WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio — Fayette County Public Health and several addiction recovery organizations gathered on the Fayette County Courthouse lawn Friday afternoon for an overdose awareness event after rain forced organizers to scrap their original plans for the day.
The event ran from 4 to 6 p.m. and offered swag bags, treatment referrals and other recovery resources to residents, the health district said in a Facebook post. Organizers said the gathering was meant “to honor loved ones we’ve lost and inspire hope.”
The event was organized through the county’s Pathways to Recovery program, also known as P.O.R.T., which is operated by the Community Action Commission of Fayette County in partnership with the Faith in Recovery community coalition. The program aims to reduce deaths and illness related to opioid overdoses by connecting people with treatment, coordinating care and building peer support networks, according to the commission. Services include overdose response, naloxone distribution, harm reduction outreach, treatment referrals, case management and transportation assistance. Residents can reach the program at 740-463-1009.
Two treatment providers also set up tables at the event. Hope Valley Recovery, which serves Ohio Medicaid patients, offers detox, inpatient, partial hospitalization, intensive outpatient, outpatient and medication-assisted treatment along with mental health services. Anchor Addiction and Wellness Center brought a mobile treatment unit branded for opioid addiction treatment, operated in partnership with the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health.
Fayette County Public Health, based on South Fayette Street in Washington Court House, also provides clinical services, communicable disease management, family support programs and health education throughout the county.
The information contained in this story was obtained from Fayette County Public Health.
