FORE today announced five new grants totaling more than $2 million to support collaborative strategies for addressing the nation’s #opioid and #overdose crisis.
forefdn.org/fore-awards-2-…

From 2017 to 2023, the percentage of US pharmacies regularly dispensing buprenorphine increased from 33% to 39%.

Jenny Guadamuz and coauthors from @UCBerkeley and @USCSchaeffer find that buprenorphine availability varied substantially across states, counties, and neighborhoods, income, Black, or Latinx neighborhoods persistently less likely to regularly dispense buprenorphine than pharmacies in other neighborhoods.

Read the article: bit.ly/3Kwi44D

More than $50 billion in opioid abatement funds is currently being distributed in the country, including millions in Tennessee. Here’s how that money is being used. nashvillescene.com/news/citylimit…

ASAP is now taking the Faith-Based Support Specialist Training Conference to Washington, DC on October 10, 2025.
The Pew Charitable Trusts | 8:00am–4:00pm
@FOREfdn @ALMentalHealth

MUST-READ NEW REPORT ALERT!!! Sr. Health Policy Atty Deborah Steinberg discusses how policymakers can ensure ppl w/ substance use disorders & formerly incarcerated individuals don’t fall thru the cracks & lose Medicaid as HR 1 goes into effect: bit.ly/ImplementingHR…

Don't miss the Health Affairs issue briefing on the opioid crisis today at 1 pm ET. Hear from authors as they discuss their major findings and insights. Register now: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…

Yesterday, @Health_Affairs released 'Insights about the #OpioidCrisis.' Supported by FORE & other funding partners, the special issue brings together new research articles, perspectives & policy proposals for addressing the #opioid & #overdose crisis.
forefdn.org/new-health-aff…

JUST RELEASED | The September 2025 issue of Health Affairs—'Insights About The Opioid Crisis'—is now available. Read more here: healthaffairs.org/doi/full/10.13…

Join Health Affairs September 3 for a virtual event where authors discuss their major findings and insights from the September theme issue on the opioid crisis.

Register now: healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/he2…

A new video out today shows how #FOREgrantee Project Venture approaches culturally-responsive #prevention & fosters resilience among Indigenous youth living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, one of the largest tribal reservations in the U.S.
vimeo.com/1109732505?sha…

ASAP is now taking the Faith-Based Support Specialist Training Conference to Washington, DC on October 10, 2025.

The Pew Charitable Trusts | 8:00am–4:00pm

🔗 Register now: fbss.asaprev.com
📞 (256) 789-5585 | 📧 ASAPFBSS@gmail.com
@FOREfdn @ALMentalHealth

Today, FORE announced four new awards, totaling $1.1 million, to support initiatives focused on #Medicaid policy, healthcare delivery #innovation, & community-based solutions to improve outcomes for those most impacted by the #opioid & #overdose crisis.
forefdn.org/fore-awards-1-…

Congratulations to @GeorgiaSouthern, @healthyschools, @lac_news, and @JeffersonUniv!

"The work is personal for Dasgupta, he told the health policy news organization @tradeoffspod. He started analyzing #overdose death data 2 decades ago when a close friend died of a heroin overdose. Dasgupta hoped digging into the data would help him cope."
npr.org/sections/shots…

"One program in SF is making a difference: Team Lily, a @UCSF program based at @ZSFGCare, removes barriers to care for pregnant & postpartum ppl, particularly those w/ SUD, as well as ppl experiencing homelessness, mental illness, incarceration &/or IPV."
insidephilanthropy.com/home/with-phil…

Thx, @InsidePhilanthr, for covering the lifesaving work of our #FOREgrantees!

Over the last 5 years, FORE-funded researchers have published ~60 articles demonstrating how policy & practice shape access to #prevention, #treatment, & #recovery supports for people w/ #opioid use disorder. Read more in our our new Data Brief series.
forefdn.org/access-to-trea…

Recovery-Friendly Workplaces = healthy, supportive environments for employees in recovery.

States are partnering with employers to improve workforce well-being, retention, and opportunity.

Explore examples from CO, MI & more → loom.ly/NRFmjW0 @FOREfdn

Happy July 1st! With that — we officially welcome Dr. Varisco as our PhARM director!We’re so excited to have found such a great fit for PhARM to continue and grow the important work we do. ✨

ASAP was honored to welcome Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, Commissioner of OASAS (Office of Addiction Services and Supports), as a featured speaker at our recent FBSS Conference in New York. Her insight and leadership are truly inspiring!
@FOREfdn @NYSOASAS @ALMentalHealth