atTAcK addiction presented atTAcK addiction’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor, to Joanna Champney, director of the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, at the organization’s Oct. 22 Be a Hero Gala. Image created on 10/28 and was edited with AI.
Joanna Champney receives organization’s highest award as Delaware records sharp decline in overdose deaths
NEWARK, Del. — Delaware’s progress in reducing fatal drug overdoses — and the people working on the front lines of addiction treatment, recovery and prevention — took center stage as atTAcK addiction honored community leaders at its 11th annual Be a Hero Gala.
About 240 people attended the Oct. 22 event at the Executive Banquet Center near Newark, where Joanna Champney, director of the Delaware Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, received the organization’s Medal of Honor, its highest recognition.
Champney was recognized for her work expanding access to addiction treatment and recovery services, increasing the availability of naloxone and helping lead Delaware’s response to the opioid epidemic…