The impact Bill Denihan had on the recovery community in Northeast Ohio was far-reaching, including here in Lorain County. He will be greatly missed and we thank him for all he has done in our area.
"For more than 40 years, Denihan made a difference in our community and beyond it. We are all fortunate for his having stepped in to serve."
www.cleveland.com/opinion/2022/05/bill-denihan-public-servant-requiescat-in-pace-editorial.html
Bill Denihan, public servant, requiescat in pace: editorial
www.cleveland.com
Bill Denihan , who died Monday at age 85, devoted more than 40 of those years to public service - service for Ohioans, for Cuyahoga Countians, for Clevelanders, and for the betterment of our world and...In partnership with Re-Imagining Juvenile Justice we would like to thank everyone who came out to the Lorain County Information Connection on May 21st and to all the agencies who were on hand to showcase the valuable resources available to families and children in Lorain County.
ICYMI - Our Dissemination and Implementation Director Tonya Birney talked with Channel 3 about the recent overdose anomalies in Lorain County.
From WKYC Channel 3 - Cleveland:
"Birney shared the importance of educating the community and reducing stigma surrounding substance use disorders.
'It’s a medical condition,' she said. 'I think now more than ever, people are taking addiction seriously, because they know someone who has suffered from addiction.'
She also pointed to one substance in particular she has seen impact the community.
'I have been in the field of substance abuse, addiction and prevention for over 25 years,' she said. 'I’ve never seen it like this. As a former treatment director, clinical director, preventionist, it’s changed the game. Fentanyl has changed it, changed it for us.'"
Lorain County experiences recent spike in opioid overdoses
www.wkyc.com
A press release from Lorain County Public Health says they have experienced the third overdose 'anomaly,' or spike, in the county in the last three weeks.