Edgewood/Cuddell | Social Services
Charlotte Sullivan’s community involvement addresses a deadly epidemic which is sweeping the streets of Cleveland. Heroin overdose deaths outnumber people killed in car accidents. Drug treatment facilities are almost at full capacity, leaving many addicts, who want to get sober, out on the streets. Her project “SafeSpace” will be a place for women after detox, while they wait for an open bed in a treatment center. It will offer a safe, drug free environment and will include counselors and an education program designed to support a participant’s decision to become sober. There will also be extensive engagement with individuals about what to expect after the program concludes. SafeSpace will encourage women to seek a better drug free life, let them know it can be done, and they do not have to repeat the same vicious cycle.
