Overdose Crisis

Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis through Faith Response

April 3, 2024 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis through Faith Response

April 3, 2024 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action Workshop. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Recovering Hope Conference

February 13, 2024 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

In recognition of our legacy and deep commitment to faith communities in our region, in response to the critical need to respond to the overdose crisis, and in keeping with […]

Recovering Hope Conference

February 13, 2024 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

In recognition of our legacy and deep commitment to faith communities in our region, in response to the critical need to respond to the overdose crisis, and in keeping with […]

Faith in Action: Navigating the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction

October 25, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Faith in Action: Navigating the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction

October 25, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction

October 12, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Faith in Action: Navigating and Responding to the Opioid Crisis Through Harm Reduction

October 12, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Discover a path of action for faith communities in the face of the opioid crisis through our Faith in Action event. Participants will understand the depth of the opioid crisis […]

Overdose Response Grant-Writing Workshop

October 12, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

This workshop is geared specifically toward PHW Collaborative Members who are applying for an overdose response grant. The PHW Team will go over what we’re looking for in grant applications […]

Overdose Response Grant-Writing Workshop

October 12, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

This workshop is geared specifically toward PHW Collaborative Members who are applying for an overdose response grant. The PHW Team will go over what we’re looking for in grant applications […]

North Carolina groups unhappy with 2023 Appropriations Act lack of solutions to overdose epidemic

October 4, 2023 · WWAY

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Some groups aren’t happy about the new North Carolina State Budget, believing it’s lacking in important areas. Groups such as the Community Education Group and the […]

North Carolina groups unhappy with 2023 Appropriations Act lack of solutions to overdose epidemic

October 4, 2023 · WWAY

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – Some groups aren’t happy about the new North Carolina State Budget, believing it’s lacking in important areas. Groups such as the Community Education Group and the […]

Faith & The Overdose Crisis

August 9, 2023 By Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Faith and the Overdose Crisis: How Your Faith Community Can Respond to the Overdose Crisis and Help Bring it to an End Our Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative (PHW) […]

Faith & The Overdose Crisis

August 9, 2023 by Rachel Baker, Communications Director

Faith and the Overdose Crisis: How Your Faith Community Can Respond to the Overdose Crisis and Help Bring it to an End Our Partners in Health and Wholeness Initiative (PHW) […]

More North Carolinians died of opioid overdoses in 2022 than ever before

February 6, 2023 · North Carolina Public Radio

North Carolina saw record highs in opioid overdose hospitalizations and deaths in 2022. Some policies enacted in the middle of the last decade had helped to reverse trends from the […]

More North Carolinians died of opioid overdoses in 2022 than ever before

February 6, 2023 · North Carolina Public Radio

North Carolina saw record highs in opioid overdose hospitalizations and deaths in 2022. Some policies enacted in the middle of the last decade had helped to reverse trends from the […]

Friends don’t call 911 for overdoses for a reason — NC law is behind, advocates say

December 12, 2022 · The Charlotte Observer

A coalition of advocates, including parents who have lost children to overdose deaths, is calling on legislators to expand North Carolina’s Good Samaritan Law. One key change they want is […]

Friends don’t call 911 for overdoses for a reason — NC law is behind, advocates say

December 12, 2022 · The Charlotte Observer

A coalition of advocates, including parents who have lost children to overdose deaths, is calling on legislators to expand North Carolina’s Good Samaritan Law. One key change they want is […]

‘Think outside our walls’

November 5, 2022 · The Outer Banks Voice

Speaking to local faith leaders on Nov. 3, Reverend Jessica Stokes from the N.C. Council of Churches encouraged their organizations to “think outside our walls” and take pragmatic steps to […]

‘Think outside our walls’

November 5, 2022 · The Outer Banks Voice

Speaking to local faith leaders on Nov. 3, Reverend Jessica Stokes from the N.C. Council of Churches encouraged their organizations to “think outside our walls” and take pragmatic steps to […]

Opioid settlement money coming to NC. How faith leaders want to see it spent.

June 29, 2022 · The News & Observer

North Carolina faith leaders started hearing from their parishioners several years ago that the opioid crisis was hitting home. They didn’t always know how to help. For many families and […]

Opioid settlement money coming to NC. How faith leaders want to see it spent.

June 29, 2022 · The News & Observer

North Carolina faith leaders started hearing from their parishioners several years ago that the opioid crisis was hitting home. They didn’t always know how to help. For many families and […]

Clergy urge opioid money to go toward harm reduction

June 7, 2022 · Spectrum News 1

Fifty clergy members signed a letter, urging that opioid settlement money go toward harm reduction efforts. Watch Live on Spectrum News 1.

Clergy urge opioid money to go toward harm reduction

June 7, 2022 · Spectrum News 1

Fifty clergy members signed a letter, urging that opioid settlement money go toward harm reduction efforts. Watch Live on Spectrum News 1.

50 faith-based organizations petition for effective drug treatment funding

June 6, 2022 · WFFD

As overdose deaths in North Carolina continue to soar, a group of more than 50 statewide faith-based organizations is calling on city and county officials to act. In a letter sent […]

50 faith-based organizations petition for effective drug treatment funding

June 6, 2022 · WFFD

As overdose deaths in North Carolina continue to soar, a group of more than 50 statewide faith-based organizations is calling on city and county officials to act. In a letter sent […]

NC faith leaders say opioid funds should be used for harm reduction

June 6, 2022 · North Carolina Public Radio

North Carolina will receive $750 million from a settlement with opioid makers and distributors. A group of faith leaders is calling on local governments to use that money with compassion. […]

NC faith leaders say opioid funds should be used for harm reduction

June 6, 2022 · North Carolina Public Radio

North Carolina will receive $750 million from a settlement with opioid makers and distributors. A group of faith leaders is calling on local governments to use that money with compassion. […]

Health officials & faith leaders hope settlement money makes big difference in opioid crisis

June 6, 2022 · WITN

JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – North Carolina will soon receive $750 million in settlement funding for substance abuse resources and treatment. The state Department of Health and Human Services reported an […]

Health officials & faith leaders hope settlement money makes big difference in opioid crisis

June 6, 2022 · WITN

Beyond stigma and shame to recovery and hope in addressing substance-use disorder

May 20, 2022 · Faith and Leadership

The North Carolina Council of Churches began addressing the issue of substance-use disorder and overdose response before its Oklahoma counterpart. Elizabeth Brewington joined the council in 2018 specifically to work in this […]

Beyond stigma and shame to recovery and hope in addressing substance-use disorder

May 20, 2022 · Faith and Leadership

How fentanyl is poisoning the drug supply in NC

March 30, 2022 · Queen City News

NORTH CAROLINA (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – One drug is responsible for thousands of overdose deaths in North Carolina, according to state health officials. Illicitly manufactured fentanyl, often combined with other […]

How fentanyl is poisoning the drug supply in NC

March 30, 2022 · Queen City News

Overdose deaths on the rise in North Carolina

March 22, 2022 · Queen City News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — As the world begins to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re learning more about the collateral damage. This week, NCDHHS leaders announced 2020 […]

Overdose deaths on the rise in North Carolina

March 22, 2022 · Queen City News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — As the world begins to come out of the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re learning more about the collateral damage. This week, NCDHHS leaders announced 2020 […]

‘Tragedy beyond words’: 1st payments from national opioid settlement coming to NC soon

February 26, 2022 · The News & Observer

The settlement comes as North Carolina is seeing potentially record opioid deaths. A total of 3,961 people died of suspected overdoses in 2021, a 26% increase from 2020, when 3,132 […]

‘Tragedy beyond words’: 1st payments from national opioid settlement coming to NC soon

February 26, 2022 · The News & Observer

The settlement comes as North Carolina is seeing potentially record opioid deaths. A total of 3,961 people died of suspected overdoses in 2021, a 26% increase from 2020, when 3,132 […]