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What's going on at MHRS for November 2016
OUR MISSION:
To share hope and caring to achieve recovery from mental illness, alcoholism and addiction.
Our expectations for recovery include the acquisition of meaningful roles, sobriety,
healthy relationships with friends and family, and a joyful life.
Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Warren County
Receives 1 of 9 OhioMHAS Prevention Grants
The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) has awarded
an $80,000 grant to the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Warren County. The
award will fund prevention efforts against underage drinking and reduce prescription drug
misuse among youth and young adults.
Eight other counties also received awards, which are part of the implementation of the
Strategic Prevention Framework - Partnership for Success (SPF-PFS) initiative. For more
about the SPF-PFS initiative, visit www.pfs.ohio.gov.
Mental Health & Addiction Resource News
The MHRS website has many links to helpful resources that can help you locate treatment
and support locally. In addition, the Treatment Research Institute recently launched its new
Family Resource Center website. The site compiles the best-known national resources to
help parents and loved ones prevent drug and alcohol use, intervene early, find treatment,
and support teens and young adults in addiction recovery.
Waynesville High School Students Create Video Marking
Suicide Prevention Month
Some area high school students took on Suicide Prevention Month's
#HopeIs Challenge in a special way. Spearheaded by Guidance
Counselor Cathy Joefreda, students at Waynesville High School not
only put their statements about hope and where they find it onto paper.
They took it a step further with a video montage of their photos. The
video is aimed at showing support for each other and anyone who may
be thinking of harming themselves. Check out their work, and
congratulations to Cathy and the students of Waynesville High for your
initiative in support of suicide prevention.
Sabina Pastor honored with
SPC's Power of Prevention Award
Sabina United Methodist Church Pastoor Joni
Manson recently received one of three 2016 Power
of Prevention Awards from the Suicide Prevention
Coalition of Warren & Clinton Counties. Two more
awards will be presented later this year.
Pastor Manson started the "Arms of Hope" initiative,
which brings together several faith communities to
operate a community center offering several support
options. For example, residents can attend
Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous
meetings. The center also offers area youth an
alternative social space that can help reduce
involvement with drugs and reduce stigma of mental
health issues.
Pictured left to right: SPC members
Scott and Kathy Michelich, Solutions
CCRC staff Barbara Adams Marin
and James Syphax, Pastor Joni
Manson, and MHRS Associate
Director Patti Ahting.
The Power of Prevention Award was started in 2011
to recognize a person and/or an organization that
shows leadership in supporting mental health through
prevention programs, particularly around suicide prevention.
MHRS, Agencies Partner with Inject Hope to Fight Opiates
The influx of heroin and various opiate forms like fentanyl and others has increased
efforts across our region to fight and help people who may be addicted. MHRS has joined
with the Inject Hope Regional Collaborative to provide web-based resources for people
looking for help. The site provides links to Warren and Clinton County resources such as
Solutions Community Counseling & Recovery Centers and Talbert House. for more
information, visit injecthope.com and click on "Get Help".
Mini-Grants Awarded to Area Groups
Two local agencies have been awarded mini-grants from MHRS to further projects that aim
to boost mental health and substance use prevention. Camp Joy and Big Brothers & Big
Sisters of Warren and Clinton Counties will each receive $10,000 grants. Camp Joy plans
to use the grant toward its camp program for at-risk youth. Big Brothers & Big Sisters will put
their grant toward expanding their mentoring program and creating leadership councils in
both counties.
For more information about the mini-grant program, visit the page on the MHRS website.
Red Ribbon Week is October 23 - 31
The Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of
Warren County is joining with organizations
across the country to mark Red Ribbon Week
October 23 - 31. The week
highlights prevention education and advocacy
toward nurturing healthy, drug-free youth.
Watch the Coalition's Facebook page for
updates, and follow MHRS on
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, too!
For more information about Red Ribbon Week,
visit the national website. You can also learn
more about the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Warren County on its Facebook
page.
MHRS Board of Directors Openings
Have an interest in mental health and addiction services? Want to give back to your
community? The MHRS Board of Directors is looking for a few good folks to join them!
Appointed positions to be filled include a mental health and/or addiction clinician, a mental
health consumer, and a resident of Warren County.
For more information about the board and the application process, please call Kelley Brown
at (513) 695-1695. Information is also available on our website.
Anonymous Screenings
You can take free and anonymous screenings for many mental health concerns. If you
wish, you can print the results and take them with you to your doctor. We hope this program
will empower you with the information to act.
Click here to take a screening
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