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The number of people who died of drug overdoses in a single year has reached an all-time high, yet another grim milestone in the nation’s ongoing opioid crisis. More than 104,000 people nationwide died of overdoses during the 12-month period ending in September 2021, according to newly released provisional data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
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Lindsey Parton was driving home from work on the sixth anniversary of her sobriety date when she hit a traffic tie-up on Eight Mile Road in Warren. As she inched along, she spotted the reason for the jam: a car stopped in the far right lane. And as she got even closer, she noticed the…
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Now in its 27th year, CARE of Southeastern Michigan will be hosting their annual Parenting Conference on Saturday, March 5th virtually from 8:45 am to 2:30 pm, during Parenting Awareness Month. This annual conference invites parents, professionals, and caregivers of all types to participate from the comfort of their own home. Registrants will learn new…
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Prevention Services, Student & Youth
Camp CARE empowers kids whose family members suffer from addiction
In its third decade, Camp CARE is a summer program dedicated to empowering kids who have loved ones that suffer from addiction. Erika Bradbury, a Community Health Educator with Care of Southeastern Michigan, says they teach campers communication and resiliency skills that allow them to celebrate themselves. Camp Care helps children with loved ones battling… -
Student & Youth
CARE receives DADA grant of $50,000 to help with its programs for youth during COVID-19
CARE of Southeastern Michigan has $50,000 more to help with its mission to increase in-person and virtual counseling for Macomb County youth in response to COVID-19. The funding is one of seven grants for nonprofits, totaling $200,000, announced Tuesday by the Detroit Auto Dealers Association (DADA) Charitable Foundation Fund of the Community Foundation. Each of the nonprofits awarded…