Addiction Policy Forum announced the 117 nationwide Anti-Stigma Initiative Sites selected to help minimize the harmful stigma surrounding addiction. Pilot sites in this initiative will play a vital role in increasing the general knowledge about addiction and correcting misinformation. The initiative measures the levels of stigma and identifies stereotypes and prejudice held by the participating sites or within their communities. 117 sites from 34 U.S. states and 3 international locations are included.
Furthermore, more than 30 community service organizations, 30 treatment programs, 16 public health facilities, 11 hospitals, and 10 state/local government agencies are also a part of the initiative. We are excited to have each of these agencies join in and bring their efforts to the next level to help decrease the stigma around addiction within their communities. Please help us welcome and celebrate each of these sites' endeavors to bring change locally.
2023-2024 Anti-Stigma Sites Include:
CA
Cathedral High School LA
Common Spirit Health
Inner-Tribal Treatment
Sacramento Department of Health Serviced
United Indian Health Services, Inc
CO
Midvalley Family Practice
CT
BHcare
State of Connecticut Department of Public Health
FL
Florida Harm Reduction Collective
Hillsborough County Anti-Drug Alliance
Latino Recovery Advocacy, Inc
Lee County Board of County Commissioners
One Voice for Volusia
Palm Beach County Community HUB
SalusCare
The Recovery Village Palm Beach
GA
Cobb and Douglas Public Health
LivingProof Recovery
Right Relief Health
IA
Anawim Housing
Iowa Harm Reduction Coalition
IL
ECORN-MO (Ethnic Communities Opioid Response Network- Missouri)
Governors State University
Partnership for a Healthy Lee County
PEER Services, Inc
Rush University Medical Center
Stress and Trauma Treatment Center
IN
Addictions Coalition of Delaware County
Indiana Recovery Network
Upstream Prevention, Inc
KY
Voices of Hope, Lexington, Inc
MA
Norfolk County Sheriff’s Office
Power Forward, Inc
Quaboag Hills Substance Use Alliance
MD
ChrysantheMoms Inc
Frederick County Health Department, Behavioral Health Services
Garrett County Health Dept
University of Maryland Faculty Physicians, Inc
ME
Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Maine Reentry Network
MI
Arun Gupta MD PC
Cherry Health
MN
Wright County Health and Human Services
MO
St. Louis Laborers Organization
UMKC Institute for Human Development
MT
Flathead Harm Reduction Program
NC
Behavioral Health Foundation
Brunswick County Health Services
ECU Health
Robeson Rural Community Opioid Response Program
Surry County Office of Substance Abuse Recovery
UNC Chapel Hill, Student Wellness
NE
University of Nebraska Omaha
The Well
NH
City of Manchester Health Dept, NH
Community Action for Safe Teens
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth Health, Population Health
Elliot Hospital
Harbor Care Nashua, NH
New Hampshire Coalition of Recovery Residences
NJ
Atlantic Prevention Resources
Colin’s Wish
Drug Demand Reduction Program of MoPH
Latino Ministers of NJ for Justice and NJ Center for Empowerment and Community Development
New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies, Inc
Ocean County College- Addiction Studies Program
Rutgers University- Dept of Emergency Medicine
RWJBarnabas Health Institute for Prevention and Recovery
SHILO NJ A NJ NonProfit Corporation
NM
Rio Grande ATP, Inc.
Rio Grande ATP, Inc.-non-profit 501c3
ND
Recovery Reinvented State of NDakota
NV
Black Wall Street Reno
NY
Columbia-Greene Addiction Coalition
Friends of Recovery- NY
Monroe County dept of public health- addiction services
OH
A1 Stigma Free Coalition
Alcohol, Drug addiction, and Mental health services board for Montgomery county
Center for Addiction Treatment
Community Overdose Action Team (COAT)
Crawford County Public Health
Hamilton County Public Health
Hancock County Board of Alcohol, Drug Addiction & mental health services
Hope recovery community
Inez place adult care
JoAnna house II Inc
Knox Public Health
Mental Health and Recovery for Licking and Knox Counties
Ohio Association of Community Health Centers
Scioto Connect
Summit Recovery Hub
Trumbull County Mental Health & Recovery Board
Tuscarawas County Health Dept
OK
Delaware County Community Partnership
OR
Project Nurture
PA
Clean Slate Centers
Gaudenzia Fulton County Outpatient
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania Cardiovascular Surgery
Penn State Berks College
South Pittsburgh Opioid Action Coalition (SPOAC)
Westmoreland Drug Overdose Task Force
TN
Behavioral Health Foundation
TX
Bay Area Council on Drugs and Alcohol
Aliviane Inc
Center for Addiction Sciences and Therapeutics, University of TX Med
Houston Recovery Initiative
Moment of truth harm reduction
San Jacinto college
Texas tech university- center for collegiate recovery communities
VA
The partnership for Community Wellness
VT
Central Vermont Medical Center and the Central Vermont Prevention Coalition
Treatment Associates, Inc
WI
Hope Council on Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse, Inc
Kenosha County Behavioral Services
WI Dept of Corrections
WV
Cabell County EMS/Huntington
International:
Eswatini, Ministry of Health
Hong Kong China, MSc Student Addiction Studies
Kenya, Nyalenda Journey to Recovery