Wake Up Call Press Release

On Wednesday, June 22, 2022, Your Choice to Live, Inc. will present Wake Up Call, an educational program about substances, virtually from 9:30am -11:00am, hosted by Lake County’s SAFE Coalition (Supporting Alcohol Free Environments) and Partnership for Success (PFS).

National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week

National drug and alcohol facts week begins March 21st through the 27th. This week is meant to bring awareness and foster dialogues with youth and young adults about the science of using drugs and alcohol. This year we will be joining NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse) in sharing facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction. We want to bring awareness to a significant issue and we hope our communities do as well! Follow the #ShatterTheMyths to be updated on events, education and resources about national drug and alcohol facts week.

Opioid Epidemic in Lake County, Indiana

Lake County Indiana Coroner, Merrilee Frey, and SAFE (Supporting Addiction Free Environments) talk about the Opioid and Heroin Epidemic that we have in Lake County Indiana and the region. New Concept Video was pleased to be a part of this project and we’re hoping this 20 minute video will save at least one unexpected death. […]

CARA Local Crises Grant

SAFE Supporting Addiction Free Environments

SAFE in conjunction with Geminus Corporation, was awarded one of 55 federal grants to combat the opioid crisis in our community. We were fortunate enough to be the only coalition in Indiana to receive one of these three-year grants. SAFE’s plan of action with the grant money are to Increase Community Collaboration, Prevent the abuse […]