3rd Annual Overdose Awareness Vigil Recording Now Available

Cortland County's 3rd annual Overdose Awareness Vigil was held on Thursday, August 31 at Courthouse Park in Cortland, on International Overdose Awareness Day. To watch the recording: https://fb.watch/n9GYNlVfMT  

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Our Stories Have Power: Recovery Messaging Training to be Held on June 29 & 30

Healing Cortland is excited to be hosting Friends of Recovery New York to offer the DEI enhanced "Our Stories Have Power Training", developed by national leadership with Faces & Voices of Recovery. "Our Stories Have Power" rings true to its...

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Stories of the Overdose Crisis in CNY – Part 2

CACTC was recently awarded a grant through CNY Arts to continue its work with photographer Zack Bolton to capture portraits and stories tied to the overdose death crisis in Central NY. This is the continuation of a project that has...

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Cortland County Agencies and Volunteers Take Part in National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 9

Cortland community members are joining a broad coalition of nonprofit organizations, corporations, government agencies and schools to support the second annual National Fentanyl Awareness Day on May 9, 2023. The day of action is designed to raise awareness about...

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SMART Recovery Comes to Cortland

SMART Recovery will now be offered in Cortland County weekly on Thursdays from 5:30pm to 6:30pm starting April 20, 2023 at the Cortland Free Library, 32 N Church St., Cortland. For those who are unfamiliar, SMART Recovery is a fresh...

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NY MATTERS Platform Connects Community Members to Treatment Options in the Region 

In 2021 & 2022 alone, there were 28 reported overdose deaths in Cortland County. In addition to the wide distribution of naloxone, increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder has been shown to save lives. This is the...

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Healing Cortland Launches 2nd Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Education Campaign in Cortland County

No matter who we are or where we come from, we all know at least one person affected by Opioid Use Disorder. In 2021, 16 individuals died from an opioid- related overdose in Cortland County (coroner). Opioids remained a...

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Community Conversations on Substance Use Come to Cortland County

The Healing Cortland project is excited to be partnering with the University of Rochester Recovery Center of Excellence to offer a series of Community Conversations and a Train the Trainer session for those interested in leading this workshop with...

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HEALing Community Study (HCS) Launches Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Education Campaign in Cortland County

No matter who we are or where we come from, we all know at least one person affected by Opioid Use Disorder. In 2021, 16 individuals died from an opioid- related overdose in Cortland County (coroner). Opioids remained a...

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Mark Your Calendar! Annual Drug Take Back Event Scheduled for Saturday, April 29

The 2023 Cortland County Drug Take Back Events will be on Saturday, April 30 and Saturday, September 30 at 4 locations. Bring any of your unused, unneeded, prescription, and/or nonprescription drugs and you can drop them off without leaving...

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