Jewish Child and Family Services (JCFS) Chicago – Addiction and Substance Misuse Services
Pairs Jewish prayers with principles from the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Host a Prevention Weekend
A prevention weekend is an opportunity for faith leaders to share information and resources with members of their faith community. In 2019, the weekend of May 18 and 19 was Helena’s “official” Prevention Weekend, where multiple faith communities provided resources surrounding the topic of preventing substance abuse, supporting those in recovery, and mental health. However, this …
Macomb County Sheriff’s Office – Lip Sync Challenge Video
Trigger Warning and Viewer Discretion is advised. This is a video that was created and posted by the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office in Michigan. This video shows actual overdoses and the administration of Narcan, an opioid reversal drug. This video was shown at the REAL Forum on February 28, 2019, to help explain the reality …
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Videos from the 2019 Forum
The first REAL Community Forum took place on February 28, 2019. It was an opportunity for faith leaders and interested community members to come together, learn about the biology of addiction, trauma and resilience, what prevention is and what other faith communities are doing to help, national and local drug trends, and programs and resources …