PORT ANGELES — Clallam County will host International Overdose Awareness day on Sunday at Port Angeles City Pier.
The free, family-friendly event will focus on grief, healing and connection from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The county will join communities around the world for the annual campaign to end overdose, reduce the stigma of substance use disorder and acknowledge the grief of families and friends left behind.
Activities will include: Resources for grief support, behavioral health, recovery and harm reduction, creative art and craft stations, quiet spaces for remembrance, Narcan training, music and light snacks.
Attendees can earn raffle tickets by participating in activities.
The City Pier tower will lit in purple after the event in honor of those the community has lost.
The event is sponsored by Molina Healthcare of Washington and hosted in partnership by North Olympic Healthcare Network, Harm Reduction Health Center/Clallam County Public Health, Peninsula Behavioral Health, Klallam Counseling Services, Reflections Counseling Services Group, Olympic Personal Growth Center, Jamestown Healing Center and Olympic Peninsula Health Services.
For more information, visit www.facebook.com/events/2056083821582789 or contact Sheryl Hamilton, NOHN office-based addiction treatment (OBAT) coordinator, at shamilton@nohn-pa.org, or Carlos Osorio, NOHN outreach and navigation manager, at cosorio@nohn-pa.org.
