Listen as our project coordinator shares accomplishments and stories from the Florida Blue Foundation Funded NSU MD Youth Opioid Initiative.

Tune in as Tiffany Rivera, Assistant Coordinator for YDLA at Deerfield Beach Community Cares, shares her perspectives on a new episode of Prevention Intervention.

Jan Thoman, Lisa Keeler, and Dr. Wendy Stephan return for another episode!

Deanne L. Reuter, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Miami Field Division, joins host Peyton to share the DEA's role and insights on the opioid crisis in South Florida.

To learn more about the DEA's prevention initiatives, visit the following websites:

www.justthinktwice.gov

www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.gov

www.campusdrugprevention.gov

www.dea.gov

Dr. Wendy Stephan, Health Education Coordinator at the Florida Poison Information Center, joins Lisa Keeler and Jan Thoman for another episode of Florida Blue’s Prevention Intervention podcast!

In this episode, we feature William Atkinson, Executive Director of the Recovery Epicenter Foundation.

As the leader of a recovery community organization, Will has spearheaded narcan distribution efforts, peer support training, the creation of peer respite centers, and connecting peer support services to the overall continuum of care in the Tampa Bay region and Florida. He also sits on the Florida Association of Recovery Residences, Floridians for Recovery, Fellowship RCO, and SPC Human Services board of Directors.

Listen to Lisa Keeler, Regional Director, and Jan Thoman, Tri-County Manager, as they speak on the evolution of the South Florida Opioid Alliance and the incredible outreach their organization does!

In this episode, we feature Dr. Michael Parker, a pharmacologist and our education lead on our FL Blue Opioid Grant.

Jennifer Wills is the Network Partnership and Expansion Lead for Care Connect. She started as a Social Service Worker in 2008 and have since been working closely with young people and families within the community in various roles. In this episode, part two of her conversation with us, we talk about the BRAVE Summit, an event aimed at addressing stigma surrounding mental health among youth.

Jennifer Wills is the Network Partnership and Expansion Lead for Care Connect. She started as a Social Service Worker in 2008 and have since been working closely with young people and families within the community in various roles. This episode, part one of her two-part episode with us, she talks about her own lived experience.