ROANOKE, Va. – September is National Recovery Month. All month long, the Bradley Free Clinic’s HOPE Initiative is stepping up outreach to reach people often overlooked—those experiencing homelessness and college students—by distributing Narcan.
“Right now, the whole theme is restoring aspects of life for every individual. That’s the theme of Recovery Month. And it’s so important, that sense of community and that sense just having that support there of somebody that’s gonna hold your hand,” said Behavioral Health Department Manager Wendy Dudley with the Bradley Free Clinic.
The HOPE Initiative was founded in 2016 at the Bradley Free Clinic. Since its inception, the group has helped about 3,000 people. Last year, the HOPE Initiative assisted approximately 900 people, with nearly half successfully completing their first year of recovery…