Start Healing Now

Start Healing Now SHN, a nonprofit
organization based in Wisconsin SHN was founded in 2013 by Wisconsin mother Linda Lenz after losing her son Tony to an accidental overdose.
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Since 2015, Jessica Geschke has served as President of SHN. Jessica began working within SHN and other Wisconsin-based advocacy groups after nearly losing her brother to an overdose. Jessica, along with her board of directors have spent years volunteering including endless hours of planning and executing events to raise money to help educate the public and get those addicted into treatment. Their tireless efforts have saved so many lives and have saved so many families the pain of losing their loved one. Most recently the Board of Directors have embarked on a new direction with SHN. This has included the renaming of the 501C3 non-profit and branding of the page and new website and a name change to Start Healing Now. This nonprofit organization provides a solid base of continuous care, including resources and financial assistance for safe and structured sober living homes, education, transitional aftercare programs and free access to the lifesaving drug, Narcan. Your donations to SHN fuel the OAK Program, the road to recovery and a new life for those who struggle with the disease of addiction. Your donation will literally save a life! Narcan, provided free of charge and distributed across the country, saves lives daily by reversing the effects of an overdose. There is no chance of recovery if addiction ends up in a fatal overdose but with Start Healing Now thousands will be saved in order to give them a second chance at life. Please Donate Now. CONNECT WITH US
starthealingnow.org | shndirect@gmail.com

Tomorrow, April 8th! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน
04/07/2026

Tomorrow, April 8th! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

๐—™๐—ฅ๐—˜๐—˜ ๐—ฉ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ก๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐˜…๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด!
๐—ง๐—ข๐— ๐—ข๐—ฅ๐—ฅ๐—ข๐—ช, ๐—”๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—น ๐Ÿด๐˜๐—ต ๐š๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ:๐Ÿฌ๐ŸŽ๐ฉ๐ฆ
Learn how to save the life of someone experiencing an opioid overdose. The training lasts 30 minutes.
๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ญ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—บ ๐— ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด:
https://uwmadison.zoom.us/j/96223807286
pwd=emVBREVtOStHVGhkd1o5SWpTdzN5UT09
Meeting ID: 962 2380 7286
Passcode: 254224

Sunday, April 26th in Grafton ๐ŸŒท
04/07/2026

Sunday, April 26th in Grafton ๐ŸŒท

04/05/2026
Wishing you and your family a safe, joyful Easter weekend ๐Ÿ’œ
04/03/2026

Wishing you and your family a safe, joyful Easter weekend ๐Ÿ’œ

04/03/2026

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04/02/2026

An important reminder.

04/02/2026

Students are hearing about โ€œfake pillsโ€โ€”but are they getting the facts?

This National Fentanyl Awareness Day (April 29), give your school community the tools to have real, life-saving conversations. A short, powerful resource can make a lasting impact. ๐Ÿ’™

๐Ÿ”— https://bit.ly/nfad-rtafp

04/01/2026

Opioid overdose deaths fell sharply from 2023 to 2024 (79,358 to 54,045), driven largely by decreases in fentanyl-involved deaths. Even after these declines, deaths remained above 2019, the year before opioid deaths increased sharply during the pandemic.

03/31/2026

Weโ€™re thrilled to announce the 2026 National Fentanyl Awareness Day Toolkit is live! This toolkit provides you with content to amplify our message, including: resources to share on social media, messaging guidelines, and draft email outreach. Click the link in our bio and join us in our effort to spread the word!

A huge congratulations to Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School in Green Bay. Minoka is the alternative school in the Green Bay P...
03/30/2026

A huge congratulations to Dr. Rosa Minoka-Hill School in Green Bay. Minoka is the alternative school in the Green Bay Public School district. The principal, Nate Beranek, was thrilled and was onboard immediately for installing this Overdose Aid Kit - OAK! We are honored to have Principal Mr. Beranek championing our work!

This O.A.K was donated by Start Healing Now to a fundraiser at an event hosted by Rise Together in September! The winners, Misti and Brooklyn, worked hard to find this O.A.K. a home where it could be of most benefit. We are so thankful for their dedication to our mission and for this partnership!

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to SHN President Jessica Geschke for her work with the Clinton Foundationโ€™s Overdose Response Network! โค...
03/28/2026

Congratulations to SHN President Jessica Geschke for her work with the Clinton Foundationโ€™s Overdose Response Network! โค๏ธโ€๐Ÿฉน

Our third and finally stop in Myrtle Beach rounded out our installations at Community Kitchen in partnership with Helpin...
03/27/2026

Our third and finally stop in Myrtle Beach rounded out our installations at Community Kitchen in partnership with Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach!

Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach started in 1971 by several local churches. Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach has been faithfully serving the Myrtle Beach community for over 50 years. Our organizational goal is to assist individuals and families with immediate, short-term needs such as food, rent, utilities, and other specialized services, which if not met, would threaten an individualโ€™s or familyโ€™s stability.

Thank you Community Kitchen Assistance for your dedication to saving lives and for being change makers!

We are so thankful for our partnership with this wonderful city, the Opioid Response Team and the Myrtle Beach City Government! And a special thank you to Aaron Kucharski and our partners at Mobilize Recovery for joining us Tuesday and for supporting our work in Myrtle Beach!

Address

PO Box 125
Cottage Grove, WI
53527

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm

Website

http://www.overdoseaidkit.com/

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