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From Crisis to Career

Did you know that diverse stakeholders within communities are teaming up to get those in addiction #recovery back to work and school? Out of the opioid crisis has emerged the imaginations of many who are building a much-needed bridge for those desiring to reenter the workforce.

Listen to the nation's "Top Doc," U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams, MD, M.P.H., as he welcomes a gathering of faith and community leaders who are striving to bring hope, healing, and jobs to the recovery process. The event was co-hosted by the HHS Partnership Center and the National League of Cities.

Surgeon General Applauds Faith + Community Leaders Helping People From Crisis to Career

Rev. Mike Rogers of Higher Ground Ministries

Faith-based recovery support service providers, which offer essential wrap-around services and long-term recovery housing, are partnering with clinical providers to create access to medically-supervised detox and MAT treatment. Mike Rogers, Executive Director of Higher Ground Recovery in Missouri, shares how Higher Ground has been able to offer comprehensive services — all while staying grounded in a culture of faith.

Niranjan Karnik on Faith + Science = Healing

Data research performed for Chicago, IL, revealed a troubling trend: In neighborhoods surrounding Rush University Medical Center, the rates of opioid-use disorder and opioid-related deaths surpassed city and national averages. Contrary to popular belief in the medical community, Niranjan Karnik, M.D., PhD, says faith-based programs and partners are actually in unique positions to help advance the science of addiction treatment and recovery.

Chaplain Glenn Davis on Chaplains embedded with First Responders

Traditional roles are being expanded to meet the high-stakes emergency response to our nation's opioid crisis. Listen to Chaplain Glenn Davis share how First Responder Chaplains are deployed as integral, embedded members of emergency response teams. Not only do these specially-trained chaplains provide onsite and immediate care to victims, survivors, and witnesses — but they're also serving as trusted, stabilizing support for burdened emergency personnel.