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In Ohio five people a day die by suicide, and a youth dies by suicide every 33 hours.

12/15/2020

In part one of this series, Dr. Josephine Ridley, VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System; Dir. Lori Criss, Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services; Charleta B. Tavares, PrimaryOne Health; Dr. John P. Ackerman, Nationwide Children's Hospital and Vanessa & Jason Martin discuss youth suicide and ways of preventing these needless tragedies.

Click here, to watch this short video: The Ohio Channel

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A War on Home Soil..

12/14/2020

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This article will discuss how veteran substance abuse hurts our troops when they return home. And we will discuss the way that we can help them overcome their substance use disorders.

Click the link to read more: https://www.arrowpassage.com/veteran-substance-abuse/

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Big Red Safety Box

11/6/2020

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News Release
For Immediate Release
November 3, 2020

National Autism Association Awarded DoJ Grant for Its ‘Big Red Safety Box’ Program.

Portsmouth, RI – The National Autism Association announced today that it has been awarded a $130,000 Department of Justice (DoJ) grant under the Office of Justice Programs (OJP) for its Big Red Safety Box program. The program provides free safety boxes to U.S. families within the autism community in an effort to prevent wandering/elopement behaviors.

Wandering or “bolting” incidents have led to massive searches and countless tragedies across the country. In October, three wandering-related drowning deaths occurred in the autism community, including a four-year-old boy in Ohio, and five-year-old boy in Florida.

A Pediatrics study in 2012 found that 49% of children with autism attempt to wander/elope from a safe environment. A 2017 study conducted by the National Autism Association found that nearly a third of reported missing person cases over a six-year timeframe ended in death or required some level of medical attention. The group also found that roughly 70% of wandering-related deaths are caused by accidental drowning.

To help combat wandering-related tragedies, NAA developed the Big Red Safety Box Program in 2011. The boxes ship free-of-charge to families in need of wandering-prevention tools. “Our program provides the critical support families need to protect their children with autism,” says NAA Executive Director Krystal Higgins. “With this grant support from DoJ, we will be able to help thousands of additional families in the U.S.”

Each box contains door alarms, a personalized wearable ID, safety decals, emotional regulation tools, visual prompts, emergency forms, social stories, a safety checklist and more. Each child or adult diagnosed with autism in the U.S. qualifies to receive a Big Red Safety Box. Caregivers can at apply at https://nationalautismassociation.org/big-red-safety-boxes-now-available/

Because search cases often lead to encounters with police, the group has also developed its Meet the Police initiative, which provides guidance on how to introduce children and adults with autism to members of local law enforcement.

About National Autism Association (NAA):
The National Autism Association is a nonprofit organization focused on addressing urgent issues in the autism community, including wandering/elopement, suicidality, bullying, restraint/seclusion, abuse, mistreatment, and discrimination. To combat autism-related wandering deaths, the group has provided over 55,000 Big Red Safety Boxes and Big Red Safety Teacher Toolkits to families and teachers across the U.S., as well as ongoing training for first responders and services professionals.
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Media Inquiries: Lori McIlwain 919-741-1646, Wendy Fournier 401-835-5828

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Are you interested in becoming an OhioMHAS Peer Recovery Supporter?

10/6/2020

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Product Launch Announcement Ascend Innovations expands GetHelpNow application to Logan and Champaign Counties.

9/30/2020

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Contact:
Jordan Doczy
VP, Creative & Digital
Ascend Innovations
303-478-6471
jdoczy@ascend-innovations.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 29, 2020
Dayton, Ohio (September 29,2020): Ascend Innovations is excited to announce the expansion of their app, GetHelpNow, to the counties of Logan and Champaign. GetHelpNow began as an interactive directory in Montgomery County for finding help associated with mental health and addiction. Since its launch in 2018, the app has expanded to include support for iOS, Android, and the web.

“We are excited to bring the app to Logan and Champaign counties where it is greatly needed to Increase access and Information about local services,” says Tammy Nicholl, LSW, MPA Executive Director of Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services Board of Logan & Champaign Counties

Bringing GetHelpNow to the counties of Logan and Champaign will be the first expansion outside of Montgomery County for the application. Developing and commercializing technology that solves unmet needs in healthcare is a key focus point for Ascend.

“Bringing communities together in a time of crisis is essential. Whether you need support in finding employment, safe housing, mental health or addiction treatment, GetHelpNow provides quick access to providers in your area. Our goal is to bring GetHelpNow to every county in Ohio.” says Jordan Doczy, VP Creative & Digital at Ascend.

The Mental Health, Drug & Alcohol Services Board of Logan and Champaign Counties purpose is to plan, fund, and evaluate alcohol, drug addiction, and mental health treatment, prevention, education, and consultation services for Logan and Champaign County residents in accordance with Ohio Revised Code and the rules and regulations established by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.

Ascend Innovations is a life science company focused on developing technology that solves unmet needs in health and human performance. Ascend is owned by three major hospital networks in the Dayton area: Premier Health, Kettering Health Network, and Dayton Children’s through the Greater Dayton Area Hospital Association (GDAHA). Ascend’s multi-disciplinary team combines the insights of data science with the intuition of design thinking to produce transformative solutions in healthcare, local communities, and commercial clients.

To learn more about GetHelpNow and how to bring it to your community visit: http://gethelpnowapp.com/

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In Ohio five people a day die by suicide, and a youth dies by suicide every 33 hours.

A War on Home Soil..

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Big Red Safety Box

Are you interested in becoming an OhioMHAS Peer Recovery Supporter?

Product Launch Announcement Ascend Innovations expands GetHelpNow application to Logan and Champaign Counties.

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This article will discuss how veteran substance abuse hurts our troops when they return home. And we will discuss the way that we can help them overcome their substance use disorders.

Click the link to read more: https://www.arrowpassage.com/veteran-substance-abuse/