Bridgeway’s West Central Illinois ROSC (Recovery Oriented System of Care) will be showing the film “Generation Found,” a powerful story about a community coming together to ignite a youth addiction revolution, at The Orpheum Theatre in Galesburg on Saturday, July 22nd at 6 pm. ROSC System of Care Coordinator Leann Courson shares the idea behind presenting this free community event:
“We did a bunch of community needs assessment this year and focus groups and we brought together community members from different agencies and people with lived experiences and one of the common themes that kept coming up is youth that are struggling with using substances. What the ROSC does is we raise awareness around problems that arise around substance use disorder and this common thing needed to be talked about just to see what resources are out there. If we don’t start talking about the problem, nobody is going to be able to come up with a solution. We sought this movie out and we thought it would be a great way just to raise awareness.”
Following the conclusion of the film, a panel of guests will share their own personal stories of the road to recovery.
Bridgeway’s West Central Illinois ROSC is hosting a movie night at The Orpheum Theatre, 57 S. Kellogg Street in Galesburg, on Saturday, July 22nd at 6:00pm. The movie they are showing is called “Generation Found,” a powerful story about one community coming together to ignite a youth addiction recovery revolution in their hometown.
After conducting their community needs assessment earlier this year, Bridgeway’s West Central Illinois ROSC (Recovery-Oriented System of Care) found a common theme from the community: youth struggling with substance use disorder and the need for resources to help them.
The goal in showing Generation Found is to bring awareness and hope surrounding adolescent substance use in our area. In addition to showing the movie, there will be a panel of individuals who have experienced substance use disorder in adolescence afterwards. They will be speaking on their experience and they will answer any questions the community may have.
This event is free and for any community member interested in the topic of youth/adolescent substance use. There will be a variety of resources available at the event from local agencies that enhance the daily living of teens and youth.
“It is time we come together as a community and start having these difficult conversations. I am certain that when communities come together in this fashion, resources, solutions and great ideas arise” says Leann Courson, West Central Illinois ROSC System of Care Coordinator.
For more information about this event, please contact Leann Courson at leannc@bway.org or by phone at 217-273-9731.
