Opiate Prevention, Outreach & Recovery Services John Aller, Executive Director January 26, 2018 National Community Development Association
Opiate Prevention, Outreach & Recovery Services Funding: $65,000 CDBG Funds Eligible Activity: Substance Abuse Services National Objective: Low and Moderate Income Area Benefit Documentation: City 58% LMI and City School District - 100% free or reduced lunch
What does StarkMHAR do? Vision Hope, wellness and recovery for everyone Mission StarkMHAR supports wellness and recovery through innovation in funding, collaboration, education and advocacy What we do Advance public mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery in Stark County
Local Impact Increase in opiate overdose fatalities Increase in need for opioid treatment services Total Overdoses-Stark County SC Ruled Opioid OD Canton City only OD CC Ruled opioid OD 2012 47 42 15 13 2013 45 36 14 12 2014 66 56 20 17 2015 74 68 34 31 2016 119 102 55 49 2017* 70 60 24 19 *2017 is not final; Data report was provided 12/7/17 by Canton Police Dept. CY Stark County Canton City Year Total 2012 478 372 850 2013 563 472 1035 2014 634 562 1196 2015 861 664 1525 2016 868 744 1612 2017 839 753 1592
Local Impact Naloxone Use
Collaboration City of Canton Canton Police Department Leveraging funding and support Canton Police Department Partnership with three community events Over 700 people participated Canton City School District SAFE HOMe opiate prevention curriculum 32 Canton City School teachers trained Prevention materials to students
Collaboration Stop Heroin From Killing Committee Billboard, radio spots and public service videos Stark Outreach Support Quick Response Team Model Outreach kits for individuals who overdosed 59 individuals engaged to date
Contact us John Aller, Executive Director Stark County Mental Health and Addiction Recovery John.Aller@starkmhar.org 330-455-6644 Rollin Seward, Director of Community Development City of Canton Rollin.Seward@cantonohio.gov 330-438-4111