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2022 June, As We Grow

From the depths of the summer comes data collection for benchmarking: Beginning in July, our new team will begin reaching out to partners across the continuum of care. How is success measured by law enforcement behavioral health teams or peers? How many patients who have overdosed matriculate from the Emergency Department into treatment? Do they stay in treatment? How many sober housing units do we have in Manatee? These are just some of the questions into which the Live Tampa Bay team will be taking a deeper dive over the coming months as we roll out our strategic priorities and help to reduce the number of opioid overdose deaths

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If addiction were only about the substance, everyone exposed to the same drug would have the same outcome. We know that’s not how it works. One famous series of experiments, often called “Rat Park”, offers a surprisingly human lesson: our environment and our sense of belonging can dramatically shape how we relate to substances.

Letter from the CEO

This February, I’ve been thinking a lot about how loneliness, overdose, and stigma show up in real lives here in Tampa Bay, and what it would look like for all of us to respond with more compassion, not more pressure. In my letter, I share why connection and person‑first language matter so much, how Black communities are carrying a disproportionate share of this crisis, and three simple ways we can care for ourselves more kindly while helping someone else feel less alone.