Bringing Hope Home: Responding, Recovering, and Restoring Communities Affected by the Opioid Crisis will be the theme of our next community meeting on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 from 6-8pm at the Rockingham Free Public Library. The meeting will look into the immediate response to opioid addiction, stories of recovery, and examples of restorative justice.
Community members who attended the National Rx & Heroin Abuse Summit in early April will present lessons learned, including the importance of sharing stories and reducing the stigma surrounding substance abuse. This will also include a discussion of the US Surgeon General’s recommendation for expanding access to Narcan, the opioid overdose reversal drug. Community organizations will share information on recovery services and workforce development.
The Advanced Above the Influence (AATI) youth group and staff from the Greater Falls Community Justice Center will share restorative justice tools for rebuilding community. The final part of the evening will include fun, engaging activities to get everyone involved.
Anyone interested in being part of the solution to the opioid crisis is invited to participate. Dinner will be provided, and childcare is available upon request. The Greater Falls Connections coalition is organizing this event with coalition members from HCRS, Springfield Medical Care Systems, Turning Point Recovery Center of Springfield, Greater Falls Community Justice Center, and Friends for Change.