Dover Youth to Youth gets $125,000 grant to fight opioid abuse – News – fosters.com – Dover, NH Wentworth-Douglass Hospital recently approved a $125,000 grant that will go to two Dover youth outreach groups to battle the local opioid epidemic. DOVER Wentworth-Douglass Hospital recently approved a $125,000 grant that will go to two Dover youth outreach groups to battle the local opioid epidemic.The Dover Youth to Youth Program and the Dover Coalition for Youth will use the grant funding to continue working to improve the quality of life Dover youth and their families by preventing the harm caused by substance abuse, according to a press release from Wentworth-Douglass.”Wentworth-Douglass is very supportive of these types of initiatives,” said Dawn Fernald, director of marketing and public services at the hospital. “We love to support these groups because of the amazing work they have done in the community with the help of the Dover Police Department.”According to a press release, funding will support the following initiatives: The creation of public service announcements to increase awareness of the current heroin and opioid epidemic, including expansion of the “If I’d Known” campaign highlighting people in recovery from heroin addiction; Training for local employers to recognize the signs of substance abuse and how to help; The exploration of drug treatment models to support recovery at Wentworth-Douglass; The development of many school and community projects.”Education, awareness, treatment, and ultimately prevention are where we need to focus our efforts in this crisis our community is facing. “We are happy to help them sustain efforts around awareness and to also develop ideas and initiatives focused on prevention.”Vicki Hebert, coordinator of Coalition for Youth and former Youth to Youth member, said the hospital’s support is indispensable to the ongoing success of both organizations.”The coalition recently ended a five-year federal grant,” Hebert said. “If it weren’t for the support of the hospital, we would have to significantly cut back on programs, and wouldn’t be able to continue the effectiveness and progress that Dover is known for.”The police department works with both groups to support initiatives that combat drug use and increase education on drug-related issues in the Garrison City.”The Dover Police Department is grateful for the ongoing partnership with Wentworth-Douglass Hospital,” said Police Chief Anthony Colarusso in the press release. “Dover has been hit hard by the opioid epidemic and this support will allow the police department to sustain our current prevention programs and develop important new initiatives to address substance abuse in our community.”For more information about program activities or how you can help, contact Hebert at v.hebert@dover.nh.gov or call 603-516-3279. mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+mainImageData_credit+”; mainImageContainerInnerHTML_sm += ”+mainImageData_caption+”; $(‘#art-main-image-credit-container_sm’).css(‘width’,smimgwidth).css(‘padding’,’3px ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding – 3)+’px 0 0’); $(‘#art-main-image-caption-container_sm’).css(‘width’,sm_img.width).css(‘padding’,’5px 0 0 ‘+(mainImageData_leftPadding + 3)+’px’);