Need for Services Grows While State Funding Decreases

Need for services grows while state funding decreases
Funding from the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has decreased 25 to 30 percent since 2009, making it increasingly challenging to provide services to an already under-served population of individuals experiencing mental-health …
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Mother of murdered woman raises awareness about violence
… murdered in December 2011. No arrests have yet been made. "Brittany would be very proud of all the support being shown to her and I think she would be really happy," said Robin Owens, Brittany's mother. …. The remembrance was also used to raise …
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Death by doctor shopping: how prescription drugs killed Nathan Attard
But his death in March last year was the result of a legal killer nobody saw coming – an addiction to prescription drugs. When police searched Mr Attard's apartment after finding his body, they found dozens of empty blister packs for a startling …
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What To Do Before You Find An Addiction Hotline — If one day you find the need to call an addiction hotline, congratulate yourself. The desire to pick up the phone means that you are determined to seek help….