How Miami-Dade Families Can Understand the New Better Together Health Campaign

Miami-Dade has a new community health effort aimed at one of the area’s most urgent problems: opioid addiction. The Better Together campaign, launched by Jessie Trice Community Health System with the University of Miami, is designed to connect people to care, treatment, and support in high-risk communities.

For families, the key is to understand what this campaign actually offers. The initiative focuses on evidence-based treatment, including medication for opioid use disorder, outpatient primary care, and referrals to additional services. It is meant to make help easier to access and easier to start.

If someone in your family or community may need support, the first step is not to wait for a crisis. The organization says people can call 786-487-3545 to begin the process and learn what care options are available.

How to use this resource

1. Identify whether the issue is immediate or ongoing.

2. Call the listed contact number.

3. Ask about outpatient support and treatment options.

4. Share the resource with family members or community contacts who may need it.

This is the kind of local health story that works best as an instruction piece, because readers need a direct path from information to action.