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Akron, Ohio On March 23, 2021, the County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Services Board welcomed Kimberly Huff to its Board of Directors with a swearing in by Judge Joy Oldfield. Currently, Ms. Huff serves as the Community Relations Read More

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is in the process of preparing for the FY21-22 Community (Youth) Resiliency capital plan submission to the Office of Budget and Management. OhioMHAS utilizes local ADAMH Board Read More

The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) presented its 2020 Annual Awards at a virtual ceremony held on January on 26, 2021. The 2020 President’s Partnering for Quality Award was presented to the Association of Ohio Read More

Akron, OH – The County of Summit ADM Board today announced it has retained the Ohio-headquartered national search firm Ratliff & Taylor to lead the search effort for a new Executive Director. The County of Summit ADM Board is responsible for Read More

Akron, Ohio - The Summit County ADM Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Aimee Wade as Interim Executive Director effective January 4, 2021. Wade will serve as Interim Executive Director during the ADM Board of Directors’ search to Read More

The Summit County ADM Board accepted the resignation of Executive Director, Jerry Craig at a special board meeting held Friday, November 13, 2020. Craig served the ADM Board since 2007 and will continue into the new year. Craig has accepted a Read More

The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board announces a new partnership with the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation (BWC) to help employers in Summit County hire and retain workers who are in recovery from Read More

Twenty years ago an innovative concept was introduced to the community - Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). Summit County was an early adopter of CIT, a program that is now the best-practice for law enforcement around the world. In 2000, the County of Read More

The County of Summit Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board is recognizing behavioral health frontline workers during a week of appreciation, September 21-25. The ADM Board encourages all citizens of Summit County to find a way Read More

The ADM Board serves as the hub for the community's Recovery-Oriented System of Care (ROSC). That means we are responsible for ensuring access to behavioral health services, and engaging the community and our partner agencies to facilitate and Read More