Centre County HOPE Initiative

of our community. According to the Centre County Coroner’s Office, there was 16 overdose related deaths in 2014, 15 deaths in 2015. In 2016, the number of related overdose deaths in the County is occurring at a frightening rate. Nationally, in 2014, there were 47,055 overdose deaths in comparison to 29,230 motor vehicle accident deaths; and in Pennsylvania, there were 2,497 overdose-related deaths. The he**in and op**te epidemic touches all ages, genders, race, and economic class – it has no boundaries. The Centre County HOPE Initiative wants to raise awareness not only about the national he**in and opioid epidemic, but also the impact the crisis is having on our state, and most importantly our local community.