1 in every 28 children in the United States has an incarcerated parent.*
In North Carolina, more than 18,000 children have a parent in prison. According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation, an estimated 160,000 children in the state have experienced parental incarceration and the resulting consequences.
Our Children’s Place of Coastal Horizons Center is a statewide program committed to the well-being of these children through advocacy, education, and outreach.
In order to support children with an incarcerated parent and help them persevere through such a challenging experience, Sesame Workshop launched the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration initiative. The bi-lingual (English/Spanish) resources include videos and a storybook for children to help support and comfort them, videos and guides for parents and caregivers to help them find the language to talk about incarceration with their children, and a resource for the incarcerated parent that highlights the importance of communication.
For more information, visit the Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration website or contact Our Children's Place.
A Bill of Rights for the Children of Incarcerated Parents
The San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (SFCIPP) created this downloadable bill of rights. Click either link below to download your copy.
Every person lost to overdose was somebody’s someone. Every person still struggling deserves the opportunity to live another day.
On Monday, August 31, Coastal Horizons’ Quick Response Team brought our community together at Long Leaf Park in Wilmington for International Overdose Awareness Day. The event honored lives lost, connected people with resources and reminded everyone that treatment and recovery are available.
As Coastal Horizons’ Jason Black shared, “No stigma, no barriers, we’re here to make sure people survive.”
Watch the full story at the link below to hear directly from someone in recovery who shares his experience with substance use, devastating loss, finding recovery and using naloxone to save the lives of others.
We remember those we have lost. We stand with their families. And we will continue working to ensure that hope, help and recovery remain possible.
www.wect.com/2026/09/01/wilmington-event-honors-overdose-victims-offers-resources-recovery/
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #CoastalHorizons #OverdoseAwareness #RecoveryIsPossible #CarryNaloxone #EndTheStigma
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We are deeply grateful to the The Endowment for its extraordinary two-year investment of $4,039,073 in Coastal Horizons and the people we serve.
This transformational funding will help Coastal Horizons:
* Launch a Tier IV Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center serving adults and children, regardless of insurance status
* Support one of New Hanover County’s few permanent supportive housing programs
* Strengthen the county’s only rape crisis program
* Integrate the Trauma Institute into Coastal Horizons’ operations
The Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center will provide hospitals, first responders, law enforcement and community partners with another option for connecting people experiencing a crisis with the right level of care when they need it most.
Combined with a $6 million appropriation from the North Carolina General Assembly for the purchase of land and construction of a standalone facility, this investment will help create a more accessible, coordinated and compassionate behavioral health crisis system for our community.
Thank you to The Endowment for recognizing these critical needs, investing in these essential programs and trusting Coastal Horizons to help build a healthier and safer New Hanover County.
To read more, please go to www.wwaytv3.com/the-endowment-invests-5-2-million-in-new-hanover-county-behavioral-health-health-...
#CoastalHorizons #NewHanoverCommunityEndowment #BehavioralHealth #CommunityInvestment #NewHanoverCounty
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Every overdose is somebody’s someone: a child, parent, sibling, friend or neighbor whose life mattered.
Please join Coastal Horizons’ Quick Response Team for our Fifth Annual International Overdose Awareness Day Event as we remember those we have lost, support the people who carry their loss and share resources that can help save lives.
📅 Monday, August 31
⏰ 5 to 7 p.m.
📍 Long Leaf Park, 314 Pine Grove Drive, Wilmington
💜 Free and open to the public
The evening will include live music, guest speakers, community resources, free naloxone and a memorial vigil. Attendees may also submit a photograph of a loved one lost to overdose to be included in our memorial display.
Together, we can honor every life, reduce stigma and remind those affected by substance use that they are not alone.
#InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay #EveryOverdoseIsSomebodysSomeone #CoastalHorizons #WilmingtonNC #EndOverdose
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