About 300 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 Trailblazer Awards include: TESTA Companies, Judge Annalisa Stubbs Williams, Dr. Nicole Labor, and Reba McCray.

The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board welcomed three new members last month.  Lucas M. Blower, Vivianne Whalen Duffrin and Rev. Russell T. Ham were sworn in by Summit County Common Pleas Judge Todd McKenney at the September meeting.

The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board is requesting proposals for post-detox transitional housing.

Last month, the ADM Board welcomed Charity Saffell as an accountant in the Finance Department and newest member of the Board staff.

The time has come for the state to provide more resources in the fight against opiate abuse. Those attending the Sept. 14 Summit County Opiate Task Force's quarterly meeting said.

SEP 22 - (Washington, D.C.) – DEA has issued a public warning to the public and law enforcement nationwide about the health and safety risks of carfentanil. 

The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADM) Services Board will fund 20 additional residential treatment beds for males with opiate / heroin addiction at IBH Addiction Recovery Center beginning October 1st. 

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.