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Provides assistance in finding employment, housing, healthcare, child care, legal services, transportation and more. Offers Wellness programs, such as smoking cessation, sleep hygiene and nutrition. Also offers education to help patients better understand their disorder and the steps toward a successful recovery.

Provides a kit that contains naloxone, a prescribed nasal inhalant that reverses an opioid overdose. Kit includes 2 doses of medication with instructions for use on every box. Also provides fentanyl test strips.

Substance Use Disorder services include one-one-one counseling with a drug addiction counselor; administration of Vivitrol is available from a healthcare provider: Naloxone doses available to prevent overdose deaths. Counseling provides individuals with an opportunity to actively pursue emotional healing and personal growth, in a safe and non-judgmental environment. Although our difficulties are unique, we all face trials of many kinds. Facing these trials, with the support of a counselor, can be an empowering experience. Recovery Support Group SMART Recovery is FREE and is held Tuesday evening. Support group help people learn self-empowering tools and members will provide support for each other in recovery. The goal of SMART Recovery is for you to achieve a healthy, positive and balanced lifestyle so you can conquer new challenges. Groups are held at the Knox County Community Health Center - Mount Vernon, Ohio location (Health Department) in the Conference Room on Tuesday evening at 6 pm. This group meets for about an hour and is open to anyone, no matter where they are at in their journey to recovery. There is no need to pre-register, and there is no fee to attend the support groups.

Provides the following addiction and substance use services:

• Substance use counseling
• Outpatient addiction treatment programs
• Group therapy
• Substance Use Crisis Hotline/Treatment Navigator
• Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
• Partial Hospitalization Program - Detox RAMP Program (Recovery and Addiction Medicine Program) - Parternship with Wooster Community Hospital
• Walk-In Assessment Clinic

Newark Homeless Outreach offers Narcan, condoms, fentanyl testing strips and other harm reduction items.

Provide Pack N Play portable cribs and Safe Sleep Survival Kits to families and caregivers that are unable to provide a safe sleep environment due to financial hardship. Survival Kit contains a sheet for the Pack N Play, a sleep sack for the infant, a bedtime storybook and educational materials for the parents. Family must come to Board of Health office to pick up Pack N Play and receive instruction on proper assembly and use before taking Pack N Play home.

Community-based education on opioid overdose prevention, reversal, and opioid addiction treatment. Includes training on how to use Narcan and distribution of Narcan kits to participants.

Provides a free naloxone kit to any community member. Naloxone is a prescribed nasal inhalant that reverses an opioid overdose. Kit includes 2 vials of medication, a small tip sheet on how to recognize an overdose, and where to access additional educational videos. Will receive instruction on how to recognize and respond to an overdose (as well as distinguish between different types of overdose) and how to administer intranasal Naloxone to reverse the opioid overdose. All training will be provided onsite or at a community partner location.

Provides a kit that contains strips that test for the presence of fentanyl in an opiate, naloxone, a prescribed nasal inhalant that reverses an opioid overdose. Kit includes 2 vials of medication, 2 nasal attachements, an instructional DVD, and a small tip sheet on how to recognize an overdose. Will receive instruction on how to recognize and respond to an overdose (as well as distinguish between different types of overdose) and how to administer intranasal Naloxone to reverse the opioid overdose.

Provides a hotline for issues and crises related to mental health, domestic violence, substance abuse, suicide, and sexual assault.

Distributes naloxone (Narcan) medication to individuals at risk of opioid/opiate overdose and to their friends and family in an effort to reduce fatal overdoses. Provides training and education on the safe and proper use of Narcan in overdose prevention. Narcan is an antidote to opioid/opiate overdoses including Heroin and prescription painkillers (Percocet, OxyContin, Oxycodone, Vicodin, Morphine, Fentanyl and so forth). Also offers Fentanyl test strips that show whether fentanyl, carfentanil, or other related dangerous chemicals are mixed in with street drugs.

Provides a substance use disorder 24-hour helpline and service center for individuals and families. Helpline and service center provides information and referrals for initial assessment of substance use disorders, including both drug addiction and alcoholism.

Provides Client Services Representatives to assist individuals in recovery from substance use disorder with access to recovery support services. The program provides long-term care coordination and support to eligible individuals. The importance of this centralized service increases the chance of recovery and allows program participants to experience an increased quality of life. Client Services Representatives link individuals referred to the program from jail, prison, transition houses, treatment providers, and community agencies with access treatment providers and recovery support services. . Peer supporters are also available to support individuals in recovery. Program also offers a wellness program.

Works to get those in a substance addiction crisis, including opiates, into the quickest available treatment. Communicates with detox and treatment providers to find and place those in need. Goal is to provide a structured and meaningful path of care for each of the program's participants.

The ADAMH Board offers free staff training about Narcan to any business in Marion or Crawford County that is interested. Please contact us to schedule a training time.

Peer Supporters are people who have lived experience with mental health and/or substance use disorders who have been successful in their recovery. They use their recovery stories to help others in similar situations by providing support, encouragement, hope and resources. Our ProBono Counseling program provides short-term counseling to individuals who are uninsured or under insured, free of charge. MHA provides the 40 hour training for individuals interested in pursuing a career in peer support. Our trainings are approved for certification in both Ohio and Kentucky.

Provides support, counseling, and information for individuals early into their recovery from drugs and/or alcohol. Helps develop the skills necessary to maintain sobriety and deal with the feelings associated with early recovery. Support and counseling are offered to family members of the individual in treatment. Can incorporate counseling for dual diagnosis.

Distribute test strips which can be used to detect the presence of fentanyl, xylazine, and many of their known analogs in a drug sample to reduce the number of opioid-related overdoses, severe injuries, fatalities, and other complications from contaminated drugs.

Outpatient services assist in diagnosing the severity and identify behavioral and /or life factors that may be influencing and supporting substance abuse habits. We are committed to helping the individual achieve abstinence from chemicals in order to live a more healthy and independent life.

Provide Pack N Play portable cribs and Safe Sleep Survival Kits to families and caregivers that are unable to provide a safe sleep environment due to financial hardship. Survival Kit contains a sheet for the Pack N Play, a sleep sack for the infant, a bedtime storybook and educational materials for the parents. Family must come to Board of Health office to pick up Pack N Play and receive instruction on proper assembly and use before taking Pack N Play home.

Adolescent and Adult Drug and Alcohol Programs are dedicated to the goal of helping emotionally troubled Youth, Adults and their families lead fuller, happier lives without the use of alcohol and other substances. The Drug and Alcohol staff administers a complete evaluation to determine the amount and type of care the client needs and customizes a course of treatment to meet those individual needs. Treatment unites individuals and their families to support recovery, encouraging the best possible functioning. Our dedicated, skilled staff has broad experience in helping adolescents, adults and their families in crisis situations. They provide individual, family, and parental support while teaching Anger and Behavior Management skills through individual and group counseling. If you are concerned your child may be involved with drugs or alcohol, some warning signs you can watch for are:

• Sudden, noticeable personality changes

• Severe mood swings

• Decreased interest in activities, especially family activities

• Persistent arguments with parents or authority people

• Refusing to do chores

• Missing curfew

• Drop in grades

• Truancy

• Become sexually active.

Offers free Narcan rescue kits. Narcan (naloxone) is a medication that stops and reverses an opioid overdose.

PCHD will be providing free health screenings on Friday, January 27, 2023 including:

• No pre-registration
• No proof of income required for the screenings
• Total lipid panel
• Blood pressure
• Blood glucose
• Free naloxone (Narcan) and training
• Free convertible car seats to WIC income eligible custodial parents
• Free Pack n Plays to WIC income eligible families with a baby under the age of 12 months.