OPEN is recruiting passionate, diverse community members to participate in our Youth Board beginning Winter 2025. We are looking for youth throughout Michigan (high school age or older) interested in creating resources for teens and adolescents regarding opioid use, pain management, and substance use disorder.
Who We Are: The Overdose Prevention Engagement Network (OPEN) was launched at the University of Michigan in 2016. Our mission includes engaging with individuals, communities, and organizations to share education and resources and strengthen person-centered prevention, treatment, and recovery.
OPEN focuses on the prevention of opioid dependence, misuse and overdose in pediatric and adolescent populations by intervening at the point where many are first introduced to them—when acute pain is treated following surgery. We work to reduce post-surgical opioid use disorder through innovative preventive strategies promoting safe prescribing, alternatives to opioids, and storage and disposal of prescriptions.
For examples of previous Youth Board projects, check out the OPEN Teen page, which was developed by local high school and college students that wanted to create a resource to answer the questions that they and people around them had about opioids, pain management, and the opioid overdose crisis.
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Compensation: Participants will be compensated at a rate of $25/hr and paid on a quarterly basis.
Woohoo! All positions on the board are currently full. Please complete an application to submit your interest and we will reach out when there is an opening. Thank you!
Eligibility Requirements:
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