Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic (SAFE) Project US
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3118 WASHINGTON BLVD BOX 101734 ARLINGTON, VA 22201
United States
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Take the No Shame Pledge Join the Movement With Our #NoShame Toolkit - SAFE Project This Mental Health Awareness Month, join @SAFEProjectUS in the No Shame Movement and proclaim there is No Shame in seeking help for mental health challenges and addiction! SAFE Project believes there’s No Shame in getting help or in talking about mental health and addiction. Join us in creating a nationwide movement by "signing" our pledge to combat negative public perception and support others in speaking up about their own disorders. Take the pledge to support the ability to get help without judgement and receive your certificate in acknowledgement of your commitment to saving lives by fighting the stigma. Follow the link to have access to SAFE Projects No Shame Tool Kit and to Sign the "No Shame" Pledge: Join the Movement With Our #NoShame Toolkit - SAFE Project SAFE Project’s Volunteer Program gives community members, families, friends, and others a tangible way to serve, contribute their skills and experiences to a meaningful cause, and to help overcome the opioid and addiction epidemic in the United States. Join our volunteer program by registering at: Help Overcome the Addiction Epidemic: SAFE Project Volunteers
Date Posted: 2024-04-16
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Naloxone Accessibility Challenge SAFE Project is looking for volunteers to help raise awareness for the lifesaving, overdose reversal drug, naloxone, also known as Narcan(r). SAFE plans to launch the challenge nationally to ensure that everyone knows "Naloxone Saves Lives" and knows how to access it in their neighborhood. Sign up for challenge by emailing us at volunteer@safeproject.us 2 Steps to the Challenge Social Media Awareness Challenge Finding Naloxone in your neighborhood Awareness Challenge: Tell individuals about the importance of naloxone on social media and challenge them to join the project #NaloxoneSavesLives and #HarmReduction Also encourage them to complete SAFE Project's Opioid Reversal Training at the following link: SAFE Project (thinkific.com) Not sure what to say? We will set you up for success in the short training to prep you for this, In the meantime, read more information about the benefits of naloxone and check out the naloxone rules where you live. Keep the challenge going: Challenge each of your friends to tell their friends about naloxone. Step Two: Find Naloxone in your neighborhood Find Naloxone in your neighborhood by doing some research. Visit the location and ask how naloxone is distributed locally and what is required to purchase it. We will prepare you for this visit by providing information about rules and resources in your area. Then you can visit the location alone or with a friend. TRAINING This volunteer opportunity is free, and you will not be asked to purchase anything. Spreading the word is critical and this is an easy way to help build awareness about the benefits and use of naloxone. There will be a training session that will take about 30 minutes and then whatever time it takes for sharing with your friends and your community visits. After your visit, we would like to have you fill out a short survey about the visit so that we can track awareness as well as the progress of the program. Project Goals: Bring Awareness Reduce Stigma Build Relationships Reduce Barriers to Access Inform Policy Change Learn more about volunteering to raise awareness for Naloxone by emailing Andrea Atwood andrea@safeproject.us Help Overcome the Addiction Epidemic: SAFE Project Volunteers
Date Posted: 2024-04-16
Flexible Schedule
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Virtual Opportunity
Now is the time to act: Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic! Nearly 108,000 Americans lost their lives to overdoses in 2021. This is the highest number of Americans lost to overdoses ever recorded. Fatal and nonfatal overdoses surged in the early months of the pandemic, and are on track to increase. To overcome the addiction epidemic, it requires our collective action. That’s why SAFE Project works collaboratively to bring solutions to communities, campuses, workplaces, and active-duty service members, veterans, and their families. Please help SAFE Project end addiction by turning hope into action. Stories "The only way to normalize talking about addiction and mental health challenges, is to talk about addiction and mental health challenges. Our 19-year old son Jonathan lost his battle, but his story will help us win this war. Just as every veteran who unlocks their vault and shares their story will help us inspire action to help our veterans succeed. We must continue to fight and build resources necessary to help prevent and overcome addiction. Join us as we Unlock the Vault together and support our military families who are willing to share their stories. We are all in this together." - Admiral James A. "Sandy" Winnefeld, Jr At SAFE Project, we encourage you to share your story about how the addiction epidemic has impacted your life. Stories can help break the stigma around addiction, and they empower us all to take a positive stand against this national crisis, at home and in our communities. When your loved one is struggling with a substance use disorder, the emotional and physical consequences can seem overwhelming. Not only can the effects negatively impact their own health, but also the health and well-being of their friends and family. This can lead to feelings of isolation, hopelessness, and despair. We hope these stories help you and others feel less alone, while connecting people to a community of those who have experienced similar struggles and hardships while facing the addiction epidemic. Share your story with us by becoming a volunteer. *All stories can be submitted anonymously and we will never publish anything without your permission.* SAFE Project’s Volunteer Program gives community members, families, friends, and others a tangible way to serve, contribute their skills and experiences to a meaningful cause, and to help overcome the opioid and addiction epidemic in the United States. Register as a Volunteer: SAFE Project - Volunteer with SAFE Project
Date Posted: 2024-04-16
Organization Information
Mission Statement
To contribute in a tangible way to overcoming the addiction epidemic in the United States.
Description
SAFE Project was founded in November 2017 by Admiral James and Mary Winnefeld, following the loss of their 19-year old son Jonathan to an accidental opioid overdose. Read more about Jonathan Winnefeld.
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