by Carolyn | May 11, 2018 | events, fundraising, GRCR, Mother's Day Awards Breakfast, mothers
This spring Odyssey House held its first-ever Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast to recognize our business and community partners whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. Hosted by Telemundo 47 consumer/investigative reporter Liz Gonzalez, the...
by Carolyn | Apr 16, 2018 | Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Letters to the Editor, naloxone, Opioid epidemic
Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet discusses the role treatment providers can take in expanding access to naloxone training in response to a recent article (“Surgeon General Urges Americans to Carry Drug That Stops Opioid Overdoses,” news, April 6) in The New...
by Carolyn | Jan 29, 2018 | in the news, Opioid epidemic
WCVB-TV (ABC): Harvard Pilgrim Health Care offers Narcan training With the opioid epidemic showing no signs of abating, we have been expanding our efforts to address the deadly consequences of addiction by training our staff, clients, and community members to...
by Carolyn | Jan 25, 2018 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, Opioid epidemic
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on a recent article in The New York Times (“How a ‘Perfect Storm’ in New Hampshire Has Fueled an Opioid Crisis,” News, Jan 21) Of all the reasons why New Hampshire is leading the country in per capita deaths...
by Carolyn | Dec 22, 2017 | commentary, Dr. Peter Provet, in the news, Opioid epidemic
By Zach Williams New York Nonprofit Media Political uncertainty at the federal level led many New York nonprofits to become more political in 2017. A looming state budget deficit and cuts to federal social services programs will likely keep up the pressure on...