Summit County Community Partnership received a donation by Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals of 40,000 drug deactivation pouches for distribution to senior centers, patients, parents, and families in Akron and Summit County to provide a safe and responsible drug disposal method, preventing abuse and misuse of leftover prescription medication.

Eric Hutzell joins us as the Research & Quality Improvement Coordinator, responsible for planning, organizing, and developing research designs; to gather analyze and evaluate the significance of statistical data.

In partnership with the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Summit County ADM Board has launched a social marketing campaign targeted at working-aged men to erase the stigma surrounding mental health.

At a statewide conference in Columbus, over 1,100 attendees participated in Ohio’s 2016 Opiate Conference: Advancing Prevention, Intervention, Treatment, and Recovery.

This is the second year that the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has designated $750,000 for new, targeted prevention funding.

The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

We are delighted to introduce you to the newest members of our staff, Darlene Migas, Jennifer Peveich and Christine Smalley.

State Senator Frank LaRose (R-Copley Township) this week was named Legislator of the Year by The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA).

The ADM Board welcomed Lucky Tisch earlier this month as she began her work as the Communications and Community Outreach Coordinator.

The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board recently welcomed 2 new members to the Board of Directors. Elizabeth A. England, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, of Akron and Twinsburg resident Todd M. Ivan, MD were sworn in by Judge Linda Tucci Teodosio at the December Board meeting.