VAN WERT — Tri-County Alcohol, Drug Abuse, Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) executive director Sandy Goodwin called an emergency meeting of the executive committee at the Tri-County Annex building on Cherry
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An expansion of the GetHelpNow app is now in Van Wert, Paulding, and Mercer counties, according to the developer, Dayton-based Ascend Innovations.
GetHelpNow is an interactive directory that allows users to find help associated with mental health and addiction issues. Since its launch in 2018, the app has expanded to include support for iOS, Android, and the web.
“We are excited to be able to give residents of Mercer, Van Wert, and Paulding counties access to GetHelpNow,” said Sandy Goodwin, CPA, executive director of the Tri County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board.
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A recent grant of nearly a million dollars awarded to the local Alcohol Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) board will allow for the creation and expansion of innovative programs that focus on the needs of drug addicts.
Sandy Goodwin, executive director of the Tri County ADAMHS Board, which provides services in Van Wert, Paulding, and Mercer counties, talked this week about the $931,911.59 awarded locally as part of the second round of State Opioid Response (SOR) grant funding.
Goodwin said her agency started planning a couple of months ago to apply for the SOR 2.0 funding that was announced this week. Each ADAMHS board had to apply for the competitive grants, which are administered by the state using federal money allocated for innovative drug addiction programs.