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2024
Advocates offer roadmap for NJ’s opioid settlement funds NJ Spotlight News (August 30, 2024)
Public Voices Often Ignored in States’ Opioid Settlement Money Decisions KFF Health News (August 27, 2024)
Opioid settlement money and a call to action National Public Radio (August 21, 2024)
How Wisconsin compares to other states in spending opioid settlement funding Wisconsin Public Radio (August 19, 2024)
A call to action reignites debate of opioid settlements The Washington Post (August 14, 2024)
Sea Change, CRAP Running Crew Partner for Mental Health Meetups / The Sandpaper/ February 28, 2024
Programs Poised to Fight Opioid Epidemic in Ocean County / The Sandpaper /March 06, 2024
2023
Frontline Recovery Advocates: ‘Not One More’ Lost to Overdose / The Sandpaper / December 20, 2023
Op-Ed: The ‘Walmart effect’ on grassroots recovery organizations / NJ Spotlight / December 20, 2023
Opioid Advisory Council Chugs Along as Millions Sit in Bank / The Sandpaper / December 6, 2023
Advocates calling for better flow on addiction funding / Press of Atlantic City / December 1, 2023
Sea Change Has New Home, Ever-Expanding Vision / The Sandpaper / November 9, 2023
Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council Seeks Proposal Reviewers / The Sandpaper / October 4, 2023
SPECIAL REPORT // Keeping Mike alive: The face of addiction in N.J. is sometimes young, handsome and haunted / NJ.com - NJ Star Ledger / October 10, 2023
A New Model for a More Equitable and Compassionate Recovery Ecosystem / Rx Foundation Newsletter / September, 2023
Ocean County Opioid Advisory Council Seeks Proposal Reviewers / The Sandpaper/ October 4, 2023
Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement? As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used. New York Times / August 14, 2023
Meet the People Deciding How to Spend $50 Billion in Opioid Settlement Cash / KFF Health News / July 10, 2023
Member, Deric Miller, called for our representatives to show us solutions instead of more setbacks / NJ Monitor / June 26, 2023
Member, Elissa Tierney talked about about why compassionate care works - and tougher penalties don’t / Star Ledger / June 13, 2023
Opioid Advisory Council Adopts Plan to Strategize, Fund Addiction Prevention, Recovery / The Sandpaper / May 31, 2023
Fighting the opioid epidemic door to door / NJ Spotlight / June 5, 2023
Addressing opioid epidemic in Ocean and Monmouth counties / PBS / June 5, 2023
Tougher drug penalties don’t work. I know this from experience. / NJ.com / June 13, 2023
Pitch for tougher fentanyl law sparks hot debate in Trenton / NJ Spotlight / June 13, 2023
The struggle of constantly living on the brink / The Guilfordian / March 3, 2023
Sea Change RCO’s Dual Goal to Serve Recovery Community While Influencing Policy / The Sandpaper / March 1, 2023
2022
Superstorm Sandy’s sustained emotional toll on survivors
JAM Night Provides Musical Refuge in Recovery
Syringe Service Programs, Decriminalization Now State’s Say-So
Sea Change RCO: Alternative Recovery Services, Radical Compassion