Committees and Task Forces That Can Use Your Help

Opioid and Heroin Prevention Task Force

We aspire to expand preventative services and treatment resources for individuals impacted by opioid use and addiction.
Our members work in public safety, schools, treatment and recovery, mental health and prevention services, or have personally experienced addiction or lost a loved one to addiction.
Current sub-committees:
- Advocacy/Recovery
- Distribution
- Education/Resources
- Data/Strategy
We collaborate on strategies to increase awareness of opioid trends, distribute valuable resources, and provide preventative care in the community.
Some of our recent projects include:
- Creating treatment and recovery resource cards for the community.
- Overdose Awareness Day outreach at local hotels and motels.
- Safe medication storage and disposal outreach at local dental offices.
We meet on the second Tuesday of every month, from 2:30–4:00 PM EST, at the Eanes-Pittman Public Safety Training Center, located at 6610 Public Safety Way, Chesterfield, VA 23832. Please contact Lindsay Cunningham at cunningham@chesterfieldsafe.org if you have any questions.

We are a community coalition dedicated to reducing drug and alcohol related crashes among 16—25 year olds in Chesterfield County. Supported by grant funding from the Virginia DMV Highway Safety Office since 2016, we collaborate with key partners and organizations to address the public safety challenges posed by impaired driving.
We develop and implement strategies, build partnerships, and share resources to address impaired driving caused by alcohol and drugs among 16-25 year olds in Chesterfield County.
We meet on the second Wednesday of every other month, from 10:00—11:00 AM EST, via Microsoft Teams.

We are a collaboration of key stakeholders from multiple organizations. Our collaborative partners include members from:
Chesterfield County Police Department
Chesterfield Mental Health
Virginia Department of Health
American Cancer Society
Chesterfield County Public Schools
Virginia Foundation for Healthy Youth
We work to prevent tobacco and nicotine use among youth and young adults, provide smoking cessation resources, and spread awareness about the public health risks of tobacco and vaping product use.
We meet in-person quarterly, with meetings in January, April, July, and October from 3:00 to 4:00 PM EST.

We work to educate the Latino community in Chesterfield county and surrounding areas, developing strategies to help them understand U.S. laws regarding alcohol and youth.
Follow us on Facebook: SAFE Latino Coalition