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Ethan's Fund provides scholarships to the Culver Alumni House, a sober living facility where people in recovery reacclimate to the community – and begin a new, substance-free life. It also supports residential treatment services at the Dewey Center.
Understanding that substance use disorder is a disease – not a character flaw or moral deficiency – can help lessen the barrier of shame that people with addiction often feel about seeking treatment.
A beloved son, brother and friend, Ethan Monson-Dupuis died in 2016 from an accidental overdose of heroin. He was 25 years old. A UW-LaCrosse graduate in psychology, Ethan was a talented musician who played guitar, piano and percussion. He loved watching and playing sports, especially basketball, and was an avid Los Angeles Lakers fan. Ethan valiantly fought mental health and substance use issues and hoped someday to use his experience to help others in their recoveries.
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A courageous memoir written by Ethan's mother, Robin Monson-Dupuis. She tells the story of surviving the pain of her traumatic loss, beginning to heal, and finding a new relationship with her son. This raw account of losing a child to the opioid epidemic offers honest reflection and a profound message of hope that the bonds between us can be embraced, even deepened, despite physical death.
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