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Black Balloon Day 2024

Join us in releasing virtual balloons today, March 6, 2024, to raise awareness. Share your stories, share your love, and let's stand together to end the stigma and prevent further tragedies.

Use the hashtag #blackballoonday2024 and tag @momsstoptheharm, we can share your stories.

Remember, virtual balloons are kinder to our environment. Let's make our impact meaningful in every way possible.

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When Grief is “Complicated": A Model to Understand, Identify, and Companion

JOIN US FOR OUR VIRTUAL EVENT

Please join Moms Stop the Harm on November 30, 2023 at 9amPT/12pmET as we host a webinar with Dr. Alan Wolfelt. Dr. Wolfelt will present his model for understanding, identifying, and companioning grievers lost in the wilderness of grief. This webinar will help participants explore the important topic of “complicated” grief. Dr. Alan Wolfelt will present his model for understanding, identifying, and companioning grievers lost in the wilderness of grief.

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Online Auction in Support of Moms Stop The Harm

CALLING ARTISTS, MAKERS, CRÉATEUR.RICES, ARTISAN.ES…

Creating is therapeutic for many of us / beaucoup d’entre nous prenons soin de nous en créant.

Please consider donating something you made with love for our 2023 summer online auction, between June 19 and 26 / peut-être aimeriez vous donner une de vos créations pour nos enchères d’été en ligne, du 19 au 26 juin.

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Star Vigil 4 Jordan

In honour and memory of Jordan.
Jordan's life ended from opioid toxicity while he was incarcerated in a Canadian corrections facility. He should not have been in jail, but in a hospital receiving compassionate treatment and care.

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Black Balloon Day 2023

An annual event dedicated to recognizing and celebrating those who have lost their lives to substance use related harms. In doing so, we not only honour the lives lost but also help raise awareness about the stark realities of the crisis that is affecting so many Canadian families. Putting human names and faces behind the often impersonal statistics surrounding the deaths of those we love. (We do not recommend balloon releases but rather suggest using a photo of a black balloon)

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