Emily's Hope & Post-Overdose Response Team

In the peak of the ongoing opioid crisis, Emily’s Hope is dedicated to removing the stigma of substance use disorder through awareness, education, and prevention, and removing financial barriers for treatment and recovery. This session will feature the mission and impact of Emily’s Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to opioid use prevention and education, alongside the mission of a post-overdose response team that provides immediate peer support, resources, and connection to care following an overdose event.

With the use of unified approaches, session participants will discover how local efforts and lived experience can convert pain into purpose, and catastrophe into hope.

Whether you are a healthcare professional, educator, social worker, or advocate, this session will provide insight on compassionate approaches to support individuals both at risk of overdose and those navigating treatment and recovery.

Objectives:

-Detail the mission of Emily’s Hope in preventing opioid misuse through education, prevention, and advocacy.

-Recognize the role of a post-overdose response team (PORT), and the importance of connecting individuals to essential resources, empowering them to enhance their health and well-being, and providing hope in recovery.

-Demonstrate the value of peer support specialists in both post-overdose care and long-term recovery.

-Develop ideas for implementing or strengthening community-based efforts to address addiction and overdose in your own region. 

Continuing education credits available: Nursing Home Administrator and Social Worker

Presenters: Angela Kennecke, President & CEO, Emily's Hope & Diana Leal, PORT Program Manager, Emily's Hope

Presented: October 30, 2025