by dmorton
Community coalitions are the backbone of Operation UNITE. To show appreciation for the hard work of volunteers from across southern and eastern Kentucky for promoting prevention and treatment initiatives, UNITE held two regional “Bringing Community Partners...
by dmorton
LEXINGTON, KY – The American Heart Association, a global force for healthier lives for all, recently donated more than 100 sports balls to Operation UNITE (Unlawful Narcotics Investigations, Treatment and Education), which will distribute them to children...
by dmorton
Annual drug overdose deaths in Kentucky fell for the first time since 2018. Renee Shaw, Director Of Public Affairs at KET – Kentucky Educational Television – spoke with a panel of addiction recovery advocates, survivors, and treatment providers about this...
by dmorton
FRANKFORT, Ky. (June 15, 2023) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear released the 2022 Overdose Fatality Report stating that 2,135 Kentuckians lost their lives to a drug overdose last year. That is a decline of more than 5% compared with the previous year and is the first...
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Operation UNITE will expand its UNITE Service Corps initiative to 62 AmeriCorps members during the 2023-24 school year thanks to a nearly $1 million grant announced Thursday, May 18.“Team Kentucky is building a better Kentucky with the support of AmeriCorps and 20...
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FRANKFORT – Operation UNITE will receive a $1 million Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission (OAAC) grant to develop and implement prevention programs to combat the opioid crisis in Kentucky, Attorney General Daniel Cameron announced Thursday.“For too long, the...