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Gaston County Senior Center

Krista Westervelt, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Healthy Aging · April 5, 2022 ·

Programs and Services at the Gaston County Senior Center: Ongoing Classes, Clubs & Events: Fitness Fusion Yoga Stretch Zumba Gold Arthritis Exercise Line Dance Tai Chi Use It or Lose it Craft Club Bridge Club Lunch & Learns … [Read more...] about Gaston County Senior Center

Wilkes Recovery Revolution

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 17, 2021 · Leave a Comment

OUR MISSION Through the wisdom of lived experience Wilkes Recovery Revolution, Inc. is creating a community where recovery from addiction is possible through; Restoring Hope, Repairing Lives, and Rebuilding Community. OUR PHILOSOPHY Recovery from addiction and … [Read more...] about Wilkes Recovery Revolution

Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

The Twin City Harm Reduction Collective seeks to improve the health and lives and advocate for the rights of people who use drugs in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and surrounding areas. EDUCATION In order to change the narrative on drugs and drug users, … [Read more...] about Twin City Harm Reduction Collective

The Steady Collective

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Steady began in November 2015 as an "any positive change" support group. Steady founder, Conner Adams, facilitated those group meetings and with the help of friends delivered naloxone and needles throughout Western NC to folks who use drugs and their friends and family. In the … [Read more...] about The Steady Collective

Queen City Harm Reduction

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Queen City Needle Exchange is a project started by Cat Nelson in 2016, the year North Carolina legalized SEP's (Syringe Exchange Programs) with the help and mentorship of the Urban Survivors Union and the North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition.  It started out of the trunk of … [Read more...] about Queen City Harm Reduction

Cabarrus Health Alliance

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Cabarrus Health Alliance (formerly Cabarrus County Health Department) is a public health authority created by the Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners effective July 1, 1997. Our Mission Achieving the Highest Level of Individual and Community Health through Collaborative … [Read more...] about Cabarrus Health Alliance

NC Survivors Union

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

rban Survivor’s Union is a national drug user union located here in the United States.  At this time we are the ONLY national drug user union.  User Union’s are much like other unions our goals are to represent the interests of people who have been directly impacted by substance … [Read more...] about NC Survivors Union

GCSTOP

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 10, 2021 · Leave a Comment

The Guilford County Solution to the Opioid Problem (GCSTOP) serves residents of Guilford County. The program was initiated with funding from the State General Assembly to Guilford County’s Emergency Services for the purpose of addressing the County’s increasing incidence of … [Read more...] about GCSTOP

Pride in the Pews

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · November 3, 2021 · Leave a Comment

Pride in the Pews is a grassroots nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating stories of resilient queer faith in the Black Church. … [Read more...] about Pride in the Pews

Many Voices

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · October 27, 2021 · Leave a Comment

As a Black church movement for gay and transgender justice, we envision a community that embraces the diversity of the human family and ensures that all are treated with love, compassion, and justice. Black gay and transgender people are too often case studies in discrimination, … [Read more...] about Many Voices

The Black Church and HIV

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · October 7, 2021 · Leave a Comment

The Black Church and HIV is a collaboration between Gilead Sciences and the NAACP. It provides resources for churches to talk about HIV. … [Read more...] about The Black Church and HIV

NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · September 23, 2021 · Leave a Comment

History of the NCIOM The NCIOM was chartered by the North Carolina General Assembly in 1983 to serve as a non-political, independent source of analysis and advice on major health issues facing the state. Throughout its history, the NCIOM has been the leading source of … [Read more...] about NORTH CAROLINA INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

ATLAS

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · October 26, 2020 · Leave a Comment

WHAT DOES HIGH-QUALITY ADDICTION TREATMENT LOOK LIKE? High-quality addiction treatment facilities should include ALL of these Shatterproof National Principles of Care©: Fast Access to Treatment You should be able to get treatment as soon as you’re … [Read more...] about ATLAS

Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · October 9, 2020 · 1 Comment

At our houses of worship, things have looked different for a while. Many faith communities and their health ministries have mobilized in unprecedented ways to keep their communities healthy and safe. In that spirit, we would like to offer ideas of how to stay connected while we … [Read more...] about Re-imagining Health Ministries During COVID: How to keep Health Ministries Engaged

Never Use Alone

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · June 18, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Our Mission To provide a life saving point of contact for people who use drugs. We're there to help you in the event of an overdose. We will never shame, judge, or preach to stop. If you are interested in getting help, we have resources available for you, but we will … [Read more...] about Never Use Alone

Developing a Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Practice

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

This handout explores the intersection of Harm Reduction and Trauma-Informed Care. … [Read more...] about Developing a Harm Reduction and Trauma Informed Practice

NC INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION BRANCH STOP STIGMA GUIDE

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

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DRUG USE GLOSSARY

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

This glossary was developed in partnership with the Peer Network of New York, a group of harm reduction support specialists who provide vital services including health education, testing (for HIV and Hepatitis C), harm reduction guidance, recovery coaching, and community … [Read more...] about DRUG USE GLOSSARY

STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Drug use carries with it a lot of stigmas and one of the ways to work on reducing this stigma is person-centered language. This document lists words to avoid and suggestions of what to say instead. … [Read more...] about STIGMA REDUCING LANGUAGE HANDOUT

North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Who: NCHRC is a comprehensive harm reduction program. NCHRC engages in grassroots advocacy, resource development, coalition building and direct services for people impacted by drug use, sex work, overdose, gender, STIs, HIV, and hepatitis. NCHRC also provides resources and … [Read more...] about North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition

Olive Branch Ministry

Elizabeth Brewington, Associate Director, Partners in Health and Wholeness, Overdose Response · May 29, 2020 · Leave a Comment

Description: Olive Branch Ministry was founded by Karen Lowe and Michelle Mathis as a way to bring faith-based harm reduction to the Foothills area of NC. Our desire is to extend hope and extend life through nonjudgemental interactions with those we are called to serve. Olive … [Read more...] about Olive Branch Ministry

Alliance Medical Ministry

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Alliance Medical Ministry is a “faith-led medical ministry” that provides healthcare to low-income, uninsured adults living in Wake County, NC. Who: Alliance Medical Ministry is a medical and counseling facility based in Raleigh, NC. What: Patients of Alliance Medical … [Read more...] about Alliance Medical Ministry

Faith & Religion in Recovery

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

There are a variety of factors that can contribute to addiction. On the surface, addiction can be caused by physical changes in the brain that make the body crave certain types of drugs. When a debilitating substance habit consumes someone’s life, they often look to a Higher … [Read more...] about Faith & Religion in Recovery

Our Brother Legion

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Description: Our Brother Legion “is an interfaith organization which seeks to educate and teach the faith community to reduce stigma with and on behalf of people living with mental illness, trauma, and addiction”. Who: Faith communities and the mental health community. Anyone, … [Read more...] about Our Brother Legion

NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

National mental health organization that is made up of hundreds of smaller local and state groups that exist in order to help support the millions of people that are affected by mental illness and their loved ones. Many local groups offer a support group for loved ones that have … [Read more...] about NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)

Faith Connections on Mental Illness

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · 1 Comment

Faith Connections on Mental Illness has an interfaith approach in helping all faiths educate, advocate, support, and include those with mental illness and loved ones of those with mental illness. Who  People of all faiths: mental health professionals, any individual interested … [Read more...] about Faith Connections on Mental Illness

Addiction Center

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Addictioncenter.com is an organized web guide that connects individuals who are struggling with addiction as well as their loved ones to treatment options, information, and the help they need. Who: A group of concerned individuals who started this site with our to provide … [Read more...] about Addiction Center

Mother’s Day Bulletin Insert

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

This resource was designed as a bulletin insert for Mother's Day 2017. It may also be used as a flier or as a guideline to speak out about postpartum depression in your community of faith. This Mother’s Day, we want to make sure all of our congregations have the tools they … [Read more...] about Mother’s Day Bulletin Insert

PPD Act

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Have you experienced PPD and want to help others? PPD ACT is a research study developed by Postpartum Depression: Action Towards Causes and Treatment (PACT) Consortium, an international group of academic clinicians and scientists committed to understanding the interaction of … [Read more...] about PPD Act

Postpartum Support International

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Postpartum Support International (PSI) was founded in 1987 by Jane Honikman in Santa Barbara, California. The purpose of the organization is to increase awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and … [Read more...] about Postpartum Support International

The Postpartum Stress Center

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

The Postpartum Stress Center was founded in 1988 by Karen Kleiman, MSW, LCSW. The Center was established to provide a better understanding and comprehensive clinical intervention for any woman who suffers from the range of prenatal and postpartum mood and anxiety … [Read more...] about The Postpartum Stress Center

Postpartum Progress

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Postpartumprogress.com is the world’s most widely-read blog dedicated to maternal mental illness, with more than 400,000 monthly pageviews. It offers in-depth information, support and hope for all pregnant and new moms who have postpartum depression and all other mental illnesses … [Read more...] about Postpartum Progress

Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

Postpartum depression is the most common complication of childbearing. This 10-question self-rating scale has been proven to be an efficient and effective way of identifying patients at risk for “perinatal” depression. While this test was specifically designed for women who are … [Read more...] about Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale

UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders

Lindsay Barth, Event Coordinator & PHW Communications Associate · January 9, 2019 · Leave a Comment

The UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders is directed by David Rubinow M.D., the Chair of the UNC Department of Psychiatry and an internationally known expert in the evaluation and treatment of women with mood disorders that occur during periods of hormonal change. Reproductive … [Read more...] about UNC Center for Women’s Mood Disorders

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