Chillicothe — The Paint Valley Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services Board (ADAMH) was awarded $750,776.40 in grant funding to support prevention efforts for local youth.
“The grant from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation will expand current prevention efforts across our five counties to include positive alternatives designed to curb the impact the opioid crisis has on youth and families in our region,” said Melanie Swisher, Executive Director of the Paint Valley ADAMH Board. “Prevention programming creates positive alternatives and education to increase childhood protective factors and decrease the likelihood of future substance use disorder in our youth.”
The funding will support prevention efforts of several service providers including Big Brothers and Big Sisters of South Central Ohio, The Recovery Council, Pickaway Area Recovery Services, and the Community Action Commission of Fayette County…