The Overdose Lifeline Board and Staff are thrilled to announce the official opening of the Heart Rock Justus Family Recovery Center. A recovery residence for women and women who are pregnant and parenting young children has been part of the ODL strategic plan since 2017. It is an honor and privilege to be fulfilling this vision
In March, Overdose Lifeline Founder and Executive Director, Justin Phillips, became certified as a Grief Recovery Method® Specialist through the Grief Recovery Institute. The Grief Recovery Method® was developed by a grieving dad over 20 years ago. It is now the only evidence-based grief recovery program. The goal of the
We are celebrating ONE YEAR at Camp Mariposa-Aaron’s Place! We want to share our very special year with you – starting at the beginning. Why we started Camp Mariposa – Indianapolis: 9.2 Million Children in the US Live in a home with at least one Parent who uses illicit drugs
Authors: Keeley Fischer, Lauryn Johnson, Alli Nickel, Dana Pflugradt Introduction Overdose Lifeline has recognized that most people requesting naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal medication, are white. Other programs have also found that the medication is more often given to white people than black, African American, Latino, or Hispanic individuals (Kinnard
In partnership with the Governor’s Office and the Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Overdose Lifeline placed Indiana’s first Naloxone Vending Machine at the St. Joseph County Jail in South Bend. This was the start of our shared goal to place them in 19 locations across the state. Naloxone Vending
We had a successful first week at Camp Mariposa-Aaron’s Place! Thank you to the Eluna Network and our donors for making this change possible. Check out photos of our first weekend!
We are excited to announce our plans to expand our TINAD program and you’re invited to be a part of it! As we build upon the existing curriculum with a more robust education on opioid misuse, addiction as a brain disease, effective coping strategies, and more, we’d like to bring in more professionals to help us complete virtual interviews.
The Biden-Harris Administration signed the American Rescue Plan to address our Opioid Crisis. These actions are critical, especially with the increased numbers in overdose deaths. The plan will invest $4 billion dollars to expand access to harm-reduction services to help individuals with Substance Use Disorder. Read more about their plans for year one here.
Syringe Service Programs participants are 5x more likely to enter drug treatment and 3x more likely to stop using drugs.