Celebrating the holiday season can be complicated for households with a loved one dealing with an addiction. A South Dakota expert said there are steps the individual and their family can take to avoid major problems. Matt Walz, representative for the Keystone Treatment Center, said because alcohol is often provided at holiday gatherings, it is important for the host to provide different beverage options. .
A new statewide program in Kentucky is providing addiction advocacy groups and recovery centers with flexible funding to focus on resource equity and expansion of services. Gary Biggers, program operations manager for the nonprofit Voices for Hope, said the nearly $50,000 grant will be used to provide staff with training centered on listening, empathy, and nonjudgmental communication when working with diverse populations. The group will also work with communities of color to provide education on overdose, substance use trends, and community resources for recovery. .
ATHENS, WV (WVNS) — The third annual Sober Halloween event will be hosted by the West Virginia Collegiate Recovery Network on October 31, 2023. The event will be at Concord University in the the Jean and Jerry L. Beasley Student Center Ballroom on Tuesday, October 31, 2023 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. This event […]
BLUEFIELD — Trick-or-treat, trunk-or-treat, costume contests, haunted hayrides and more are among the Halloween events coming to southern West Virginia and Southwest Virginia this Halloween season.
The opioid crisis continues to plaque communities across Ohio, and according to the state Department of Job and Family Services, more than 3,000 Ohio children were removed from their homes because of parental substance use in 2022. A silver lining is a program called START, which provides wraparound services to families and is seeing high success rates. Fawn Gadel, director of the Ohio START program for the Public Children Services Association of Ohio, said when a family interacts with Children s Services due to parental substance use, Ohio START steps in to pair the family with a caseworker and family peer mentor. .