Project DAWN, a community-based drug overdose prevention and education project, is moving to Wednesdays with the same hours 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.(every hour) at Summit County Public Health.

The County of Summit ADM Board, Summit County Public Health and the NASW Ohio Chapter will be hosting a training aimed at broadening skills and knowledge about compulsive hoarding and similar disorders on December 7th.

Over 160 professionals attended the 4th Annual Current Concepts in Integrated Health Care Conference on Saturday, November 4th.  Guest speakers from  the mental health and addiction fields presented on topics including Alcohol Use Disorders in Women, Smoking Cessation, Effective Healthcare Strategies for Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder, and Integrative Medicine.

About 230 people attended the appreciation luncheon where the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board paid tribute to local trailblazers.  Those who received the 2017 Trailblazer Awards include: Candace Pallante, Gerard Dusa, The Devil Strip, and Greg McNeil. 

Stories highlighting the Change Direction and Man Therapy campaigns that made their debut in Summit County in 2016, the Summit County Opiate Task Force at work, the 2016 Trailblazer Award recipients, and more.

On August 31, 2016, the Summit County Community Partnership (SCCP) launched an effort to remove over 1.2 million prescription pills from Summit County. Today, one year later, partners in the project gathered at Acme Fresh Market on West Market Street to celebrate a huge step in the right direction.

Plan to join us on Thursday, September 28, 2017 for the annual ADM Board Appreciation luncheon.

As part of the ADM Board’s commitment to support the development of family focused approaches for those affected by substance misuse, a free training for family members living with a loved one who is misusing substances will take place later this month.

On Monday, June 19, 2017, County Executive Ilene Shapiro introduced legislation to County Council to accept a FY2017 Multi-Jurisdictional Drug Court Program grant from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in the amount of $974,570.00.

This is the third year that the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board has designated targeted prevention funding for our local schools.