In April of 2019, NIH announced that Columbia University received one of the largest grants ever to reduce overdose deaths by 40% in a little over three years
Dr. Nabila El-Bassel, Principal Investigator on the Study, assembled a multidisciplinary team of scientists, researchers, academics, governmental partners, and community organizations and individuals to meet this goal
The Community Advisory Board for the HEALing Communities Study -- comprised of individuals in the community including those with lived experience -- met to discuss the project
The above was captured by the Columbia University School of Social Work
On October 23rd, Dr. El-Bassel presented HEALing as part of Social Impact LIVE
In the meantime, the HEALing team met with government partners in the impacted communities, including
And so many more organizations, government officials, community members, and facilities