Impact Report for Fiscal Year 2017
We are pleased to share our 2017 Impact Report with you. In it, we take a look back at a year when deaths from opioid overdoses continued to rise for the 39th consecutive year in the U.S., as noted in research just published in Science Magazine. In Connecticut alone, 1,038 people died from overdose in 2017 and Fairfield County accounted for 144 of those deaths.
At Liberation, we believe that that is not only unacceptable – it is also 100 percent preventable. We know that evidence-based treatment, including medication and mental health counseling, is effective – and no one who was actively engaged in our program last year was among those 1,038 Connecticut deaths. Our treatment works and it saves lives.
We are proud of our impact. In this report, you will meet some of the hundreds of individuals, families, congregations, and civic groups that make a difference every single day in the lives of Fairfield County residents who need the best available addiction treatment. We hope that you enjoy seeing them and learning a little about what motivates them to help their neighbors, that you share our pride in all that we accomplished together in 2017.
