Join the Collaborative!
The DWIHN Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Services Faith-Based Collaborative connects interfaith leaders with educators, researchers and professionals to address concerns that organizations face within their communities and congregations.
The group meets every fourth Monday of each month with a focus on substance abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, suicide prevention and positive mental and physical health advocacy. Also, the Collaborative hosts an annual conference designed to educate, equip and engage clergy, adults, youth and the community as a whole on substance use prevention, treatment and recovery and mental health awareness.
Focus Areas
- Clergy & Interfaith Collaboration
- Education & Awareness
- Workshops & Conferences
- Youth & Schools
Issue Areas
The collaborative coordinates focus groups, programs, trainings and workshops on the following issues:
- Alcohol
- Domestic Violence
- Gambling & the Faith
- Heroin
- HIV
- Human Trafficking
- Law Enforcement
- LGBTQ2S
- Marijuana
- Prescription Drug Use
- Returning Citizens
- Stigma Tobacco
- Veterans
Contact Us
To join, contact Karra Thomas, Regional Prevention Manager, at kthomas@dwihn.org.
Resources
- 11th Annual InterFaith-Based Conference 2025
- SUD Faith-Based Initiatives Brochure (Arabic) SUD
- Faith-Based Initiatives Brochure (English)
- SUD Faith-Based Initiatives Brochure (Spanish)
- Letter of Invitation