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Overdose Awareness Week seeks to bring attention to the more than 100,000 lives lost every year in the U.S. to drug overdoses. The CDC has reported that for the first time in ten years, the number of fatal overdoses has not increased and is holding steady. This month, Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center (PVHMC) installed a Naloxone Distribution Box outside of its emergency department with free Naloxone and Fentanyl test strip kits to anyone who needs them, with no questions asked. PVHMC is one of the few hospitals in the area with a Naloxone Distribution Box. PVHMC Substance Use Nurse Navigator Sherrie Cisneros, RN, demonstrated how to use Naloxone nasal spray for media outlets. Check out our coverage below: Univision 34 Los Angeles KNX-AM Radio KNX-AM Radio NTD Fox 11 Los Angeles San Gabriel Valley Tribune Daily Bulletin ABC7 Los Angeles Canela News

L.A. Care and Blue Shield Promise Health Plan giveaway 18,000 backpacks this summer to help students start the year strong and reduce the financial burden of school supplies for families.

Navigating the ever-changing digital world can be difficult for parents. As children’s mental health took a dive in 2010 with the rise of social media and when the front facing camera was introduced to smartphones it is more important than ever for parents and teachers to keep children safe online. Throughout July, Cyber Safety Cop, Clayton Cranford spoke at several school safety conferences across the nation, speaking to educators, school officials, and parents about gun violence and social media safety for K-12 students. As a retired sheriff’s deputy and former school resource officer, Cranford has seen it all and helps educate parents on threat assessment, risks of social media, sextortion, AI, cyberbullying, and more Watch our coverage here: CBS/KCAL Los Angeles - Parents and Ensuring Children's Online Safety NBC 2 Orlando - School Leaders, First Responders Discuss How to Prevent Threats at National Conference in Orlando ABC 9 Orlando - School Safety Convention kicks off in Orlando Fox 35 Orlando - National School Safety Conference in Orlando