February 01, 2024 This Foundation Is Highlighting the Link Between Opioids and Maternal and Infant Health Risks February 01, 2024/ Connie Matthiessen The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) is supporting work to remove barriers to recovery and healthcare for pregnant women and new mothers with substance use disorder.Read More
January 22, 2024 A Health Foundation’s “More Equitable Approach” to Substance Use Disorder January 22, 2024/ Connie Matthiessen The Elevance Health Foundation is tackling substance use by focusing in on overlooked populations. It’s one of a relatively small number of philanthropies addressing the escalating opioid crisis in any significant way.Read More
October 26, 2023 A Call to Action for Philanthropy in the Face of a Mental Health Crisis October 26, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Mindful Philanthropy, which was created in 2020 by mental health funders, has set an ambitious goal for philanthropy: to increase the sector’s funding for mental health, addiction, and well-being by five times — to $35 billion annually.Read More
September 28, 2023 The Opioid Crisis Demands More Innovative Solutions. Funders Will Take Note September 28, 2023/ Scott Strode and Evan Feinberg, Guest Contributors Guest authors Scott Strode and Evan Feinberg take the nonprofit sector to task for failing to slow down the opioid crisis. They argue that philanthropic interest is there, and that if more effective programs are built, funders will come.Read More
August 31, 2023 As the Opioid Crisis Rips Across America, Where Is Philanthropy? August 31, 2023/ Connie Matthiessen Some of the country’s largest health philanthropies have shifted their focus away, and only a handful of others have stepped up. Why isn’t philanthropy doing more about this national health emergency?Read More