Clark County Substance Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Support Coalition
Prevention Efforts in Our Community
What is Take Charge Ohio?
Take Charge Ohio is more than a campaign – it’s an initiative to empower all Ohioans to work together to use pain medication safely. Ohio is in the middle of an overdose epidemic and safe use of pain medication is a crucial part of the solution. All of Ohio is affected by this epidemic and it will take all of us to turn the tide. We are patients, family members, doctors, nurses, dentists, teachers, parents, children, people struggling with addiction, people in recovery, people in pain, and people who want to make a difference. While many of us come from different backgrounds, the one thing we have in common is that we are all Ohioans. It’s time to Take Charge, Ohio.
Naloxone
Did You Know Naloxone is Available in Your Community?
Project DAWN is a community-based overdose education and naloxone distribution program. Project DAWN participants receive training on:
- Recognizing the signs and symptoms of overdose
- Distinguishing between different types of overdose
- Performing rescue breathing
- Calling emergency medical services
- Administering intranasal Naloxone
Click Here to find a Naloxone distribution site near you.
Safe Communities Coalition
The CCCHD’s Safe Communities Coalition promotes safe driving practices along with addressing injuries and fatalities occurring on Clark County roadways. The coalition educates the county on safe driving practices through four simple principles:
- Click It or Ticket
- Don’t Drink and Drive
- Don't Text and Drive
- Watch Out for Motorcycles
The Safe Communities program is very active in the community, often visiting local schools, festivals and other events to promote safe driving. By working with other local agencies to promote their cause, this coalition provides Clark County with a united front against hazardous driving.
Objectives of the Safe Communities Coalition:
- Provide support to local law enforcement during media blitzes, DUI checks, seat belt enforcement and holiday safety.
- Go to each high school in the county and conduct seat belt checks with incentive items.
- Go to various high school football games and meet with parents and students to discuss traffic safety.
- Attend fairs and festivals in the county to get information out about safety.
- Go into high schools to talk to students on safety, seat belts, and drinking and driving.
- Work with local and state law enforcement agencies on the Click It or Ticket Campaign. This is a statewide effort to increase seat belt usage in Clark County by partnering a media campaign with overtime enforcement of local law enforcement. This runs from May to June and again in September.
The Safe Communities Coalition meets the second Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m. at the CCCHD main office.
Main Office:
529 East Home Road
Springfield, OH 45503
Telephone: (937) 390-5600
Fax: (937) 390-5625
Community Health Improvement Plan
Click here to learn more about the overview of the Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP) The Springfield/Clark County community has worked diligently since January 2016 to produce a road map for our resident’s future health: the 2016 to 2019 Clark County Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). Using data from the 2016 Community Health Assessment combined with the input from over 120 people throughout the community, we created a plan based on best practices that fits our community. These best practices were integrated into SMART objectives to ensure progress is real and easily tracked. We are committed to implementation of the plan over the next three years along with our community partners. The plan is comprised of 7 area of focus, each with a Task Force that has identified goals, objectives, and action steps for the priority.
Mental Health & Recovery Board
Mental Health & Recovery Board of Clark, Greene & Madison Counties
The primary role of the Mental Health & Recovery Board (MHRB) of Clark, Greene and Madison Counties is to plan, fund and monitor services for people with serious and persistent mental illness and alcohol and other drug addictions throughout the three county area.
With 21 member agencies throughout the three-county area, the Mental Health & Recovery Board is well positioned to provide all citizens of Clark, Greene and Madison Counties convenient access to the mental health, alcohol and other drug addiction treatment, prevention and support services they need. MHRB and its member agencies are committed to providing the community with the highest quality of care.
Suicide Prevention Coalitions—You Can Save a Life!
Clark County Coalition Members - click here
Greene County Coalition Members - click here
Madison County Coalition Members - click here
- Free Depression Awareness Training
- Support Yellow Ribbon and Peer Support Programs in Local Schools
- Loved Ones Left Behind by Suicide Support Group
- Second Wednesdays of the month - 7:00-8:30 pm
- Clark County Combined Health Department, 529 East Home Road Springfield, OH 45503
- Call Louise 937-244-4661/ 937-328-8897 or Tara 937-504-3711
For Depression Screening, Counseling, and Medication Treatment:
- Clark County call Mental Health Services: 937-399-9500 or visit http://www.mhscc.org/
- Greene County call TCN Behavioral Health: 937-376-8700 or visit http://www.tcn-bhs.org
- Madison County call Mental Health & Alcohol/Drug Services: 740-845-7415 or visit http://www.mhscc.org/