This episode features the experiences and stories of Javon Williams and Terena Small. Both women experienced loss due to opioid overdose - Javon who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning and Terena who lost a student from opioid overdose. Both women share how they use their grief to prevent other young people from losing their lives and to empower families and communities to take action.

This episode features the experiences and stories of Javon Williams and Terena Small. Both women experienced loss due to opioid overdose - Javon who lost her son to fentanyl poisoning and Terena who lost a student from opioid overdose. Both women share how they use their grief to prevent other young people from losing their lives and to empower families and communities to take action.

Sipping Tea with Javon Williams & Terena Small

Sipping Tea is a podcast series that elevates our understanding about the supports for Black women's behavioral health needs and the obstacles to accessing those supports. We explore ways to improve Black women's access to opioid use prevention and treatment resources for themselves, their families and communities. By elevating the voices and perspectives of Black mothers, educators, advocates, behavioral health providers, and faith leaders, Sipping Tea hopes to uncover strategies to better serve the Black community. New episodes coming April 14, 2026.
Visit our See Her Bloom website for resources on <a href="https://seeherbloom.org/black-women-resources-opioids/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">opioid use prevention and treatment</a> and <a href="https://seeherbloom.org/narcan-resources/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Narcan</a>.
Funding for Sipping Tea comes from <a href="https://dhs.saccounty.gov/BHS/Pages/SUPT/Substance-Use-Prevention-and-Treatment.aspx">Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Prevention and Treatment</a>.

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Sipping Tea is a podcast series that elevates our understanding about the supports for Black women's behavioral health needs and the obstacles to accessing those supports. We explore ways to improve Black women's access to opioid use prevention and treatment resources for themselves, their families and communities. By elevating the voices and perspectives of Black mothers, educators, advocates, behavioral health providers, and faith leaders, Sipping Tea hopes to uncover strategies to better serve the Black community. New episodes coming April 14, 2026. Visit our See Her Bloom website for resources on opioid use prevention and treatment and Narcan. Funding for Sipping Tea comes from Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Prevention and Treatment.

Sipping Tea is a podcast series that elevates our understanding about the supports for Black women's behavioral health needs and the obstacles to accessing those supports. We explore ways to improve Black women's access to opioid use prevention and treatment resources for themselves, their families and communities. By elevating the voices and perspectives of Black mothers, educators, advocates, behavioral health providers, and faith leaders, Sipping Tea hopes to uncover strategies to better serve the Black community. New episodes coming April 14, 2026.
Visit our See Her Bloom website for resources on <a href="https://seeherbloom.org/black-women-resources-opioids/" rel="noopener noreferrer">opioid use prevention and treatment</a> and <a href="https://seeherbloom.org/narcan-resources/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Narcan</a>.
Funding for Sipping Tea comes from <a href="https://dhs.saccounty.gov/BHS/Pages/SUPT/Substance-Use-Prevention-and-Treatment.aspx" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services, Substance Use Prevention and Treatment</a>.

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