Press Coverage of International Overdose Awareness Day 2021
HVCS, TEAM Newburgh and The Center for Recovery organized the Hudson Valley’s commemoration of International Overdose Awareness Day for 2021 on Tuesday, August 31st with an in-person event in Newburgh and a virtual event screened on Facebook Live.
NYS Senator James Skoufis, Orange County Commissioner of Mental Health Services Darcie Miller, and Cornerstone Family Healthcare’s President and CEO Linda Muller spoke at a press conference to kick off the event.
Here’s a summary of media coverage in case you missed it on local outlets:
Here is the virtual event we created for Facebook Live:
https://youtu.be/YFXzVp7XPFo
Here are a few photos of the press conference.
Our speakers included James Skoufis, New York State Senator; Darcie Miller, Orange County Commissioner of Mental Health Services; and Linda Muller, President and CEO of Cornerstone Family Healthcare. Andrew Reid, HVCS’ STI Tester, was the MC for this event. Christina Southwell, HVCS’ SEP Program Supervisor, read a poem written for the occasion by another HVCS staffer. Photos by Michael Limperopulos and Lauren Naru.
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