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Northampton County RISE van links hundreds to treatment, county report says

3683798 · June 5, 2025
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County drug-and-alcohol officials told council the RISE mobile outreach van, launched Jan. 31, 2025, has seen 345 visits and helped dozens access recovery and health services between February and May.

Kathy Durley, drug and alcohol administrator for Northampton County, told the County Council on June 5, 2025, that the county’s RISE (Recovery Initiatives Supporting Everyone) van has provided immediate assessments and connections to treatment since its Jan. 31 launch.

County officials said the van recorded 345 visits from February through May 2025, linked 47 people to recovery supports, and helped 10 people enter treatment; it also distributed 138 Narcan kits and 30 wound-care kits during that period. Dana Stebelski, the RISE van program coordinator and program specialist with the county drug-and-alcohol office,…

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