Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.
– Master Choa Kok Sui
Your future is in your hands. You just have to plant the right seeds.
– Master Choa Kok Sui
Our Story
We Share Your Journey
In 2021, Joe Brady found inspiration for Unicorns & Polka Dots while he and his wife, Karen, were raising their two grandchildren after the tragic loss of their daughter, Brianna, to an accidental opioid overdose.
It’s Time for the Narrative to Change
Changing the stigma or perception of SUD takes a village. The road to recovery can be rough. Individuals and their families struggling with SUD often need help navigating the fragmented recovery process. With your help, we’re building a recovery college for SUD offering resources for prevention, treatment and recovery.
The Honorable Joan Synenberg - Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas
We are pleased to announce the latest member to join and round out our esteemed Unicorns & Polka Dots Advisory Board. Please join us as we welcome Judge Joan Synenberg — she is a champion for individuals battling addiction and mental health challenges and a dedicated public servant with a distinguished career as a judge, attorney and tireless advocate for justice for all people. We’re thrilled to have her join us.
A career dedicated to legal justice, Judge Synenberg has served on the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas bench for 16 years, as a Cleveland Municipal Court Judge for two years, and prior to her service on the bench, had a criminal and civil trial practice for 16 years.
The Stakes Have Never Been Higher
20 MILLION AMERICANS suffer from substance use disorder.
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
Source: National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
Source: National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
OVER 100,000 PEOPLE DIE from overdoses in America each year.
ONLY 11% of adults with substance use disorder receive treatment.
OVER 100,000 PEOPLE DIE from overdoses in America each year.
Source: CDC