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PLEASE NOTE: We're doing the event in Salt Lake in the morning this year to kick off all of the events happening across the state. Please bring photos of your loved one for the memorial. This International Overdose Awareness Day, we come together as one big family to take action on overdose.
The overdose crisis doesn’t just shatter our families, it fractures our communities.
The losses go deeper than one person, one family, or one neighborhood. They ripple out into classrooms, workplaces, and the spaces we all share. They cross borders between cities, states and nations.
But in a time when people are searching for connection and safety, overdose also reminds us that our lives are deeply intertwined.
We often instinctively protect our own children, our parents, our siblings. We believe in second chances for our loved ones but struggle to extend that same compassion to others. But what if we saw each other as one big family by shared experiences, responsibility and commitment to each other?
This International Overdose Awareness Day, let’s imagine a new meaning of what family can be. A family driven by hope, love and action. We are one big family not just because we share in the pain of loss, but because we share in the power to change what comes next.
This August 31, we move beyond awareness. We organize, we show up, and we take action. Because no one should carry this grief alone. Every story shared, every voice raised and every step we take brings us closer to ending overdose.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Utah State Capitol, 350 N State St, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0002, United States
