SEAFORD GOES PURPLE In partnership with: The Sussex county Health coalition – Highmark – DSAHM – Our community

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE A robust city-wide awareness and prevention campaign In bi-state partnership with Talbot County - Talbot Goes Purple Beginning with Seaford Sussex State of DE “Prevention begins with education.”

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Mission: The THP Project Purple Initiative empowers youth to stand up and make a difference. Going Purple gives students motivation and support as they embrace a message of education and awareness. Students learn that they do not need drugs and alcohol to meet life’s challenges; that they are perfect the way they are.

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Project Purple is an initiative of The Herren Project, a non-profit foundation established by Chris Herren that assists families and individuals struggling with addiction through: Awareness Education Advocacy

“Prevention and awareness go hand in hand.” SEAFORD GOES PURPLE PURPLE CAMPAIGN LAUNCH BEGINS SEPTEMBER, 2018 Chris Herren, former NBA player, will speak to our community at Crossroads Church in Georgetown, DE at 7 PM on September 11, 2018 September 12, 2018, Chris will speak at Seaford High School at 9 AM and for Seaford Middle School Students at 12:30 PM “Prevention and awareness go hand in hand.”

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Purple Clubs in schools Turn the city of Seaford PURPLE! Purple lights, purple water fountains, purple banners, purple EVERYTHING! JOIN THE MOVEMENT; SUPPORT OUR KIDS!

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Follow up prevention program - Botvin Life Skills - a best practice program, will be placed in selected Seaford Area Middle Schools, in conjunction with, and supported by screened and trained Seaford H.S. students and the University of Delaware, 4H teams.

JOIN THE MOVEMENT – BE A SPONSOR SEAFORD GOES PURPLE HOW CAN YOU HELP? JOIN THE MOVEMENT – BE A SPONSOR Platinum Level - $10,000 – City Sponsor Gold Level - $3,00 - $5,000 – Champion Sponsor Silver Level - $1,000 - $2,999 – Friend Sponsor Community Supporter - $500 - $999 Individual – Any amount

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Treatment Works! Recovery is possible… Prevention matters… Recovery is possible… Treatment Works!

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE More than 1,000 people each day are treated in emergency rooms for misusing prescription painkillers. www.Drugwatch.com

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE If your child gets painkillers after an injury – control and monitor the pills.

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE The signs and symptoms of abuse are essentially the same for prescription painkillers and heroin. www.drugabuse.gov

Nearly half of all overdose deaths involved a prescription painkiller. SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Nearly half of all overdose deaths involved a prescription painkiller. www.cdc.gov

Prescription painkillers are in the same class of drugs as heroin. SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Prescription painkillers are in the same class of drugs as heroin. www.drugabuse.gov

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Sharing prescription painkillers is illegal and just like selling heroin.

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE The Good Samaritan Law protects people who help with an overdose from arrest and prosecution for certain crimes. www.ncsl.org

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Every day, 2,500 teens abuse a prescription painkiller for the first time. www.drugabuse.com

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Prescription painkillers are killing more people than car accidents and homicides combined. www.cbsnews.com

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE 4 out of 5 people who use heroin started with recreational use of prescription drugs. www.drugabuse.com

Over 115 Americans die every day from an overdose. SEAFORD GOES PURPLE Over 115 Americans die every day from an overdose. www.drugabuse.gov

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE THERE IS HOPE! This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA

SEAFORD GOES PURPLE I WILL MAKE GOOD DECISIONS AND SUPPORT OTHERS. I WILL CELEBRATE LIFE. I AM GOOD ENOUGH. PURPLE. PROUD. I WILL BE TRUE TO MYSELF. I WILL STAND UP TO DRUGS & ALCOHOL.

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