Lucas County is fortunate to have an active CIT program, and the Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition is actively involved. The Crisis Intervention Team...
Archive for category: Trauma – Services
Coalition Celebrates 5 Years!
The Lucas County Trauma Informed Care Coalition began as a grass-roots effort in early 2015 and has worked steadily for five years toward its mission:...
Trauma-Informed Communities: Maintaining the Vision
I recently spoke with Amber Wolfrom, former Deputy Director of ADAMHS Board of Hancock County. Hancock County began an intensive focus in August of 2014...
Children and Grieving
Research shows that 1 in 12 children in Ohio will experience the death of a parent or sibling before they reach 19. That’s nearly ten...
Investigating Behavioral Changes
Throughout our work with clients, we may see sudden changes in their behaviors. If the individual we are working with struggles to communicate, it can...
Program Serves Expectant Women Addicted to Opiates
Mercy Children’s Hospital offers the Mother Child Dependency Program to all pregnant women in Lucas County suffering from an opiate addiction. This program offers free...
Trauma Competence with Opioid Treatment
Last week I attended the annual training of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals. One of the speakers I seek out every year is...
Opiate Epidemic Continues to Create Crisis for Lucas Co. Children Services
As April marks Child Abuse Prevention Month nationally, the need for child protective services continues to reach crisis proportions for Lucas County Children Services as...