Nearly 100 women have chosen to give money to help people with mental health issues or addiction.
The Women’s Giving Circle met Wednesday evening to choose their next funding recipient.
Four projects were shown with the mental health and addictions department receiving $10,000 to produce overdose prevention kits and education.
(Left to right – Brent Laybolt, Team Lead – Withdrawal Management Primary Care Unit, Mental Health & Addictions, Janet Sears, In-Patient Services Manager – Mental Health & Addictions, Pat Carroll, Charm Diamond Centres Bridgewater Mall, Arleen Stevens, Foundation Managing Director)
Development Officer, Alison Clements, says Lunenburg County will have one of the largest amounts of overdose prevention kits in Nova Scotia.
“We’re going to be one of the most prepared to deal with it because we know this happens in every community. It’s not just here, it’s not just a city problem.”
The project consists of an educational component about the risks and dangers of emerging drug use trends such as fentanyl and hydromorphone.
The number of overdoses in Lunenburg County over the last five years was not known.
Clements says the money will help produce kits and save lives.
