LIVE 4 LALI INC
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Mission Statement
Live4Lali works to reduce stigma and prevent substance use disorder among individuals, families, and communities, and minimize the overall health, legal and social harms associated with substance use.
About This Cause
Live4Lali's envisions a world in which we prevent substance use when we can and offer compassionate support to reduce harms among individuals, families and communities when we cannot. Since 2009, Live4Lali has been providing advocacy, education, support, and harm reduction programming and services to communities across the Chicago suburbs. Known for its leadership in the addiction and overdose awareness movement, Live4Lali has been a force for change. Live4Lali’s headquarters is located just 30 minutes from Chicago in the suburb of Arlington Heights, IL. Its close proximity to the epicenter of the U.S. drug trade has created a unique local crisis. Its founders, Jody Daitchman and Gary Laliberte, and their daughter, Live4Lali's Executive Director, Chelsea Laliberte lost their son/brother Alex to a polysubstance overdose of opioids and benzodiazepines on December 15, 2008. Out of their pain and desire to make an impact, they partnered with Roosevelt University’s Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy to develop a data-driven, comprehensive approach addressing community systems, impacted individuals and families, and the broader public. Our four focus areas include: EDUCATION Increase knowledge of drug trends, substance use disorder, and harm reduction through educational programs for the general public, people who use substances, impacted families, and professional groups. ADVOCACY Influence the public and private sectors regarding: (1) substance use disorder treatment, (2) harm reduction strategies, (3) drug policy reform by amplifying the needs, voices and experiences of impacted individuals, families, and communities. PEER-TO-PEER SUPPORT Assist impacted individuals and families through services that increase social support, enhance resilience, and strengthen positive health and behavioral change. HARM REDUCTION Promote health and harm reduction at the individual, family and community levels.