Updates on our work to transform how our nation addresses addiction. In 2019, we merged with Center on Addiction. Visit their newsroom at centeronaddiction.org.
Become a “Partner for Hope” and raise both awareness and critical funds for families who need support and guidance.
We are collaborating with IGA USA as part of their first-ever IGA Cares initiative.
August 31 is International Overdose Awareness Day, so let’s do our part to prevent more loss and suffering.
With 144 people dying every day to an accidental drug overdose, increased resources will help those struggling to obtain addiction treatment.
Fred Muench has been named President and CEO of Partnership for Drug-Free Kids.
One of the first collective initiatives of the new Addiction Solutions Campaign is a major effort to secure equitable insurance coverage for addiction treatment, which consumers are entitled to under the Parity Act.
David Sheff, journalist and The New York Times best-selling author of “Beautiful Boy” and “Clean,” was our guest host for our very first Facebook Live Thursday, June 16. He shared his personal story of being the father of a child who has struggled with substance use, read an excerpt from his book, and answered our community’s questions.
Today, our President and CEO, Marcia Lee Taylor, testified in Washington D.C. before the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis.
Join us on Thursday, June 15 from 2:00-2:30 p.m. EDT for our first-ever Facebook Live chat with journalist and The New York Times best-selling author, David Sheff. He will answer all your questions on being the father of a child who has struggled with substance use, and more.
We hosted our fifth All-Star Tasting in New York City last week at Chef Tom Colicchio’s Riverpark restaurant in New York City.
We are pleased to announce that starting this May, Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re joining Facebook’s effort to help those who may be struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorders with support, real-time counsel, and tools and resources.
Our President and CEO, Marcia Lee Taylor, participated in the session, HIDTA Heroin Response Strategy: Take-Home Strategies for Your Community, which highlighted several High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas collaboration with the Partnership and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
With 144 people dying from a drug overdose each day in the U.S., the country is facing a public health crisis that is tearing millions of families apart. The Partnership has been on the frontlines of this issue for more than 30 years. Today, the organization announced its priority to support families who need help for a loved one, unveiling a new website customized for a parent’s journey in addressing their child’s substance use.
We are grateful to Sigmund Software for their generosity in selecting the Partnership for Drug-Free Kids as their charity beneficiary at their Sigmund Software South Florida Conference, this past January.
Talon David, a teen singer and songwriter, has been chosen as the winner of the seventh annual GRAMMY Foundation®, MusiCares®, and the Partnership’s Teens Make Music Contest for her original interpretation of the importance of living above the influence of drug and alcohol use.
A recent report from the CDC found that drug deaths from fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, other than methadone, rose 72 percent in just one year. Here’s what you should know about fentanyl.
With 144 people dying from overdose each day and families across the country struggling to find help for a loved one with a substance use disorder, the Partnership urges the new Administration to make the country’s opioid epidemic a priority.
Together We Raised Over $27,000 This Holiday Season!
With your support, we are changing the conversation about addiction and saving lives. While we have accomplished a great deal over the past year, there is much more to be done.
The Partnership was one of nine charities recognized at Norwalk High School’s Charity to Charities assembly in Los Angeles.
The Partnership’s memorable #WeGotYou campaign has been recognized with two Clio Health Awards.
The Partnership’s Winter Wish Gala raised nearly $1.1 million to help provide support and guidance to families struggling with their son or daughter’s substance use.
The Surgeon General’s landmark report, Facing Addiction in America: The Surgeon General’s Report on Alcohol, Drugs, and Health, was released today. Please read our statement here.