Governor Little officially launched Idaho’s Statewide Fentanyl Awareness Campaign during his State of the State Address on Monday. The campaign, Fentanyl Takes All, aims to educate Idahoans on the growing threat of fentanyl in our state. In 2021, synthetic opioids like fentanyl were involved in 44% of all overdose deaths in Idaho, a rate doubled from 2020. To learn more about the campaign visit fentanyltakesall.org for fentanyl facts, stories from impacted Idahoans, and information on how to take care of your loved ones.

The FY24 Substance Abuse Block Grant (SABG) application will open February 1, 2023. SABG funding is for prevention providers and organizations seeking to provide substance misuse services directly to youth, families, and other at-risk individuals of Idaho, and/or community coalitions seeking funding to employ environmental strategies designed to reduce the impact of substance abuse at the community level.

Eligible applicants include any governmental entity (including tribal entities), such as counties, cities, schools and school districts, local law enforcement agencies, other public entities, and non-profit private entities such as community-based organizations.

Applications are due March 15, 2023. Learn more about the SABG and how to apply here.

January is National Mentoring Month and ODP believes that the benefits of quality, positive mentorship make it a vital component of our primary prevention work. This January, we encourage you to join us in elevating the power of relationships by highlighting the benefits of mentoring, discussing best practices for supporting young people, and sharing inspiring stories from the field. This month-long celebration of mentoring is full of exciting opportunities to grow the movement and raise awareness about the power of relationships.

Mentoring.org created multiple 2023 National Mentoring Month Toolkits to help organizations with public official & advocacy engagement, digital engagement, and social media engagement. Find all of the toolkits here.