A DOSE OF HOPE is a  PUBLIC television SPECIAL SERIES and NATIONAL outreach INITIATIVE to raise awareness of the resources available to individuals and families caught in the opioid crisis, and to breakdown public stigma associated with addiction.

A DOSE OF HOPE is a multi-pronged public health and education campaign with an emphasis on reaching rural communities that are often the most impacted by opioid use.

Utilizing local Public Television (PBS) stations and community resources, the campaign will have both national reach and local impact. Local Public Television (PBS) stations and community partners will allow the program messages and information to be personalized to local needs. Local screenings and events will offer avenues for community involvement. Partnerships and alliances will help bring the stories to a broad and diverse public through a variety of means.

A DOSE OF HOPE offers a human face to this cruel epidemic.  The program will provide an emotional connection that viewers can relate to with the objective of helping viewers connect with life saving resources and pathways to recovery.  We break down the barriers of stigma by offering images and stories from a diverse cross section of people who are there to help. A DOSE OF HOPE tells stories that change hearts and minds to empower viewers.

A DOSE OF HOPE offers a hopeful approach on a tragic crisis by highlighting the wide range of resources that are available to individuals and families suffering from addiction.

A DOSE OF HOPE will provide a human face to an epidemic that is often reduced to abstractions and numbers. It will challenge our prejudices and presumptions about opioid addiction and has the ability to reach millions of viewers on a very personal level. The program will showcase successful local resources across the nation.

Public support is vital in the fight to end the opioid epidemic. The stories of A DOSE OF HOPE will serve to bring greater understanding and empathy of the opioid crisis to the general public. By offering real stories of success and struggle from those on the front lines of this epidemic, we can begin to break down public stigma and create greater mainstream understanding and support of the people and resources that are proving successful in this fight.

A DOSE OF HOPE is based on A  SUCCESSFUL and PROVEN APPROACH. In November 2018, Warner Hanson Television, in cooperation with Maryland Public Television and The MD Dept of Behavioral Health, released the highly successful program FIGHTING OPIOIDS TODAY: MARYLAND COMMUNITIES.

The program received immediate critical acclaim and, most importantly, its airings coincided with notable spikes in calls to the crisis line  and other resources highlighted throughout the program. The program also prompted the creation of screenings and town hall/community meetings across the State.

A DOSE OF HOPE will take a national approach, highlighting successful programs and resources from across the nation. Additionally, it will include means for specializing the program and outreach to local jurisdictions, crisis lines, and resources.

Collaborating with local PBS stations, we can bring this impact to local and rural communities across the nation in a highly effective national package.

A DOSE OF HOPE will include a toolkit for local communities to utilize to extend the impact, outline means for creating events and screenings effectively, and offer content and assets to assist communities in reaching those in need immediately.

Working with partners, A DOSE OF HOPE will showcase key topics and effective resources from across the nation, including treatment options (including Medically Assisted Treatment), harm reduction resources,  law enforcement efforts, first responder and emergency room response,  peer advisors, family resources, address the rising dangers of Fentanyl, promote Naloxone and test strip use.

Current collaborative partners include Partnership for Drug Free Kids, SAMSA, Shatterproof,  L.E.A.D., and others.

A DOSE OF HOPE is seeking partners to maximize the impact and reach of the program and educational outreach.  Partners are being sought to collaborate on outreach, provide resources and factual information, disseminate content, and provide fiscal sponsorship. Creative partnerships will be welcome to maximize the benefits of the series messages and further our partner’s organizational goals.

Partners making fiscal contributions to A DOSE OF HOPE will ensure that the program has widespread distribution on PBS and other outlets, and that outreach will have a deep and lasting impact.  Partners will be prominently recognized for their commitment to the program.

Warner Hanson Creative is a certified 501(c)3 organization. Non-profit tax exempt status may apply to contributors. Partner sponsorships benefits are scaled to donation level. Custom benefits packages will be created to meet individual needs and fiscal schedules.

HEIDI HANSON - Executive Producer