SAFE Project leadership and staff regularly appear on podcasts to spread the word about the addiction crisis. A selection of our recent appearances is provided below. If you are interested in SAFE Project speaking on your podcast, please contact us at media@safeproject.us with information about your show and the specific topics you would like to discuss.
TOPIC: Jeff Horwitz, Chief Executive Officer for SAFE Project, joined the America’s Work Force Union Podcast and talked about his journey to the organization, what the organization does and barriers faced when educating workers and leaders on opioid addiction and mental health issues.
TOPIC: Welcome to Generation Insight: Amplifying Young Voices, the podcast channel for the most incredible young minds out there. This new episode is about the drug addiction epidemic and how a special non-profit organization helps.
TOPIC: The United States is losing over 100,000 people and experiencing over a half trillion dollars of economic impact, each year to the epidemic of fatal overdoses, most of which are due to opioids, including fentanyl.
TOPIC: Despite standing orders in many states, persisting stigmas and a lack of education and awareness has made it difficult for patients to get the life-saving medication, naloxone, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Jeff Horwitz, COO of SAFE Project, discusses the team’s work to increase access to this medication.
TOPIC: Dylan Dunn shares experiences navigating changes to policies and laws to prevent fatal overdoses and support health and recovery on college campuses with host Ashley Stewart.
TOPIC: Executive Director Dr. Brandee Izquierdo and Cameron Green from the Warm Handoff Deflection Program join a podcast hosted by TASC’s Center for Health and Justice.
TOPIC: Executive Director Dr. Brandee Izquierdo and Cameron Green from the Warm Handoff Deflection Program join a podcast hosted by TASC’s Center for Health and Justice.
TOPIC: Retired Navy Admiral and Founder of SAFE Project, Admiral Sandy Winnefeld, joins Housing Developments to talk about his passion to educate the residential construction industry on the dangers of opioids.
TOPIC: “We talk with Dr. Kimberly Boulden, Senior Director of SAFE Campuses at the SAFE Project, a national nonprofit whose vision is to support action that will prevent fatal drug overdoses, and to otherwise mitigate substance use disorder’s impact on our society.”
TOPIC: “About 10 years ago, Brandee Izquierdo was sitting in a jail cell, struggling with a substance abuse disorder. Brandee joined Workplace MVP host Jamie Gassmann to talk about her long-term recovery, her work at SAFE Project, addiction in the workplace, and how her organization battles the U.S. addiction epidemic.”
TOPIC: “In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day, I sat down with SAFE Project Founder, Ret. Admiral James “Sandy” Winnefeld and Ret. Captain Bill Pinamont. SAFE Project stands for Stop the Addiction Fatality Epidemic and was co-founded by Admiral Winnefeld and his wife Mary Winnefeld shortly after losing their son Jonathan to an accidental overdose of fentanyl. “
TOPIC: “Jay chats with Brandee Izquierdo, the Executive Director of SAFE Project. SAFE was started by Admiral James and Mary Winnefeld after they lost their son to an overdose. Brandee is over ten years in recovery and has dedicated her life to helping others and advocating for better services for those struggling with issues of Addiction.”
TOPIC: “Elizabeth reflects on her own experience growing up in a military family as she connects with the Winnefelds. Sandy and Mary also discuss the challenges they faced parenting a child struggling with his mental health, learning to live with grief and dedicating themselves to “saving a life every day” through their work with SAFE Project — the nonprofit they founded following their son’s death.”
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