Credentialed media are invited to attend a meeting of the Wake County Drug Overdose Coalition to hear from Dev Sangvai, Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services, First Lady of North Carolina Anna Stein, and NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services Director Kelly Crosbie. The meeting will focus on addressing stigma related to substance use.
Sangvai, Stein, and Crosbie will announce the launch of Unshame NC, an anti-stigma campaign to raise awareness of the impact of substance use and to change how people talk about and engage with substances.
The three-hour event will feature speakers from Wake County Health and Human Services, Wake County Commissioner Cheryl Stallings, the NCDHHS Division of Public Health, and other organizations working to reduce substance use.
What: Wake County Drug Overdose Coalition Meeting
Who: Dev Sangvai, Secretary, NC Department of Health and Human Services
Anna Stein, First Lady of North Carolina
Kelly Crosbie, Director, NCDHHS Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities and Substance Use Services
When: Monday, July 21, 9 a.m. – Noon, with a press conference shortly after 11:30 a.m.
Where: The Quorum Center,
323 W. Jones St.
Raleigh, NC 27603
Media: Credentialed media interested in attending should RSVP to news@dhhs.nc.gov