The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol recently released statistics that show  Warm Handoff programs are supporting overdose survivors and other substance related emergencies into recovery programs. The goal of the Warm Handoff program is to keep patients from being released from the hospital and returning to active substance use. The Warm Handoff is a way to streamline the path to treatment.  The state is kicking off  a Second Round of State Wide Summits  to assist more counties with implementation of this program. PA started this program in 2016 and began collecting data on its effectiveness in 2017. As we prepare for this years summit to be  held in Wilkes Barre on Thursday, April 11, 2019, please sign the petition to say that we in Wyoming County Pennsylvania want this program!!!!. The signatures will directed to both the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs and Luzerne-Wyoming County Drug and Alcohol on the day of the summit. We need your voice! Please Sign this Petition. Thank you.