Reminder that today is Save a Life Day, and volunteers will be distributing naloxone all over the state and in more than 30 other states westvirginiawatch.com/2024/09/17/ann…

It's today, folks! #SaveaLifeEast Find a free naloxone event near you: soarwv.org/east (35 states, 650 pick up spots! 🌻🌻🌻)

Edward Abbey was a force of nature

On behalf of 50 organizations, we wrote Chiquita Brooks-LaSure today & asked CMS to take greater steps to ensure residents of long-term care facilitates have access to MOUD. Thanks to The Washington Post for covering! washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/…

Voters in Morgantown will decide the future of a law that would impose fines and jail time on homeless people sleeping on its streets and in public places, reports Lori Kersey. buff.ly/3Z0b43F

Grateful to Trey Kay to be in this community of dialogue -- this was recorded just 2 days after the election. wvpublic.org/us-them-post-e…

New York-based Bridge Project to give Appalachian moms cash wvgazettemail.com/news/new-moms-…

Today is a big day! After nearly a year of planning, we’re opening up applications in the Appalachian region where we’ll support 500 moms and babies across Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. Read more about this historic investment here: bit.ly/4h5fCgw

Applications open up today for the Bridge Project to support at least 100 families in WV (& more in OH & KY) with ~$20k over ~3 years to help with a new baby in the works. Folks qualify who are under 14 weeks pregnant, in a household making under $44,000.

New Appalachian Regional Commission call for applications to tackle the overdose crisis (with a workforce lens), opens today: arc.gov/grants-and-opp…

This was taken at last Wed's mutual aid fair. A unhoused neighbor, George, came in from the cold & asked if the pet care table would take in his pup, Russell. Such love & anguish in one exchange–this is Russell 👀 as his dad leaves the gym. You can help: gofundme.com/f/help-russell…

Getting ready to take my 13th course in the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Doctor of Public Health program starting tomorrow. 🍀😬 Also, TA-ing my first course this semester too!

A new public access Naloxone box has been installed at CAMC General Hospital, providing a critical resource in the fight against the ongoing opioid overdose crisis.

Getting so close to 500 friends on LinkedIn. Will the sun break through and make everything shimmer for a second when it happens? Is it like feeling the force? linkedin.com/in/joesolomon/

How to make an Emergency Naloxone Wall Box for $5 for Save a Life Day & Beyond (which is coming up next Thurs) - soarwv.org/soar-announcem… #SaveaLifeDay

An event that started in two WV counties in 2020 has spread to all 50 states. Not only does Save A Life Day show the lifesaving potential of Naloxone, it distributes free doses of it. wvpublic.org/story/health-s…

Save a Life Day started in West Virginia in 2020, and in just five years, it's grown nationwide. This year, all 50 states will be participating tomorrow, Sept. 25. wowktv.com/news/organizat…

#10 trending article in Charleston Gazette-Mail - The slow rapture of Kanawha's overdose crisis wvgazettemail.com/opinion/op_ed_… Can't get over paywall or find a local copy? Try here too (1st comment) - facebook.com/JoeSolomon/pos…

New op-ed: Charleston [WV] City Council Term Limits Could Bring New Voices, Ideas Charleston Gazette-Mail facebook.com/JoeSolomon/pos…