Jacob’s Journey

Resources

Research shows people who have had at least one overdose are more likely to have another. 

In the first few months of 2021 there were 4X as many people who died from overdose than homicides.

Spring Green Educational Foundation Films

Addiction… incarceration… family trauma. We’ve become a culture that enshrines pain, at the same time offering it as entertainment. But how can we go beyond the seductive reality show narrative of shattered lives? How can we find the missing pieces that will allow us to heal and transcend? This powerful visually arresting film explores the elusive bridge between the broken and the unbreakable. Using the words of the great Zen scholar Alan Watts, the filmmakers link hardcore devastation to a powerful awareness of our deeper humanity.  Click here to find out more.

Dawn Duhaime
Spring Green Educational Foundation
2319 Detroit Avenue
Maumee, OH 43537
www.SpringGreen.org
419.250.0810, email: dawnduhaimesgef@gmail.com

A.F.T.E.R

 

This edition of Chasing Hope (CH) which was created with the middle and high school youth in mind, goes way beyond the scope of educating an adolescent on the facts surrounding opioid abuse. After watching this film the viewer will understand addiction, why risks are so much greater in adolescence, what comes with addiction including incarceration, violence, and possibly death.Click here to find out more. 

Book Resources

The two books by Megan Devine “It’s OK That You’re Not OK” and the “How to Carry What Can’t be Fixed: A Journal for Grief”, have been two books that have helped me through my darkest times. She has taught me that “There is no getting over grief, but only getting under it.” And that “Grief is not an illness that can be cured.” Grief is a natural extension of love. We must show ourselves kindness and love. We must take care of ourselves even in small ways in order to survive this intense feeling of loss. Yes grief changes you. It will always be a part of you. She teaches you how to integrate it into your life not let it obliterate you.

Website Resources

Grants

$3.25M in Grants Awarded to Communities for Youth Substance Use Prevention.

On June 30, 2021, the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (CDC NCIPC) announced $3.25M in grant funding awarded under the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) program to supplement funding of current or former Drug-Free Communities (DFC) coalitions.

Recipients will be working with leaders in their communities across sectors to prevent opioid, methamphetamine, and/or prescription drug use among local youth, and create sustainable community-level change through the implementation of evidence-based and practice-based strategies. Each CARA grantee receives up to $50,000 per year for up to five years.

More information about this grant program, can be found in the funding announcement page. ONDCP and CDC work in partnership to manage the DFC and CARA Programs. To learn more about DFC Support Program, visit the ONDCP DFC or CDC DFC webpages.

Articles

CDC Online Resources

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Reach Out

Thank you for reading about Jacob’s story. I hope you found the resources on this site helpful on your journey.

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