Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. As mentioned, my name is Chris Kelly – I’m the new Executive Director at LICADD, the Long…
LICADD Executive Director, Chris Kelly, on behalf of Long Island families, provided a testimonial last week to Suffolk County Officials on ideas about how we can best invest Opioid Settlement Funds to meet the needs of our community.
Opioid dependence grips too many New Yorkers. We can stop it | Opinion
The Opioid Patients’ Right to Know Act (S.6758B/A.9010B), sponsored by State Sen. Nathalia Fernandez and Assembly member Linda Rosenthal and passed by the state Senate, will ensure that all patients,…
DWI arrests of underage drinkers on the rise on Long Island
While opioids and marijuana have taken center stage, underage drinking remains a significant problem for the safety of our youth, families, and roadways. LICADD spoke with Newsday about the issue -…
More than 100 opioid victims honored by Purple Rock Project on Long Island: ‘It really does bring comfort’
LICADD IS honored to have the NY Post feature our partner, Gabriels Giving Tree and their Purple Rock Project. Chris Kelly, MA, our new Executive Director, joined the ladies of GGT in honoring our…
LICADD Welcomes Executive Director Chris Kelly
The Long Island Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (LICADD) announced today the appointment of Chris Kelly, M.A. as its new Executive Director, as the organization enters its 70th year of…
LICADD and Gabriel’s Giving Tree Honors Kenneth Nicholson and Linda Nuszen at the 36th Annual Fr. Peter Sweisgood & Gabriel’s Giving Tree Healing & Recovery Breakfast
This breakfast brought together the Long Island community, to honor those who have promoted access to treatment, commemorate lives lost to substance use and celebrate the gift of healing and recovery,…
Long Island ‘Warrior Angel Moms’ head to National Mall to remember children lost to drugs
Carole Trottere, of Old Field, holds a picture of her son in June at an event in support of nonprofits that provide addiction services. Trottere, whose son, Alex Sutton, died of fentanyl poisoning in…
Critical resources raised to help those in crisis at LICADD’s annual golf outing
Thank you to everyone who joined us at the 45th Annual R. Brinkley Smithers Golf Invitational! Your impact is felt far beyond the green!
2nd Annual Trail of Truth March to the Sea Brings Powerful Visual Memorial to Long Island
Families braved rain to place ‘Tombstones’ in the Sand to Expose the Ongoing Toll of Fentanyl and the Opioid Epidemic.
Trail of Truth movement marks 10th anniversary with a moving beachside display on Long Island
Started in 2016 as a memorial arts project in New York, the national initiative now spans the country, allowing grieving families to honor loved ones lost to substance use-related causes.