How Milwaukee reduced overdose deaths to their lowest numbers in a decade

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 30, 2026

Words: 3,461

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Connection, compassion and hope — those are the three key elements members of the Milwaukee Overdose Response Initiative (MORI) say helped lower overdose deaths to levels unseen in Milwaukee County since 2016. “It’s MORI in conjunction with this whole community,” Jonathan Belott, a lieutenant with the Milwaukee Fire Department, told the Wisconsin Examiner.

“We don’t live in a silo,” said Belott, who’s led the overdose response initiative since its inception in 2019. “We have …

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