{"id":34,"date":"2018-08-06T18:22:07","date_gmt":"2018-08-06T18:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsincrisis.org\/4kidssake\/?p=34"},"modified":"2018-09-10T19:22:08","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T19:22:08","slug":"a-letter-to-the-editor-of-new-canaan-advertiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsincrisis.org\/sub\/2018\/08\/06\/a-letter-to-the-editor-of-new-canaan-advertiser\/","title":{"rendered":"A Letter to the Editor of New Canaan Advertiser"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The following letter was submitted to the editor of the New Canaan Advertiser by Kids In Crisis Teen Talk counselor Emma Kate Freatman, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncadvertiser.com\/126082\/letter-attend-the-overdose-awareness-vigil-aug-30\/\">printed August 1, 2018.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area grid-parent mobile-grid-100 grid-70 tablet-grid-70\">\n<article id=\"post-126082\" class=\"post-126082 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-letters category-opinion tag-emma-kate-freatman tag-kids-in-crisis tag-letters-2 tag-new-canaan tag-opinion-2 tag-overdose-awareness-vigil no-featured-image-padding\">\n<div class=\"inside-article\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Dear Editor,<\/p>\n<p>I will be attending the Aug. 30 Overdose Awareness Vigil, because this community event is important to me. I\u2019m writing in hope that New Canaan families will consider attending the Vigil as well.<\/p>\n<p>The Overdose Awareness Vigil is important to me because of my role in the New Canaan community. I recently began working at New Canaan High School as the Teen Talk counselor, a program of Kids In Crisis. In this role, I provide confidential counseling services to students dealing with numerous mental health, academic, social, and family issues. My hope is that by attending the Vigil and acknowledging the very real, very tragic effects that opioids, alcohol, and other addictive substances have on families in our community, we might reduce the stigma surrounding acknowledging addiction, asking for, and receiving help.<\/p>\n<p>The theme of the Vigil this year is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ncadvertiser.com\/126156\/overdose-awareness-vigil-to-address-drug-crisis-help-heal\/\">\u201cHelping Each Other To Heal.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0In this spirit, I urge you, reader, to please reach out to someone close to you and ask for them to join you at the Vigil on Aug. 30. Bring your kids, so that they might see the power of community support. Your presence will mean more to one of your neighbors than you can imagine, and your willingness to address a crisis will model advocacy to your children.<\/p>\n<p>Substance use does not affect one individual, but the whole family. Kids in Crisis has a 24-hour helpline for youth and their families. If the substance use of your child or loved one is affecting your family, I hope you will call the Helpline number below. I will be available to talk about Kids in Crisis services at the Vigil as well. Local helpers and I will be easily identified by our \u201cTeam Orange\u201d t-shirts at the Vigil. The helpline number is 203-661-1911. I welcome any opportunity to offer support, referrals, or a listening ear.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to see you, your family, and friends as we \u201cHelp Each Other To Heal\u201d at the Vigil Aug. 30.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Kate Freatman<br \/>\nKids In Crisis<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"entry-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ncadvertiser.com\/126156\/overdose-awareness-vigil-to-address-drug-crisis-help-heal\/\"><em>Click here for more information about the event<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following letter was submitted to the editor of the New Canaan Advertiser by Kids In Crisis Teen Talk counselor Emma Kate Freatman, and\u00a0printed August 1, 2018. 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