overdose. Thankfully, we are beginning to see a hopeful decline due to life-saving prevention, treatment, and overdose reversal interventions. However, overdose deaths in rural areas and communities of color continue to rise. To prevent further suffering, we urgently need approaches that meet the needs of those most at risk.

Join us on Wednesday, June 10 from 11:30am - 1pm PT to examine strategies that build meaningful and sustainable connections with those who are often overlooked or hard to reach. We will hear from a panel of speakers who will share their experience navigating successful outreach approaches with rural, black, faith-based, and tribal communities. Afterwards we will hear from you and take your questions during the moderated discussion.

This is the final webinar in our series, Building a Movement of Knowledge, Action and Empathy to Prevent Overdose Deaths. Our goal is to increase knowledge of overdose prevention among a broad audience including community members, law enforcement, parents, first responders, educators, teachers, clergy, service providers, businesses, librarians, and more. Help us build an informed, actionable, and empathetic movement by making sure members of your community are registered for this webinar, and check out the recordings from past events by going to www.nopn.org/webinars.
This Web Forum is sponsored by the National Overdose Prevention Network, and produced by Dialogue4Health, both programs of PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact. Support for this webinar series was made possible through funding from the California Health Care Foundation.

"Addiction begins in isolation and ends in reconnection,” according to a recent statement Health and Human Services Secretary Kennedy as he announced the Great American Recovery plan.

We have finally seen a decline in overdose deaths, and this is no time to stop now.

What are the most successful strategies and why do they work? Join us on Monday, March 9 from 12:30pm-2pm PT to examine strategies that bridge the chasm of isolation and help to reconnect with people whose lives have been deeply damaged by addiction. Building trust and deepening connection is a hard-won struggle, and there have been many decades of experience to inform our work going forward. 

Join us in conversation with Dr. Ricky Bluthenthal, PhD, who has spent decades learning firsthand how to build understanding and respond to reducing the risk of drug use. We will also hear the personal story of someone with a history of addiction and how their life was saved by compassionate services. Our conversation will be robust, and participants will have an opportunity to ask our speakers questions on how to help people recover and stay alive.

This webinar is part of our new series, Building a Movement of Knowledge, Action and Empathy to Prevent Overdose Deaths. Our goal is to increase knowledge of overdose prevention among a broad audience including community members, law enforcement, parents, first responders, educators, teachers, clergy, service providers, businesses, librarians, and more. Help us build an informed, actionable, and empathetic movement by making sure members of your community are registered for this webinar and ongoing series.

This Web Forum is sponsored by the National Overdose Prevention Network, and produced by Dialogue4Health, both programs of PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact. Support for this webinar series was made possible through funding from the California Health Care Foundation.

A lack of accessibility to overdose prevention resources presents large challenges, particularly in rural communities. Join the National Overdose Prevention Network for this discussion with Dr. Maridee Shogren from Don't Quit the Quit, a program that supports pregnant and postpartum women in rural Northern Dakota who are in recovery. This conversation will explore ways to reach people where they’re at, whether that’s rural America or other underserved communities. Be sure to join this important conversation. 

Our first web event of the New Year discussed 5 big ideas in overdose prevention. We showcased speaker highlights from our recent National Overdose Prevention Leadership Summit.

Are you facing wildfires in your region or looking to better prepare for the future? Climate emergencies are an unfortunate new reality that have a devastating impact on vulnerable populations, including people who use drugs. Join us for a conversation with COPN’s Impact Coach, Dr. Mary Maddux-Gonzalez, and Marin Hambley from the Northern Valley Harm Reduction Coalition. Dr. Maddux-Gonzalez supports preparedness and response efforts in Sonoma County and Marin played a key role in overdose prevention activities after the 2018 Paradise Fire.

During this interactive session we will discuss key strategies and lessons learned when responding to, and preparing for wildfire season in California. There will be plenty of time for discussion, so please come with any questions or lessons learned from your local work.

COVID-19 has presented a new set of roadblocks and opportunities for overdose prevention. Every community has been forced to adjust to the new reality, and local leaders are paving the way towards innovative approaches. Join us for the first webinar in our Colliding Crises series to hear how communities in California, the Northeast, and West Virginia are adapting their work to work smarter together in this new climate.

Harm reduction is both a philosophy and proven set of strategies that can save lives. Join us for the first webinar in our Meet the Partner series for a live discussion with Laura Guzman, a national harm reduction leader. We will speak with Laura about the core tenets of harm reduction, how to bring harm reduction partners to the table, and strategies for managing pushback to key strategies.