As the opioid epidemic continues to plague the region, some community leaders are asking the faith community to help solve the problem.
To help build the alliance between clinicians, educators and the church, community and faith leaders gathered at Northeast State Community College on Tuesday to announce the Holy Friendship Summit, a two-day event that will create a long-term vision for beating the opioid crisis.
“The name is important, Holy Friendship Summit,” said Lottie Ryans, director of workforce and literacy initiatives for the First Tennessee Development District. “I think friendship is really what we want people to feel when they come to the summit, to understand that we are all trying to find solutions together in the region. It doesn’t matter what size church someone attends, what size their congregation is. We need everybody to reach out and help each other.”
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