Press Release and Poster:
Our American Family Film and Discussion

May 17th, 5:30 PM

Brattleboro, Wilmington and Newfane

The Community Substance Use Response (CSUR) is hosting a free screening of Our American Family, followed by a discussion with members of the family featured in the film. In 2021, more than 106,000 people in the U.S. died from drug-involved overdose including illicit drugs and prescription opioids. It can be difficult to make sense of the true impact of this crisis that is all around us and to understand the human beings behind the numbers. That is what filmmaker Hallee Adelman worked to do with her film, which will be shown at three locations in Windham County. Our American Family, which was co-directed with Sean King O'Grady, is a radically honest, raw and unfiltered portrait of a close-knit Philadelphia family fighting its greatest nemesis: generational addiction -without experts, drug use or melodrama.

This screening and discussion will take place simultaneously on Wednesday, May 17th at 5:30 in three locations in Windham County.

- Voices of Hope at18 Beaver Street in Wilmington

- Moore Free Library at 23 West Street in Newfane

- Turning Point of Windham County at 39 Elm Street in Brattleboro.

"We wanted to make this event accessible to our rural communities, as well as to Brattleboro", says Cassandra Holloway, member of CSUR. "It's part of our continued work to respond to the ongoing crisis of substance use disorder and to help break down the stigma and discrimination about addiction." Our American Family shows not only the generational cycles of trauma and addiction, but also stories of hope for each generation to get healthier. Snacks will be provided. For more information, please contact Justin Johnston at 802-257-5600 or jjohnston@turningpointwc.org.

This screening is made possible by funding from the Vermont Division of Substance Use.

CSUR is a collaborative effort and includes Voices of Hope, Turning Point of Windham County, the AIDS Project of Southern Vermont, Building a Positive Community, Grace Cottage Hospital, Meetinghouse Solutions and others in the community working together throughout the continuum of care to ensure that substance use prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services reach our rural communities in Windham County.

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