Overview
The Chris Atwood Foundation began in 2013 after the Atwood family lost their son and brother, Chris, to an accidentally fatal heroin overdose. He passed away at age 21, following a 6 year battle with addiction. The CAF is a 501(c)3 charitable organization that strengthens the addiction recovery movement through education, stigma reduction, and free recovery support services. We do this through: - Educating the public about Substance Use Disorder - Training the public how to administer naloxone to reverse an opioid overdose - Increasing public access to recovery and harm reduction resources (including peer specialist services, free naloxone kits, and free Safer Use Supply Kits - we are able to mail these to people living in Virginia) - Stigma-reducing educational presentations - Scholarships to local Recovery Houses - Advocating for public policy changes that promote recovery
