NYSPM Overdose Epidemic

Love in the Time of Fentanyl On-demand

As deaths in Vancouver, Canada reach an all-time high, the Overdose Prevention Society opens its doors—a renegade supervised drug consumption site that employs active and former drug users. Its staff and volunteers do whatever it takes to save lives and give hope to a marginalized community in this intimate documentary that looks beyond the stigma of people who use fentanyl and other drugs. Independent Lens: Love in a Time of Fentanyl is on-demand through 11/15/24.

This program is part of New York State Public Media Overdose Epidemic, an initiative funded by the New York State Education Department that has called on NYS public media organizations to create a multi-platform project to help address mental health and addiction throughout the state.

Your Fantastic Mind: Overdose Special On-Demand

In this special episode of Your Fantastic Mind, we take a look at opioid addiction and the impact it has on the mind, personal relationships, and individual wellbeing with the help of medical experts.

New York Counts on Public Media

NY Counts on Public Media with a graphic of NY State in the background — New York Counts on Public Media

WXXI and public media organizations across New York State have come together to raise awareness about specific issues that impact our communities throughout the state. You can access hours of content through broadcast or on-demand content that provides resources and information about the opioid and overdose epidemic, aging and senior isolation, and student mental health.

Read more about the initiatives below and click on the images to link to the initiative’s resources page. Click on the drop down arrow for each project to get a detailed description of the initiative.

Student Mental Health Initiative: This multi-platform project shines a light on the importance of student mental health and well-being. As part of this initiative, special programs address student mental health concerns. The initiative created a PBS LearningMedia Student Mental Health Matters: Toolkit for Educators to help them support the mental well-being of students. This initiative is a New York State Education Department funded initiative that has called on NYS public media organizations to help address the issues of student mental health throughout the state. A Special Focus week: September 25-Oct. 1, 2023 highlighted the topic. To further raise awareness, public media journalists are focusing coverage on the topic as well (and WXXI News Mental Health coverage). NY PBS Stations are broadcasting and producing additional programming all year. The WXXI Student Mental Health Website continues to offer support.

WXXI Student Mental Health Matters Website

About The Student Mental Health Initiative

WXXI and public media stations across New York State address mental health issues among teens with a new initiative, Student Mental Health Matters. Also follow ongoing coverage of the issues with WXXI News and programming on-air and on-demand.

Working in collaboration WXXI and NYS public broadcasters kick off this effort with a focused week of programming Saturday, September 23 through Sunday, October 1, 2023. The New York State Public Media Student Mental Health Matters is a New York State Education Department funded initiative that has called on NYS public media organizations to help address the issues of student mental health throughout the state.

NEWS COVERAGE

WXXI News Coverage of Mental Health

RESOURCES

Student Mental Health Matters: A Toolkit for Educatorsis designed to equip educators, school staff, and school mental health professionals with critical knowledge and strategies needed to support the mental well-being of their students. Digital media resources — curated from expert mental health organizations and public media sources — cover suicide prevention, stress and anxiety, self-harm, adverse childhood experiences, and social media, and offer:

Expert perspectives from mental health professionals, school administrators and educators aimed at helping teachers better understand a topic;
Student perspectives that reveal the lived experience of elementary, middle, and high school students;
Strategies that provide real-world applications for teachers’ practices.

All resources and accompanying support materials are intended to be used in a professional development setting and may contain material considered sensitive to some viewers.

Student Mental Health Matters | A Toolkit for Educators (via PBSLearningMedia.org)

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS

New York NOW
Saturday, September 23, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV Repeats 9/24 at 5 a.m. Watch On-Demand
New York NOW takes a look at mental health support in afterschool programs.

Now Return Us to Normal & Watch On-demand
Monday, September 25, 2023 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV
In this healing personal essay documentary, a filmmaker and her fellow classmates confront the trauma brought on by their years at a behavior modification boarding school.

My Ascension & Watch On-Demand
Monday, September 25, 2023 at 10:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV
After an attempt to end her life left her paralyzed, Emma Benoit uses her painful experience and ongoing recovery to help others find hope, while shining light on the ongoing youth suicide crisis.

Connections with Evan Dawson
Tuesday, September 26, 2023 at 12 noon on WXXI News
Chamique Holdsclaw, former WNBA star, is in town for East House Hope & Recovery Celebration on September 29. She’ll be speaking about her sports fame and depression. Connections talks with Chamique about her life and the event.

Connections with Evan Dawson
Wednesday, September 27, 2023 at 1 p.m. on WXXI News
Two-parent privilege. It’s becoming rarer for children to grow up with two parents. What are the implications?

Independent Lens: Tiktok, Boom
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 3 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Explore the power and complexity of technology through the lens of TikTok and the Gen Z influencers who know it best.

Facing Suicide & Watch On-Demand (through 9/12/26)
Thursday, September 28, 2023 at 4:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Explore the crisis of suicide, including risk factors and prevention strategies.

Scattering CJ & Watch On-Demand
Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV
One mother’s efforts to heal after her veteran son’s suicide unleashes humanity’s goodness.

New York NOW
Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV Repeats 10/1 at 5 a.m. Watch On-demand
The team interviews an interview with Dan Egan American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Hiding in Plain Sight Or Watch On-Demand
Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 12 p.m. on WXXI-TV
This film focuses on more than twenty young people who provide an intimate look at what it’s like to experience the symptoms of mental illness, from depression to addiction to suicide ideation.

Crazy
Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Living with schizophrenia, Eric decides whether to comply with traditional medicine.

Full List of TV Broadcast Programming:

Channel Date/Time: Program:

WXXI-WORLD 07/01/22 8pm Hiding in Plain Sight #101 “The Storm”
WXXI-HD 07/02/22 3pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden “Millenial Health II”
WXXI-WORLD 07/02/22 8am Hiding in Plain Sight #101 “The Storm”
WXXI-WORLD 07/08/22 8pm Hiding in Plain Sight #102 “The Resilience”
WXXI-WORLD 07/09/22 2pm Hiding in Plain Sight #101 “The Storm”
WXXI-WORLD 07/10/22 2pm Hiding in Plain Sight #102 “The Resilience”
WXXI-WORLD 08/05/22 11am Our Time “PTSD and Mental Illness”
WXXI-HD 08/14/22 6:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden “Millenial Health II”
WXXI-WORLD 08/19/22 11am Our Time “Teen Mental Health + Suicide Prevention”
WXXI-WORLD 09/03/22 8pm Hiding in Plain Sight #101
WXXI-WORLD 09/10/22 8pm Hiding in Plain Sight #102
WXXI-HD 09/11/22 3pm Speaking Grief
WXXI-HD 09/13/22 9pm Facing Suicide
WXXI-HD 09/13/22 10:30pm Scattering CJ
WXXI-HD 09/14/22 1am Facing Suicide
WXXI-WORLD 09/17/22 2pm Scattering CJ
WXXI-WORLD 09/17/22 4:30pm Our Time “Teen Mental Health + Suicide Prevention”
WXXI-HD 10/19/22 9pm NOVA “Can Psychedelics Cure?”
WXXI-HD 10/20/22 1am NOVA “Can Psychedelics Cure?”
WXXI-HD 10/24/22 10pm Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-WORLD 10/25/22 7pm NOVA “Can Psychedelics Cure?”
WXXI-WORLD 10/26/22 12am NOVA “Can Psychedelics Cure?”
WXXI-HD 10/26/22 3:30am Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-WORLD 10/27/22 1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden “Millenial Health II”
WXXI-WORLD 04/02/23 10pm Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-WORLD 04/03/23 2am Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-HD 04/09/23 1:30am Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-WORLD 08/21/23 9pm Our Time “PTSD and Mental Illness”
WXXI-WORLD 08/25/23 2pm Our Time “PTSD and Mental Illness”
WXXI-WORLD 09/04/23 9pm Our Time “Teen Mental Health + Suicide Prevention”
WXXI-WORLD 09/08/23 2pm Our Time “Teen Mental Health + Suicide Prevention”
WXXI-WORLD 09/16/23 5am My Ascension
WXXI-HD 09/22/23 1am Hiding in Plain Sight #101 “The Storm”
WXXI-HD 09/23/23 6:30pm New York Now #2338
WXXI-HD 09/24/23 5am New York Now #2338
WXXI-HD 09/25/23 9pm Now Return Us to Normal
WXXI-HD 09/25/23 10:30pm My Ascension
WXXI-HD 09/30/23 3pm My Ascension
WXXI-HD 09/28/23 3pm Independent Lens “TikTok, Boom”
WXXI-HD 09/28/23 4:30pm Facing Suicide
WXXI-HD 09/29/23 1am Hiding in Plain Sight #102 “The Resilience”
WXXI-HD 09/29/23 3pm Scattering CJ WXXI-HD 09/30/23 5pm Scattering CJ
WXXI-HD 09/30/23 6:30pm New York Now #2339
WXXI-HD 10/01/23 5am New York Now #2339
WXXI-HD 10/01/23 12pm Hiding in Plain Sight #101 “The Storm”
WXXI-HD 10/01/23 2pm Hiding in Plain Sight #102 “The Resilience”
WXXI-HD 10/01/23 7pm Crazy
WXXI-HD 10/03/23 2am Crazy
WXXI-HD 10/06/23 1am Crazy
WXXI-WORLD 12/14/23 1:30pm Second Opinion with Joan Lunden “Millenial Health II”
WXXI-WORLD 12/14/23 7pm Crazy
WXXI-WORLD 12/15/23 2am Crazy
WXXI-WORLD 12/15/23 10am Crazy

The Overdose Epidemic: This initiative examines New York State’s addiction and overdose crisis. “Overdose Epidemic” programming draws attention to this public health crisis and raise awareness of services available in local communities for those impacted by addiction. This initiative also includes collaboration with the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS). A Special Focus week: February 13-19, 2023 highlighted the topic. This initiative is a New York State Education Department funded initiative that has called on NYS public media organizations to help educate the public of the changing factors in the overdose epidemic throughout the state and ways to address it. To further raise awareness, public media journalists are focusing coverage on the topic as well (and WXXI News Overdose Epidemic coverage). NY PBS Stations are broadcasting and producing additional programming all year. The WXXI Overdose Epidemic Website continues to offer programs & resources.

WXXI Leads An Initiative To Examine New York State’s Addiction Overdose Epidemic

WXXI Overdose Epidemic Website

About The New York Overdose Epidemic Initiative

The New York State Public Media Overdose Epidemic is a New York State Education Department funded initiative that has called on NYS public media organizations to help address the issues of overdose and addiction throughout the state. As part of this initiative, WXXI will host a week of special programming, running February 13 through February 19, that looks at the overdose epidemic here in Rochester and beyond. The “Overdose Epidemic” programming draws attention to this public health crisis and raise awareness of services available in local communities for those impacted by addiction. This initiative also include collaboration with the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS).

Local WXXI News Overdose Epidemic Coverage: Read & Listen to stories on-demand here

Connections with Evan Dawson Live Talk Show Podcasts from WXXI News

November 6, 2023 Podcast: Matthew Perry, opioids, and what states can do about the opioid epidemic

May 24, 2023 Podcast: Former Biden administration official Robert Kent on addressing the overdose crisis

March 13 2023 Podcast: Avi Israel on the overdose epidemic and his family’s story

February 15, 2023 Podcast: Fentanyl 101

January 17, 2023 Podcast: How a local coffee shop is helping people in recovery

December 13, 2022 Podcast: Previewing the film, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” and discussing what fuels the opioid epidemic

PAST EVENTS:

All the Beauty and The Bloodshed Screening on December 15, 2022 at the Little Theatre
One Take Film Fest and the New York State Public Media Overdose Epidemic initiative present this film which explores the career of artist and activist Nan Goldin and the fall of the Sackler family. See the Trailer.

All the Beauty and The Bloodshed Screening 2 on December 17, 2022 at the Little Theatre

Love in the Time Fentanyl Screening & Panel Discussion
on January 30, 2023 at The Little Theatre

How the Covid-19 pandemic Deepened the Opioid Crisis Live Broadcast/Stream/FB Live on February 16, 2023

Sesame Street in Communities Parent Addiction Virtual Webinar on May 9, 2023

PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY AIRED:

Full List of TV Broadcast Programs

Channel Date/Time: Program:

WXXI-WORLD 1/12/2023 8pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 1/13/2023 12am America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 1/13/2023 3pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 1/15/2023 5pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-HD 02/13/23 9pm Frontline #3815 “Opioids, Inc.”
WXXI-HD 02/13/23 10pm Independent Lens “Love in the Time of Fentanyl
WXXI-HD 02/15/23 3:30am Independent Lens “Love in the Time of Fentanyl
WXXI-WORLD 02/15/23 7pm Independent Lens “Love in the Time of Fentanyl
WXXI-HD 02/16/23 8pm COVID-19 and the Overdose Epidemic
WXXI-HD 02/16/23 9pm Independent Lens “Apart”
WXXI-HD 02/16/23 10:30pm Opioids and First Responders: Answering the Call
WXXI-HD 02/19/23 10:30pm COVID-19 and the Overdose Epidemic
WXXI-HD 02/19/23 11:30pm Independent Lens “Love in the Time of Fentanyl
WXXI-WORLD 06/12/23 3:30pm Your Fantastic Mind #104 “The Opioid Crisis”
WXXI-HD 10/27/23 10:30pm Appalachia Heart
WXXI-WORLD 01/11/24 8pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/12/24 12am America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/12/24 8am America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/12/24 3pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/13/24 10pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/14/24 9am America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/14/24 5pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/14/24 4pm America Reframed “For the Love of Rutland”
WXXI-WORLD 01/22/24 3:30pm Your Fantastic Mind #104 “The Opioid Crisis”

Aging Together in New York - An older women stands behind a seated senior gentlemen, hugging him as he holds her hand

Aging Together In New York Website

About The Aging Together In New York Initiative

Public media stations across New York state are collaborating on a multi-platform project addressing social isolation among older adults through news coverage, shared personal stories, modeling healthy relationships, building community and providing resources for seniors that reduce isolation and build resiliency. Funding is provided in part by the New York State Education Department with collaboration from the NYS Office of the Aging. Listen to the stories and talk show podcasts on-demand.

Local WXXI News Coverage: Read & Listen to stories on-demand here

Connections with Evan Dawson Live Talk Show Podcasts from WXXI News

October 12, 2023 Podcast: How can the arts impact our lives as we age?

May 19, 2023 Podcast: Aging Together: Thomas Connors, Jr. and Nicholas Verzella on their 90-year friendship

May 15, 2023 Podcast: Aging Together: Discussing one approach to aging in place

May 15, 2023 Podcast: Aging Together: Supporting older adults as they experience different factors of aging

September 16, 2022 Podcast: Author John Leland on his book, “Happiness Is a Choice You Make: Lessons from a Year Among the Oldest Old”

This program is part of The Aging Together In New York, an initiative funded by the New York State Education Department that has called on NYS public media organizations to create a multi-platform project to help address mental health and addiction throughout the state. The project includes broadcast offerings, online content, and special events, like this screening. The NYS stations will also work to create comprehensive digital teaching tools, online learning, and essential instructional content.

PAST EVENTS:

The Eternal Memory
Screening on Thursday, September 8, 2023 at 7:15 p.m. at The Little Theatre
WXXI is pleased to be a community partner for the presentation of this ONE TAKE DOC film that shares an epic love story that transcends time and memory. See the Trailer

PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY AIRED:

Young at Heart: Empowering Older Adults Statewide Virtual Screening Event On-Demand
Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7 p.m. online
WXXI and the other NYS stations hosted a virtual screening of Young@Heart with subject-area experts as they explore strategies for combatting senior isolation in conversation with members of the Young@Heart Chorus.

Special programming includes:

Connections with Evan Dawson
Monday, May 15, 2023 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. on WXXI News/NPR
In our first hour, a special broadcast previously recorded at St. Johns in Rochester. During this conversation in front of a live audience, a panel of experts explores issues important to older adults and those who care for them. The discussion includes points about social isolation, maintaining friendships, caregiving, and how to reconcile the different factors of aging. Click here to listen to the hour.

Then in our second hour, we continue our conversation about aging by exploring one option for caregiving: aging in place. Brothers Mark and Tom McDermott founded Touching Hearts at Home in 2007 — three years after their mother was diagnosed with cancer. They say during her illness, they came to understand the importance of having qualified compassionate caregivers in her home. Click here to listen to the hour.

Young @ Heart’s 40th Anniversary Show
Monday, May 15, 2023 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV
What started out in 1982 at a Western Massachusetts elderly housing project to joyfully pass the time instead of passing before your time, The Young@Heart Chorus developed into a stereotype-defying, generation-crossing musical extravaganza. Join the world’s “oldest” rock group for a celebration of their 40th anniversary live on stage.

Show Must Go On! On-Demand
Aired Tuesday, May 16, 2023 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Four women who prove it is never too late to reinvent yourself.

Young @ Heart: Strong in Song On-Demand (See The Young @ Heart Youtube Channel)
Aired Thursday, May 18, 2023 at 9:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Meet the world’s oldest rockers: The Young@Heart Chorus! The Young@Heart Chorus continues to prove it’s “possible to grow old without growing boring.”

Lives Well Lived Watch the Trailer
Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 5 p.m. on WXXI-TV
This show celebrates the wisdom of people 75-100, and their insights for living. Click here for the trailer.

Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging On-Demand
Aired Sunday, May 21 at 7 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Exploring healthy aging with Drs. Jon Hallberg and Tseganesh Selameab through the 4M’s framework of mobility, mentation, medication and what matters to older adults, all with an artistic lens.

Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons (Watch the Trailer)
Aired Sunday, May 21 at 11 p.m. on WXXI-TV
Learn more about this music program for senior musicians whose skills range from novice to seasoned.

Aging Matters: Aging with Pride On-Demand
Aired Friday, June 16, 2023 at 8:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV

New York has the fourth-largest population of older adults in the United States, with 3.2 million individuals – about 16 percent of the population – over 65. The state’s population of those over the age of 60 is projected to grow to 5.3 million by 2030 with those over 80 years of age exceeding 1.2 million.

WXXI joins all nine public television stations throughout New York in the Aging Together in New York initiative. Stations will continue to examine the issue and share critical resources to combat social isolation and loneliness as the effort continues until the end of the year.

Special thanks to our sponsors: Lifespan of Greater Rochester Inc., St. John’s, and OASIS Rochester

Full List of Programming Broadcast on TV

Channel Date/Time: Program:
WXXI-HD 08/01/22 9pm A Good Life
WXXI-HD 08/02/22 3am A Good Life
WXXI-HD 10/15/22 5pm A Good Life
WXXI-HD 10/18/22 2am A Good Life
WXXI-HD 10/20/22 4am A Good Life
WXXI-Create 11/02/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #703 “Stop Waiting and Start Doing”
WXXI-Create 11/09/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #704 “Pursue Your Passions”
WXXI-HD 11/12/22 3pm Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons
WXXI-HD 11/13/22 3:30pm Aging Matters: Loneliness & Isolation
WXXI-Create 11/16/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #705 “The Path Forward”
WXXI-HD 11/17/22 4am Gerda That Remains
WXXI-HD 11/20/22 3:30pm Aging Matters: Companionship & Intimacy
WXXI-HD 11/23/22 4:30am Aging Matters: Companionship & Intimacy
WXXI-Create 11/23/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #706 “Just Keep Swimming”
WXXI-Create 12/07/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #708 “You Can Do It”
WXXI-Create 12/14/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #709 “Surviving & Thriving”
WXXI-Create 12/21/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #710 “Move Forward. Give Back.”
WXXI-Create 12/28/22 6:30am Growing Bolder #711 “Curiosity & Creativity”
WXXI-Create 01/04/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #702 “Be Yourself”
WXXI-HD 01/10/23 9pm A Good Life
WXXI-Create 01/11/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #703 “Stop Waiting and Start Doing”
WXXI-WORLD 01/12/23 4pm A Good Life
WXXI-Create 01/18/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #704 “Pursue Your Passions”
WXXI-HD 01/24/23 2:30am The Lodge
WXXI-Create 01/25/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #705 “The Path Forward”
WXXI-Create 02/01/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #706 “Just Keep Swimming”
WXXI-Create 02/08/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #707 “A Life of Purpose”
WXXI-Create 02/15/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #708 “You Can Do It”
WXXI-HD 02/17/23 8:30am Show Must Go On!
WXXI-Create 02/22/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #709 “Surviving & Thriving”
WXXI-Create 03/01/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #710 “Move Forward. Give Back.”
WXXI-Create 03/08/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #801
WXXI-Create 03/15/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #802
WXXI-HD 03/18/23 5pm A Good Life
WXXI-Create 03/22/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #803
WXXI-Create 03/29/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #804
WXXI-Create 04/05/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #805
WXXI-Create 04/12/23 6:30am Growing Bolder #806
WXXI-HD 04/23/23 3pm A Good Life
WXXI-HD 05/15/23 9pm Young @ Heart’s 40th Anniversary
WXXI-HD 05/16/23 5pm Aging Matters: Companionship & Intimacy
WXXI-HD 05/16/23 5:30pm Show Must Go On!
WXXI-HD 05/17/23 4:30am Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-WORLD 05/17/23 2pm Lives Well Lived
WXXI-HD 05/18/23 3pm Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons
WXXI-HD 05/18/23 9:30pm Young @ Heart: Strong in Song
WXXI-HD 05/19/23 2:30am Young @ Heart: Strong in Song
WXXI-HD 05/19/23 3am A Good Life
WXXI-WORLD 05/19/23 11am Aging Matters: Loneliness & Isolation
WXXI-HD 05/20/23 6:30pm New York Now #2320 May 19-21, 2023
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 4:30am Young @ Heart: Strong in Song
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 5am New York Now #2320 May 19-21, 2023
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 5pm Lives Well Lived
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 7pm Art + Medicine: Healthy Aging
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 10pm Young @ Heart’s 40th Anniversary
WXXI-HD 05/21/23 11pm Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons
WXXI-WORLD 05/21/23 10:30am Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-WORLD 05/21/23 2pm Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons
WXXI-HD 05/22/23 12am Show Must Go On!
WXXI-HD 05/22/23 12:30am Aging Matters: Loneliness & Isolation
WXXI-HD 05/22/23 2am Music for Life: The Story of New Horizons
WXXI-HD 06/02/23 8:30pm The Lodge
WXXI-HD 06/06/23 2:30am The Lodge
WXXI-HD 06/16/23 8:30pm Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-WORLD 06/22/23 7:30pm Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-WORLD 06/23/23 2am Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-WORLD 06/23/23 10am Aging Matters: Aging with Pride
WXXI-HD 06/26/23 12:30am The Lodge
WXXI-HD 06/29/23 4:30am Show Must Go On!
WXXI-WORLD 06/29/23 7pm The Lodge
WXXI-WORLD 06/30/23 2am The Lodge
WXXI-WORLD 06/30/23 10am The Lodge
WXXI-HD 07/02/23 3:30pm Show Must Go On!
WXXI-HD 07/04/23 4pm Connections with Evan Dawson: Aging Together
WXXI-HD 07/06/23 5pm Connections with Evan Dawson: Aging Together
WXXI-WORLD 07/06/23 5am The Lodge
WXXI-WORLD 07/06/23 11am The Lodge
WXXI-HD 07/10/23 4am Connections with Evan Dawson: Aging Together
WXXI-WORLD 07/18/23 9am Connections with Evan Dawson: Aging Together
WXXI-HD 08/11/23 10pm Unconditional: Healing Hidden Wounds
WXXI-HD 08/13/23 4am Unconditional: Healing Hidden Wounds
WXXI-HD 09/01/23 4am A Good Life
WXXI-HD 10/14/23 6:30pm New York Now #2341
WXXI-HD 10/15/23 5am New York Now #2341
WXXI-HD 11/01/23 10pm POV #3613 “Wisdom Gone Wild”
WXXI-WORLD 10/12/23 2pm POV #3313 “The Mole Agent”
WXXI-WORLD 11/22/23 7pm POV #3613 “Wisdom Gone Wild”
WXXI-WORLD 11/23/23 12am POV #3613 “Wisdom Gone Wild”
WXXI-WORLD 11/23/23 8am POV #3613 “Wisdom Gone Wild”
WXXI-WORLD 11/25/23 12pm POV #3613 “Wisdom Gone Wild”
WXXI-HD 01/14/24 2:30pm Unconditional: Healing Hidden Wounds
WXXI-HD 01/22/24 3pm A Good Life
WXXI-WORLD 01/22/24 3:30pm Lives Well Lived

Instructional Content Project: The New York State Public Media Instructional Content is a New York State Education Department funded initiative that has called on NYS public media organizations to help address educational needs in the classroom and in the community. The initiative included taking on-air productions and making them available online, providing curation of instructional resources to support on-air and online programming and resources. Learn More.

Instructional Content Website:

Brother On-Demand

A filmmaker’s intimate phone calls with her brother explore his fragile recovery from opioid addiction. Using imaginative animation, they journey both into the cosmos—a place her brother has encyclopedic knowledge about—and an all-too-real world where shame and pain take their toll. From Independent Lens

Learn More: New York State Overdose Epidemic Project

Sesame Street in Communities: Helping Families Cope with Parental Addiction

Children may have tough questions when it comes to parental addiction, but there are age-appropriate ways to respond. Learn about Parent Addiction Resources from Sesame Street in Communities with some questions children might ask, and ways you might consider responding.

When a family member struggles with addiction, the whole family struggles. Children often think it’s their fault; they feel shame, embarrassment, guilt, and loneliness; they may feel invisible. It takes special effort to start important conversations and answer children’s questions. But parents, teachers, caregivers, and other caring adults can comfort children and guide them through difficult moments. With love and support, the family can cope with the challenges of addiction together.

Find Resource Toolkit Here: https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/parental-addiction/

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Frontline: Opioids, Inc. On-Demand

Watch On-Demand: Pushing opioids. Bribing doctors. Making millions.

About the Program: Frontline and the Financial Times investigate how Insys Therapeutics profited from a fentanyl-based painkiller up to 100 times stronger than heroin — and how some Wall Street investors looked the other way. Frontline: Opioids, Inc.

Opioids, Inc. tells the inside story of how Insys profited from Subsys, a fast-acting fentanyl-based spray that’s been linked to hundreds of deaths. Tactics included targeting high-prescribing doctors and nurse practitioners known as “whales,” misleading insurers, and holding contests for the sales team: the higher the prescription doses they got doctors to write, the larger the cash prize — despite the dangers to patients. But as the documentary traces in unprecedented detail, the scheme fell apart: With federal prosecutors using anti-racketeering laws designed to fight organized crime, Insys became the first pharmaceutical company to have its CEO sentenced to prison time in federal court in connection with the opioid crisis.

This film is part of the New York State Public Media Overdose Epidemic, an initiative funded by the New York State Education Department that has called on NYS public media organizations to create a multi-platform project to help address mental health and addiction throughout the state. The project includes broadcast offerings, online content, and special events, like this screening. The NYS stations will also work to create comprehensive digital teaching tools, online learning, and essential instructional content.

Understanding the Opioid Epidemic On-Demand

This documentary traces the causes behind the unprecedented growth in the use of prescription opioids and the devastating impact these drugs are having in virtually every part of America and how it all started.

Through personal stories and interviews with experts, Understanding the Opioid Epidemic reveals the tragic impact of the overuse of prescription painkillers on individuals, families and communities.

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WXXI News Coverage of Overdose Epidemic Stories & Talk Shows On-Demand

WXXI News Coverage of Overdose Epidemic Reports On-Demand

Public media stations across New York state are focusing on the overdose crisis with a year-long multi-platform campaign, including news coverage. Funding for this program is provided in part by the New York State Education Department. Watch the stories here on-demand

Local WXXI News Stories are included here:

ConnectionsDiscussing the current state of the opioid epidemic, both locally and nationally Evan Dawson, June 24, 2024In the first hour of “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Monday, June 24, 2024, we talk with experts about the opioid crisis and where it stands locally and nationally.LISTEN • 51:27

Monroe County Executive, Adam Bello, gives his state of the county address on healthcare at Monroe Community Hospital where he announced new initiates to help address the housing crisis.

Local News Bello address focuses on opioids, housing, and mental health, June 3, 2024 The Monroe County executive also said that the first county-owned emergency housing facility should open this summer. LISTEN • 1:13

Deborah Leach the Addiction Services Outreach Supervisor for Monroe County stocks Naloxone at Nick's Super Stone on Monroe Ave. in Rochester. The store is in a high opioid use area and one of the business that provides the community access to the counties free Naloxone to reverse the deadly effects of opioids.

Local News: Fatal opioid and cocaine overdoses on the rise in Monroe County, November 30, 2023 The county has released its 2022 Overdose Fatalities Report and it shows that a record number of people died from opioid overdoses.

Local News: Every public city building to stock Narcan, November 9, 2023 All buildings owned by the city and accessible to the public will carry the opioid-reversal drug naloxone, under a bill introduced by Mayor Malik Evans and Council President Miguel Melendez.

Local News: Monroe County lawmakers move to tighten laws on pawnshops and similar businesses, August 22, 2023 Almost every county legislator has signed on as a sponsor of the legislation, virtually assuring that it will pass.

Local News: Fentanyl killed their daughter. Now this couple is trying to prevent the next tragedy, July 17, 2023 Officials say fentanyl overdoses are the fastest growing cause of death among young people aged 14 to 23. One Pittsford couple hopes their story can make a difference.

Local News: Local recovery experts have mixed feelings about over the counter Narcan, March 30, 2023 Some local recovery experts are reacting to the FDA’s decision this week to approve over-the-counter sales for the overdose reversal drug Narcan.

Local News: Harm reduction is the goal of this drug use hotline. Experts say it works, March 21, 2023 Volunteers at the Never Use Alone hotline wait on the phone while callers use drugs, in case they need someone to call for an ambulance. LISTEN • 4:04

Julia Reischel looks through a chart showing how much Narcan her team has distributed in the past few weeks. Reischel runs the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome program at Margaretville Hospital.

Local News: Stigma, barriers to care put pregnant people, new parents with opioid use disorder at risk, March 2, 2023The number of pregnant people or postpartum parents in the U.S. who died from an opioid overdose grew by 81% in the past six years, according to a recent study. It’s a significant increase compared to other people who use opioids.LISTEN • 5:07

Deborah Leach, the addiction services outreach supervisor for Monroe County, stocks naloxone at Nick's Super Store on Monroe Avenue in Rochester. The store is in a high opioid use area and is one of the businesses that provides the community access to the county's free Naloxone to reverse the deadly effects of opioids.

Local News: Harm reduction strategy aims to save lives, one Narcan box at a time, February 17, 2023 The overdose crisis continues to be felt locally. To combat this epidemic, Monroe County has implemented various harm reduction strategies, which includes NaloxBoxes.

Local News Forum: New York State Public Media Special Report: ‘COVID-19 and the Overdose Epidemic’ , At 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, WXXI hosts a statewide discussion on how the pandemic and the response have exacerbated New York’s overdose epidemic.

Local News: Providers working to combat opioid and overdose crisis can apply for state funding, February 13, 2023 Gov. Kathy Hochul said last week that the state will provide almost $9 million for outpatient treatment programs to combat the statewide opioid and overdose crisis.

Dr. Michael Mendoza, Monroe County's health commissioner, speaks at a news conference Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, about the county's new opioids data dashboard.

Local News: New opioid data dashboard will be used to develop strategy to address crisis in Monroe County, January 20, 2023 Monroe County officials say that an opioid data dashboard they introduced Friday will provide government agencies, law enforcement, health care systems, and advocacy groups with more timely data to help fight the opioid epidemic.

Monroe County Exec. Adam Bello demonstrates how to use the county's new interactive map that shows were boxes of Narcan are located countywide.

Local News: Monroe County among locations chosen for new opioid crisis campaign launch, October 21, 2022 A nationwide campaign to fight the overdose crisis has selected Monroe County as one of the locations to help jump-start its initiatives.

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello unveils new cases of Naloxone in the fight against overdose.

Local News: Monroe County launches new campaign to address fentanyl overdose crisis, July 21, 2022 Local health and community leaders gathered on Thursday to announce additional efforts to help fight the opioid crisis.

Connections with Evan Dawson Live Talk Show Podcasts from WXXI News

December 15, 2023 Podcast: Discussing the state of overdoses in Monroe County and how to curb the local opioid crisis

March 13 2023 Podcast: Avi Israel on the overdose epidemic and his family’s story

February 15, 2023 Podcast: Fentanyl 101

January 17, 2023 Podcast: How a local coffee shop is helping people in recovery

December 13, 2022 Podcast: Previewing the film, “All the Beauty and the Bloodshed,” and discussing what fuels the opioid epidemic

Connections with Evan Dawson Talk Show from 2/15/23 Listen to the Fentanyl 101 Podcast

Fentanyl 101 Show Mike Favata, James Wesley, and Dr. Timothy Wiegand on “Connections with Evan Dawson” on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 Photo credit: Megan Mack/WXXI News

PBS Newhour Coverage of Fentanyl Stories: Watch Here

This program is part of the New York State Public Media Overdose Epidemic, an initiative funded by the New York State Education Department that has called on NYS public media organizations to create a multi-platform project to help address mental health and addiction throughout the state. The project includes broadcast offerings, online content, and special events, like this screening. The NYS stations will also work to create comprehensive digital teaching tools, online learning, and essential instructional content.