Content adapted and excerpted from a CHMF press release.

The Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation (CHMF) and the Jamie Daniels Foundation announced a new partnership that will focus on the opioid crisis.

The Jamie Daniels Foundation was established by Detroit Red Wings television announcer Ken Daniels and his family in honor of his late son, Jamie, who died from an overdose at the age of 23 while receiving treatment for addiction.

According to a release from CHMF, “Despite the support of his family, Jamie’s life was tragically lost due to substandard care and the predatory practices that exist in the billion-dollar addiction-recovery business.”

CHMF will assist with The Jamie Daniels Foundation, which will legally exist under CHMF’s governance and finance structure, with fund development, financial management and generating awareness about the opioid abuse epidemic.

Resources generated through the collaboration will be used to further the Jamie Daniels Foundation’s mission of assisting individuals and families who are struggling with addiction by providing the education, resources, professional guidance and financial support they need to make recovery possible. Mental health is among the Foundation’s primary granting focus areas.

“By working with the Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation and with their expertise in fundraising, grantmaking and advocacy, the dream of the Jamie Daniels Foundation is now a reality,” Daniels said. “We will be able to serve children and families when they need it most.” 

Matt Friedman, Chairman of the Board of Trustees for CHMF, says the partnership represents a model the Board and foundation strongly supports.

“Together, we will be able to advance more possibilities for young people and their families than those who loved and now miss Jamie Daniels would have been able to on their own.”

Want more?

Read the CHMF news release.

Learn more about the Jamie Daniels Foundation.

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