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Increase Awareness Addiction is a treatable, chronic, medical condition. Tap local health experts to help diminish the stigma surrounding the condition, it's symptoms, as well as any contributing factors. 62.6% of Americans misuse opioids for pain. Promote...

A West Virginia pastor wisely said, "Churches are not neutral bystanders: What they don't say is just as important as what they do say." Finding a supportive community is essential to recovery. However, old conventions, based on misunderstandings about substa...

Connecting to a supportive community and reestablishing strong relationships are essential elements to ongoing recovery. To foster recovery, communities can host or connect people to community-based, 12-step and other recovery support programs, such as Alcoho...

We can save lives by referring people to proper treatment and helping them navigate systems of continued care. In fact, leaders in faith and community organizations can be trained to: Respond to emergency situations, Make referrals to treatment and recover...

Assessment and Counseling Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/assessment-and-counseling-services/ Designated as a Rule 29 Community Mental Health Center and Essential Community Provider, staff provide professional mental health services inc...

Day Treatment Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/day-treatment-services/  Day Treatment is an intensive, on-site program that provides a broad range of therapeutic services designed to strengthen individual and family functioning. Each Nort...

DOC Boys Programming Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/doc-boys-programming/  The DOC Boys Program, provided by North Homes Children and Family Services, is a specialized program designed to support boys who are involved with the Department of Corr...

Itaskin Treatment Center Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/itaskin-center/ Certifications: QRTP (Qualified Residential Treatment Program) The Itaskin Treatment Center seeks to provide trauma-informed care in a safe, therapeutic living environment ...

Safe Harbor Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/safe-harbor/  In 2011, Minnesota became the fifth state in the nation to pass Safe Harbor legislation, decriminalizing prostitution for youth under the age of 18. This ensures that Minnesota youth who a...

School-Based Services   Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/school-based-services/  School-based mental health services strengthen students and their families through prevention and intervention within a school setting. For eligible students, youth ...

Substance Use Disorder Services Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/substance-use-disorder-services/  We offer substance use assessment and treatment services to adolescents and adults who may be experiencing substance use and/or co-occurring disorde...

The Cottage Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/the-cottage/ The North Homes Cottage provides both evaluation and short-term placement for youth 10—17 years of age. Program components include but are not limited to: family integration and support, d...

Winnie Sisu/Hawkins Home Website: https://www.northhomes.org/program/hawkins-home/  Adolescent Females ~ Age Group: 16 to 21st Birthday Certifications: ST / CSE / AR (Sex Trafficked/Confirmed Sexual Exploitation/At-Risk) Winnie Sisu and Hawkins Home are tr...

Addiction can leave the lives of individuals and their families dramatically altered by the loss of jobs, homes, or damaged relationships. For decades, faith and community-based organizations have been providing the kinds of wrap-around services that can help ...

A leader from the Boys & Girls Club of America said recently, "Children may make up 25 percent of our population, but they are 100 percent of our future." Children exposed to abuse, neglect, mental illness, substance-use disorders in the household - or any ot...

With lives being lost daily, the opioid crisis is an all-hands-on-deck epidemic. Across the U.S., treatment professionals, law enforcement, faith communities, service providers, drug courts, schools, recreation centers, media, businesses, policy-makers, famili...

The following are opioid-related resources from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute for Drug Abuse (NIDA), and other HHS divisions. Resour...

Using Data to Better Understand Substance Use Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder By NORC Walsh Center For Rural Health Analysis   More than 70,000 people in the United States died from a drug overdose in 2017, and approximatelytwo-thirds of those deaths invol...

Impact of Addiction on A Rural Community Partner Insight and Recommended Action Steps   Drug addiction in rural America is more than just a health issue. This is a matter of rural prosperity. A 2017 report by the White House Council of Economic Advisors est...

Managing The Push And Pull On Fiscal Resources During The Opioid Crisis By National Association of Counties   Challenging Fiscal Factors in Rural Counties Rural counties in America are making progress on the ground level in the fight against opioid addicti...