Stop The Addiction Fatality Epidemic - Safe - Project Us

TO SUPPORT ACTIONS THAT WILL PREVENT FATAL DRUG OVERDOSES AND MITIGATE THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS IN OUR SOCIETY

SAFE PROJECTS GENERAL PROGRAM: SAFE PROJECT PROGRAMMING IS FOCUSED UPON COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIPRONG AND NON-PARTISAN PROGRAMMING TO END THE NATION'S ADDICTION FATALITY EPIDEMIC. SAFE PROJECT APPRECIATES THAT THE COUNTRY CANNOT PERMANENTLY END ADDICTION BY UNILATERALLY WORKING ON ONLY ONE ASPECT OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS, SAFE PROJECT ESTABLISHES PROGRAMS AND PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF CARE THROUGH SIX DEEPLY INTERWOVEN LINES OF OPERATION. EACH LINE OF OPERATION REQUIRES COLLABORATION AND COORDINATION. THE SIX LINES OF OPERATION: PUBLIC AWARENESS, FAMILY OUTREACH AND SUPPORT; FULL SPECTRUM PREVENTION, LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE, PRESCRIPTION DRUGS AND MEDICAL RESPONSE AND TREATMENT AND RECOVERY, MUST BE COORDINATED THROUGH DISTINCT STAKEHOLDERS. OUR INDIVIDUAL "INITIATIVES" (SAFE COMMUNITIES; SAFE CAMPUSES, SAFE VETERANS AND SAFE WORKPLACES) HAVE BEEN CREATED TO SUPPORT THESE STAKEHOLDERS, MEETING THEM WHERE THEY ARE, IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL JOURNEYS AND ASSISTING IN THEIR IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE SIX LINES OF OPERATION.

SAFE VETERANS: THE SAFE VETERANS INITIATIVE WORKS DIRECTLY AND TO PROVIDE IMMEDIATE SUPPORT TO ACTIVE DUTY SERVICEMEMBERS, VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, AND CAREGIVERS. EACH OF THESE MILITARY AFFILIATED INDIVIDUALS FACE UNIQUE PRESSURES TO THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS. SAFE VETERANS IDENTIFIES THE RISKS AND TARGETS SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE THAT INDIVIDUALIZED RESILIENCY AND COPING SKILLS ARE MADE AVAILABLE. THE SAFE VETERANS INITIATIVES PROVIDES A SERIES OF PROGRAMS TAILORED TO THE INDIVIDUALIZED NATURE OF THESE INDIVIDUALS TO PROVIDE GREATER SUPPORT TOWARDS IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS, APPLYING COPING SKILLS AND ENGAGING IN SELF-HELP WHILE BUILDING RESILIENCE SKILLS. SAFE WORKPLACES: THE SAFE WORKPLACES INITIATIVE WORKS WITH INDIVIDUAL BUSINESSES TO HELP IDENTIFY SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AS A RISK TO THE WORKPLACE AND AN EMPLOYEE'S HOME. SAFE WORKPLACES PROVIDES EACH BUSINESS WITH THE TOOLS THEY NEED TO ENSURE THEY ARE NOT ONLY PROTECTING THEIR EMPLOYEES BUT ALSO THEIR EMPLOYEE'S FAMILY. WORKING WITH EMPLOYERS, SAFE WORKPLACES IS ENSURING A HEALTHY AND MORE PRODUCTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT FOR ALL EMPLOYEES AND THEIR FAMILIES. SAFE CHOICES: THE SAFE CHOICES INITIATIVE WORKS WITH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES TO PROVIDE BUILD RESILIENCE AND COPING SKILLS, AS WELL AS PROVIDE EDUCATION ON THE RISKS AND SIGNS OF SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER. ADDITIONALLY, SAFE CHOICES ADDITIONALLY PROVIDES RESOURCES FOR EDUCATORS AND YOUTH SERVING ORGANIZATIONS TO ASSIST IN THEIR WORK TO ESTABLISH PROGRAMS THAT CAN STOP ADDICTION AND END THE ADDICTION FATALITY EPIDEMIC.

SAFE CAMPUSES: SAFE CAMPUSES PROVIDES PROGRAMMING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO ALL POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS AND THEIR STUDENTS. SAFE CAMPUSES WORKS DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES PROVIDING THE TOOLS AND RESOURCES NEEDED TO SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS THROUGH ALL LEVELS OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE. IN ADDITION TO HELPING POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS BUILD SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENTS, SAFE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH STUDENTS TO ENSURE THEY RECEIVE THE SUPPORT AND CONNECTION NEEDED TO END SUCCESSFULLY END ADDICTION AND PROMOTE RECOVERY.

SAFE COMMUNITIES: THE SAFE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE WORKS DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO ASSIST THEIR FIGHT TO END THE ADDICTION FATALITY EPIDEMIC. THROUGH A SERIES OF NO-COST OR LOW COST PROGRAMS, SAFE PROJECT PROVIDES COMMUNITIES WITH INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMMING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, AND RESOURCES TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.