The Addict’s Wake Community Screening Award

Posted by Darlene Kaskie on September 27th, 2024 Posted in: Blog, Funding, Outreach

Several thousand overdose deaths occur each year in America with many more persons grappling with one of the most widespread public health crises of our time.

In 2023, 48.5 million people (17.1%) in the U.S, 12 years and older, battled a substance use disorder (SUD).

The award-winning film, The Addict’s Wake, documents one small, tight-knit community picturesque on the outside but hurting on the inside. The film delivers piercing insight and critical perspectives to an issue that impacts communities everywhere across our nation — not just Brown County, Indiana. More importantly the film also offers hope and a way forward.

• Learn more about the film and watch the trailer here.
• Watch the recording of “The Addict’s Wake” – Virtual Film Screening and Panel Discussion here.

How can you spread hope and healing?

Bring the film to your community!

The Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) Region 6 has partnered with Glory Girl Productions to provide licensing access to the feature-length  film or the 45-minute educational version of The Addict’s Wake including an accompanying discussion guide. This is a competitive award valued up to $1,000. Up to four communities will be selected from our region’s seven states.

To apply, complete and submit this online form no later than October 31, 2024. The Application for this award has closed. 

To help plan your film screening and program discussion, Glory Girl Productions has created an Impact Guide: Tips for facilitators in planning, marketing, and hosting public community screenings.

A successful recipient demonstrates the following criteria:

• A mission of health information outreach to their community.
• A partnership with qualified health information professionals such as librarians, community health workers, and/or health educators, physicians, nurses, medical students, and other allied health care providers.
• An active NNLM organizational member. Become a Member Organization.
• A familiarity with NLM, NIH and other quality health information resources that will be shared. Browse our Resources.

Do you have questions? Contact Darlene Kaskie, Associate Director, NNLM Region 6, darlene-kaskie@uiowa.edu

ABOUT Darlene Kaskie
Darlene Kaskie, M.L.S. is Community Engagement and Outreach Specialist for Region 6 of the Network of the National Library of Medicine. She connects communities to training, engagement, and funding to improve access to health information and NLM Resources such as MedlinePlus. Advancing health literacy and digital skills training helps people make informed decisions about their health. She earned her Consumer Health Information Specialization (CHIS) from the Medical Library Association.

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