Media Appearances 2020
Feb. 10, 2020
President and CEO Susan Whitmore discusses "Opioids in Missouri" on KCUR's Central Standard
April 20, 2020
Susan Whitmore talks about addiction and recovery during COVID-19 on KCUR
April 24, 2020
Recovery Advocate Bethany DePugh and Susan Whitmore discuss the importance of maintaining recovery during the corona pandemic on 41 Action News
June 11, 2020
President and CEO Susan Whitmore joins other recovery experts on 41 Action News to discuss why seeking help for addiction is so important after COVID-19
July 20, 2020
Megan Keller, Family Services Team Lead, is interviewed in The Kansas City Star about substance use disorder and the danger of relapse amid the pandemic
August 14, 2020
Susan Whitmore joins a the panelist discussion on "Be Heard: A Conversation on Race in Kansas City" on FOX4 News
November 2, 2020
President and CEO Susan Whitmore is featured on the Post Pandemic Trends in Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Mid-America ATTC podcast
December 10, 2020
Susan Whitmore shares her views on the recent spike in fentanyl overdoses in the Kansas City metro area in this FOX 4 News interview.
Media Appearances 2019
Feb. 26, 2019
President and CEO Susan Whitmore talks to KCTV5 about the opioid epidemic in Kansas City
March 2, 2019
Susan Whitmore answers a "good question" about the opioid epidemic on KCTV5
April 26, 2019
Michelle Irwin, community outreach specialist, speaks to Fox4 on the importance of Drug Take Back Day
May 13, 2019
Missouri has one of the worst drug problems in the country, study finds
May 17, 2019
DeMarco Vaugh, community prevention specialist, talks to KMBC9 about the dangers of fentanyl
May 17, 2019
DeMarco Vaugh, community prevention specialist, is interviewed by FOX4 about a string of reported fentanyl-related overdoses
June 18, 2019
Royals great Willie Wilson speaks to KCTV5 about his career and role as chair of the Celebrity Golf Tournament
July 23, 2019
President and CEO Susan Whitmore speaks to KMBC9 about the amount of opioid pills shipped to Kansas, Missouri
July 29, 2019
Margaux Guignon, Director of Prevention Services, talks to The Kansas City Star about the rising rates of drug overdose deaths in Kansas and Missouri
August 5, 2019
Margaux Guignon, Director of Prevention Services, Director of Prevention Services, is interviewed by FOX 4 about the rise in overdose deaths in the bi-state area
September 11, 2019
President and CEO Susan Whitmore shares her personal story of recovery in this podcast
September 17, 2019
Susan Whitmore and Melissa Edman are interviewed live about Hearts of Addicted Love Ones (HALO) in the 41 Action News studio
September 26, 2019
KMBC 9 covers the 2019 Celebration Evening featuring Elizabeth Vargas in Conversation with Lara Moritz
President & CEO Susan Whitmore, with Melissa Edman and anchor Cynthia Newsome in the 41 Action News Studio, on Sept. 17, 2019.
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