September 1st is the beginning of Recovery Month

September 2nd, 2010

September is the annual observance of Recovery Month which celebrates the fact that Substance Abuse TREATMENT WORKS and PEOPLE RECOVER. Recovery Month is also a time to celebrate and thank all the people that provide treatment and support those in recovery. Additionally, Recovery Month is the perfect time to educate others on the fact that addiction IS A DISEASE, and that it should be treated like any other disease. Educating the public and Ohio’s elected officials about substance abuse will help to reduce stigma, and emphasize the need to support access to substance abuse treatment. To learn more about events in Ohio, visit http://recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events.aspx?state=OH.  To learn more about Recovery Month in general, visit http://recoverymonth.gov.

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OF-1-MIND CAMPAIGN KICK OFF

January 21st, 2010

The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities Foundation will be kicking off the OF-1-MIND campaign with a press conference on January 26th, at 1:30 in the Statehouse Atrium.  The public is welcome to attend.

The OF-1-MIND campaign is an action-oriented advocacy and education campaign designed to create a shift in public opinion and to increase local and state support for community-based mental health and addiction services and recovery supports.  OF-1-MIND will mobilize Ohioans to communicate the knowledge that addiction and mental illness are diseases of the brain and that treatment works and people recover.  For more information on the OF-1-MIND campaign, please visit: www.of-1-mind.org.

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