Legal Notice to Contractors – Lorain County Crisis Receiving Center
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed bids will be accepted until October 3, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the Mental Health Addiction & Recovery
Services (MHARS) Board of Lorain County, 1173 North Ridge Road East, Lorain, Ohio for the furnishing
of all labor, material and equipment for the Lorain County Crisis Receiving Center in accordance with
plans and specifications prepared by Perspectus Architecture. This project consists of the construction of
a two-story building to house a crisis center and patient rooms along with associated functions, and other
Work indicated in the Contract Documents. All interested parties are welcome to attend the bid opening to
be held immediately following the deadline, in MHARS Board’s office at the Amy Levin Conference
Center, 1165 North Ridge Road East, Lorain, Ohio. The estimated Base Bid cost of all work is
$16,751,912.00.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be conducted for all bidders on Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM at the
Amy Levin Conference Center at 1165 North Ridge Road East, Lorain, Ohio 44055. A site visit will be
conducted immediately following the Pre-Bid Meeting. Participation is recommended.
The Bidding Documents, consisting of Bidding Requirements, Contract Forms, General Provisions,
Specific Provisions, Supplemental Specifications, Technical Specifications and Drawings may be examined
at the following locations: MHARS Board of Lorain County, 1173 North Ridge Road East, Lorain, Ohio
44055; Dodge Data & Analytics (www.construction.com), Builders Exchange (www.bxcleve.com), and
Construct Connect (www.constructconnect.com).
Official bid documents and specifications can be ordered from SE Blueprint (216.241.2250 or
www.seblueprint.com). No refunds will be provided on bid documents. Only bids prepared on the official
documents obtained will be accepted. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Guaranty and Contract
Bond in accordance with Section 153.54 of the Ohio Revised Code. Bid security furnished in Bond form,
shall be issued by a Surety Company or Corporation licensed in the State of Ohio to provide said surety.
Each proposal shall contain the full name or names of persons and company submitting the proposal and
shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope marked “Lorain County Crisis Receiving Center”.
The Contractor, in the construction of the work, shall give preference in employment to citizens of the
County of Lorain, and where citizens of the County are not available, shall give preference to citizens of
the State of Ohio. All contractors involved with this project shall, to the extent practicable, use Ohio
products, materials, services, and labor in the implementation of this project. State and Federal Prevailing
Wage rates for Lorain County, OH and Equal Employment Opportunity requirements of Ohio
Administrative Chapter 123 are applicable to this Project.
This Project is subject to the State of Ohio’s Encouraging Diversity, Growth, and Equity (“EDGE”)
Business Development Program. A Bidder is required to submit with its Bid and with its Bidder’s
Qualifications form, certain information about the certified EDGE Business Enterprise(s) participating on
the Project with the Bidder. Refer to the Instructions for Bidders.
The EDGE Participation Goal for the Project is 5.0 percent.
The percentage is determined by the contracted value of goods, services, materials, and labor that are
provided by EDGE-certified business(es). The participation is calculated on the total amount of each
awarded contract. For more information about EDGE, contact the Business Certification Compliance
Manager at Stacy.Cornett@development.ohio.gov, or at its physical location: 77 South High Street,
28th Floor, Columbus, Ohio 43215; or by telephone at (614) 728-0088.
The MHARS Board or Lorain County reserves the right to reject any and all proposals and to waive any
informalities or irregularities if it is deemed in the best interest of the Board to do so. Any interpretation,
correction, or modification to the specifications desired shall be in writing to Ray Minotas, Perspectus
Architecture (rminotas@perspectus.com) and must be received at least seven (7) working days prior to the
date of bid opening.
BY ORDER OF:
MENTAL HEALTH ADDICTION & RECOVERY SERVICES BOARD OF LORAIN COUNTY
Michael Doud, Director
About the MHARS Renewal Levy
About the MHARS Renewal Levy
The Lorain County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to place a five-year renewal of the existing levy funding the Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services (MHARS) Board of Lorain County on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot. This renewal — which is not a tax increase — will be used to make sure that families have mental health crisis options in emergencies, treatment and prevention programs for children and adults, and addiction recovery services.
Mental illness and addiction are medical issues, not moral failings or character flaws. Recovery is possible, and your help passing this levy is crucial to help those struggling and their loved ones, not just now but into the future.
Here’s what you need to know about the renewal levy and how it will help the MHARS Board perform its essential services.
Just the Facts
The MHARS levy is a renewal of a $3.9 million, 0.6-mill, 5-year levy on the Nov. 8, 2022 ballot. It is less than $1.75/month ($21/year) per $100,000 of property value. This levy, which won’t raise taxes, is one of the smallest in Lorain County.
State and federal funding for mental health and addiction treatment has remained relatively flat. In Lorain County, local support typically provides 59% of the annual operating budget that makes services possible. Passage of the renewal levy will continue valued mental health and addiction services to sustain a safe, vibrant community.
The Purpose
The residents of Lorain County have been essential partners in ensuring that families have mental health crisis options in emergencies, treatment and prevention programs for children and adults, and addiction recovery services. The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Renewal Levy is critical to ensure cost effective prevention and intervention programs continue. These include:
- Investing in heroin and opioid addiction recovery programs
- Providing mental health and recovery services for children and families who cannot afford to pay for them, have nowhere else to turn, and could go untreated
- Helping teachers identify and connect students to treatment
- Providing training that improves skills of clinicians, law enforcement, and community members
The Bottom Line
- Nearly 16,000 Lorain County residents received mental health and recovery services across our health network in 2021. This renewal contributes a significant amount to keeping those services available for families – 24% of the clients served in our network are children.
- Good steward of taxpayer dollars. The Lorain County Commissioners regularly reviews the levy and voted unanimously to place it on November 2022 ballot for renewal. By providing intervention and prevention services, the levy helps significantly reduce the burden on county resources. When compared to other alternatives, interventions funded by the levy are efficient and effective investments.
- The levy is one of thesmallest county-wide operating levy, $1.75/month, and if approved by voters, it would continue to maintain support services promoting stronger and more vibrant communities in Lorain County.
- With this levy renewal, we will continue to promote stronger, safer communities by funding programs essential to effective mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery services.
Do Your Part – VOTE!
You can help us build stronger communities in Lorain County and maintain these vital services by voting FOR the Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services renewal levy on Nov. 8.
ARE YOU REGISTERED?
CHECK YOUR REGISTRATION: Visit MYOHIOVOTE.COM to check your registration and where to vote.
GET REGISTERED: If you have a valid driver’s license, visit MYOHIOVOTE.COM to get registered online. Deadline is Oct. 11.
VOTE BY ABSENTEE BALLOT
If you are a registered voter, download an application form at MYOHIOVOTE.COM. Mail in the filled-out form and you will receive your ballot in the mail. Remember to mail back or drop off your ballot by Nov. 7 to:
Lorain County Board of Elections
1985 North Ridge Road East
Lorain, OH 44055
voteloraincountyohio.gov
EARLY VOTE
You can also vote early, in person, by visiting the Board of Elections. Early voting starts Tuesday, Oct. 12 and runs through 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 7.
VOTE ON ELECTION DAY
Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. Make sure to check your polling location with the Board of Elections.
The residents of Lorain County have been essential partners in ensuring that families have mental health crisis options in emergencies, treatment and prevention programs for children and adults, and addiction recovery services. The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services Renewal Levy is critical to ensure cost effective prevention and intervention programs continue. These include:
- Investing in heroin and opioid addiction recovery programs
- Providing mental health and recovery services for children and families who cannot afford to pay for them, have nowhere else to turn, and could go untreated
- Helping teachers identify and connect students to treatment
- Providing training that improves skills of clinicians, law enforcement, and community members
Press Release: MHARS Board announces new Executive Director
LORAIN, OHIO – The Mental Health, Addiction and Recovery Services (MHARS) Board of Lorain County serves as the local authority for community mental health and substance use services. The Board is dedicated to improving the well-being of all members of the community by planning for, establishing and maintaining an effective, efficient, and quality system of mental health, addiction and recovery services for Lorain County.
After a four-month intensive search, the MHARS Board is pleased to announce the selection of Michael K. Doud as its new executive director. Mr. Doud follows the MHARS Board’s Interim Executive Director, Elaine Georgas, who assumed the interim position when the former Lorain County Board of Mental Health and Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board merged in 2019. The MHARS Board selected Mr. Doud after an extensive regional search led by a team of current Board Members and executive search firm Waverly Partners of Cleveland.
Under Ms. Georgas’ dedicated leadership, the organization built on its strengths, developed new relationships, and strengthened existing relationships with partners and supporters. The MHARS Board would like to thank Ms. Georgas for her dedication and outstanding service during the rapid merger of the two boards and the issues facing the organization during the COVID pandemic.
The MHARS Board anticipates that Mr. Doud will leverage these achievements to help the organization expand its services to reach even more Lorain County residents in need.
“We are very excited to have Michael taking on the role of Executive Director of the MHARS Board,” says Dr. Hope Moon, the Board Chair. “Michael brings to the job an exceptional combination of energy, sensitivity, and proven leadership. Both the Board and Staff are impressed with his extensive knowledge of Northeast Ohio, his three decades of service within the mental health/substance abuse area, and his strong management skills. We expect Michael to not only continue the MHARS Board’s excellent programs, but to work with partners and funders to help expand the MHARS Board’s programs to more people in need.”
Mr. Doud joins the MHARS Board after 32-years of work in the behavioral health arena. Most recently, Mr. Doud was the Chief Operating Officer of the Emerald Development and Economic Network, a non-profit community housing development agency in Cleveland. Earlier in his career, he spent almost 20 years at the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County and also worked at the Nord Center and St. Joseph/Community Health Partners in Lorain. Mr. Doud has a BA degree from Cleveland State University and an MS degree in Social Administration from Case Western Reserve University.
Mr. Doud said “I’m honored to be identified to lead such a dynamic, community-driven organization as the MHARS Board of Lorain County.” “I am optimistic about MHARS Board continued success and look forward to working closely with stakeholders and partners as we build upon our initiatives to support the recovery process of individuals in our communities.” “I look forward to joining the MHARS Board in continuing to advance collaborative, cross-sector efforts to improve behavioral health services and access to quality care.”
Mr. Doud will assume the Executive Director position on June 1, 2021.
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Helpful Information for Provider Agencies
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR PROVIDER AGENCIES
Resources for Provider Agencies
FY 25 Budget Documents
Budget documents for MHARS Provider Agencies
Direct questions about these forms to Barry Habony, Chief of Business Operations, at bhabony@mharslc.org.
Download:
MH and SUD Medical and Related Services/Coding Attachment A
Resources for Agencies Providing School Based Consultation, Education and Prevention Services
LiveBinder of Guidance and Information
This LiveBinder is intended to help agencies providing school based CEP services to understand the Board’s expectations and to have access to resources that can help.
Share Your Agency Success Stories
Photo/Story Release and Authorization Form:
Have a story or photo about a client’s success? Share it with the Board. An authorization form is linked above. Fill it out and send the story and image — plus the form — to outreach@mharslc.org.
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Helpful Information for New Grads, Job or Internship Seekers
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR NEW GRADS, JOB OR INTERNSHIP SEEKERS
Resources for Aspiring Mental Health Professionals
There are several ways to get experience and knowledge if you already are, or aspire to be, a community-based mental health or substance use worker, a social worker, a peer support specialist, or a clinician.
Earn certification in Mental Health First Aid, ASIST, or other education opportunities through our free trainings
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Helpful Information for Advocates and Voters
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR ADVOCATES AND VOTERS
Resources for Practitioners, Clinicians, and other Professionals
The resources can be useful to consumers and community members as well, with tips like:
- how to build a relationship with your legislator
- how legislation is introduced and becomes law in Ohio, or
- how to testify to a legislative committee.
Local groups often advocate for the needs of people with mental illness or substance use disorder as well, like the Advocacy Committee of NAMI of Lorain County. http://nami-lc.org/advocacy/
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Helpful Information for Rural and Agricultural Communities
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR RURAL AND AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITIES
Resources for Farming Communities:
The Ohio Department of Agriculture says many factors in farming are out of a farmer’s control, which can be stressful. From wondering if the weather will cooperate, to long hours working alone: it can all affect the well-being of the farm family.
The Ohio Department of Agriculture launched “Got Your Back,” a program designed to connect farmers around the state with mental health resources in their area, and help combat the stigma that surrounds the issue. https://agri.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/oda/gotyourback/
The MHARS Board provides free Question Persuade Refer (QPR) basic suicide prevention education specifically designed for Lorain County farmers or people living in rural parts of the county, upon request to 440-787-2071.
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Helpful Information for Faith Communities
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR FAITH COMMUNITIES
Resources To Support Faith Leaders In Their Ministry
- Non-Emergency Navigator line: 440-240-7025 | Learn what mental health services are available close to your faith community, or call to connect to a mental health provider.
- 24/7 Mental Health Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: 988 | Call if someone is experiencing a psychiatric crisis, or if you need advice on how to support someone with mental health needs.
- Educational Opportunities | Visit our Eventbrite page for upcoming free training opportunities on how to see and respond to the warning signs of mental illness. Or, send a request to outreach@mharslc.org to have a trainer come to your religious facility or community group to provide a QPR class, also for free.
- Support Groups and Grief Resources | Find a support group for families that are challenged by providing care to someone with mental illness, or that have lost someone to suicide.
Other Faith Community Resources
How Faith Communties Can Help
Community
- Initiates social connections with other members
- Creates a sense of belonging to a group
- Offers trustworthy and safe social engagement
Ritual
- Helps people to cope with difficult life situations (i.e. a ceremony for the loss of a loved one)
- Provides structure, regularity and predictability
- Allows for time to rest as well as holidays and other special times of the year
Teachings
- Provides guidelines to live by (i.e. the importance of doing the right thing)
- Teaches compassion, forgiveness and gratitude
- Identifies life lessons, even from challenging situations
Sample Prayers
Sample Prayers | With Guidance From Faith, Hope, Life, an initiative of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention
We pray for those affected by hopelessness as well as people dealing with suicidal thoughts. We ask that you provide them with comfort and guidance, and the placement of a support system in their life to let them know that they are important and that they matter and that they’re not alone. We also pray that you use us, members of this community, to be a support, to BE THERE, to be a listening ear, and a comfort to those in pain, hopeless, and alone. Move our feet, Lord, and help us not only to pray but to take action. We thank you for the support and guidance you have put in our lives, and we ask that if or when the time comes and a wave of hopelessness or suicidal thinking comes over one of us here today, that we’ll find the capacity and the bravery to speak up, speak out, and ask for help from a friend, a loved one, a counselor, or a member of our congregation. Amen.
We come to you to give thanks for this day, which provides us with another opportunity to bask in the glow of your love. We thank you because you are so gracious and kind; we thank you for your abundant love, your loving kindness.
God, we ask right now that you heal the hearts of those who are emotionally wounded, that you allow those who feel alone and abandoned to feel your Spirit. For those of us who feel so lost and forlorn that we can no longer sense your presence, we ask that you send someone to be your eyes, your ears, your arms and your heart so that they can experience your love. When we are at the point where our faith tank feels like it’s on “E”, send someone who is willing to loan us a little faith until we can experience your love for ourselves again.
We ask that you send us an angel, be it in the form of a friend, a counselor or safe medication and medical help so that our spirits can be lifted once again. We ask that you help all of us have compassion and love for those of us suffering through the throes of depression, anxiety and other emotions that sometimes try to snuff out our spirit. We pray for those affected by hopelessness as well as people dealing with suicidal thoughts.
It is common to need help at some point in our lives. God puts us here for each other. Weeping may endure for the night but joy can come in the morning. Move our feet, Gracious God, and help us not only to pray but to take action. We thank you for the support and guidance you have put in our lives, and we ask that if or when the time comes and a wave of hopelessness or suicidal thinking comes over one of us here today, that we’ll find the capacity and the bravery to speak up, speak out.
We offer up this prayer in the name of the One who promises to love us with an everlasting love.
Amen.
We know that at times their suffering is great and their isolation can seem unbearable. May they experience the love and support from our community that is the hallmark of God’s love, as we reach out to them in love.
Also, we ask God to show his hand in helping them experience the effective treatment they need from doctors and counselors and caregivers.
Join me to pray for those who are suffering, pray that God’s good news would, as the prophet Isaiah affirmed and Jesus proclaimed, “bind up the broken hearted and proclaim freedom to the captives.”
We pray for those who care for and love our brothers and sisters who daily face the many challenges of living with mental illness, in any of the many ways those conditions manifest themselves. Their work can be exhausting.
Rise up in us a caring community, to be partners with caregivers, counselors, and other helpers of those with mental illness, and encourage their support in times of need.
I pray this day for all whose lives have been touched by suicide, for families and friends, colleagues and co-workers, who have been touched by the suicide of someone close to them, and I pray for those who have died by suicide.
I pray this day for those who, because of depression, live with thoughts of suicide. Depression can look like sadness, but it can also look like anger, or sleeplessness or restlessness, or disengagement.
I pray this day that I keep learning, about how to see the signs of depression, how to notice when someone isn’t quite acting like his usual self, sending me signals of distress, so that I can reach out with love.
I pray this day for those who live in despair and without hope.
I pray this day for counselors and therapists, psychologists and psychiatrists, who are caregivers, and our friends and partners in helping our brothers and sisters be whole and well.
I pray this day for all who seek to help.
On this day, on this day and on EVERY day, please join me in asking God that He might give us the courage and wisdom to be there for others in distress, to offer love and our care for the common and treatable illness of depression, to help break the silence and change the conversation about suicide,
to be a listening ear, His hands, and His heart for others.
Let’s be honest, life can sometimes feel overwhelming and challenging. Sometimes events can leave us feeling worthless, abandoned, or isolated. But we are a caring community that focuses on the hope that, in God’s time, life’s challenges can be overcome and bad feelings will subside. Through connections within our own community, we can find the strength to live out each day as God gives it. If that living ever becomes unbearable for any one of us, we should know how to access and provide connections and support, including the 24/7 Mental Health Crisis Hotline at 1-800-888-6161.
God loves you and knows your struggles. Even when you walk through the valley of the shadows and feel that you don’t have the strength to face another day, God is with you. God can give you help through friends, loved ones, co-workers, members of your faith community, your pastors, and professionals such as counselors, therapists, and doctors. They can be God’s heart and God’s listening ear when you feel most troubled and alone.
If you know someone (including yourself) who needs help with the difficult challenges of life, has lost hope or withdrawn from others, feels trapped like there is no way out, or has no will to go on, reach out. Let others help. It could make all the difference. Where there is help there is hope.
Faith Radio Messages aired on WNZN Power 89.1 FM
Pastor Marilyn Parker-Jeffries | New Creation Baptist Church of Lorain
Rev. Dr. Carl P. Small| Second Baptist Church of Elyria
Pastor Rodney Thomas | Body of Christ Church of Lorain
Pastor Tim Williams | Greater Victory Christian Ministries
Pastor Vanessa Young | Point of Grace Ministries
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Helpful Information for First Responders
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Trained Law Enforcement Officers
Stepping Up Initiative
For Stepping Up, counties develop diverse teams of sheriffs, jail administrators, judges, community corrections professionals, treatment providers, people with mental illnesses and their families, and mental health program directors to coordinate and tackle system-wide approaches for preventing people with mental illness cycling through jails.
The national initiative launched because the number of people with severe mental illness in U.S. jails has reached crisis levels. An estimated 2 million people with serious mental illnesses are admitted to jails. That is equivalent to the populations of Vermont and New Hampshire, combined.
Local Stepping Up partners include: MHARS, Lorain County Sheriff’s Office, Lorain County Adult Probation, Lorain County Court of Common Pleas, Lorain County Commissioners, Mercy and UH hospital systems, Firelands, Life Care, as well as corrections and probation officers, and other community partners.
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Helpful Information for Journalists
HELPFUL INFORMATION FOR JOURNALISTS
Resources for Media and Journalists
We support journalists and their reporting by providing well-researched guidance on covering mental health topics. Please review the library of resources provided here.
Reporters seeking additional information, or mental health subject matter experts, should send requests to outreach@mharslc.org.
Additional Guidelines for Journalists
Suicide Reporting
Responsible reporting on suicide has the power to save lives. How you shape a story will minimize suicide contagion for vulnerable individuals and increase awareness of this major public health issue.
Ohio Suicide Reporting Guidelines
Issued by Ohio University’s E.W. Scripps School of Journalism, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, OhioMHAS
Mental Health Reporting
Journalism Resource Guide on Behavioral Health
Issued by The Carter Center and Emory University
Includes guidance for reporting on both mental health and substance use.
Also see The Carter Center’s online resource library for mental health journalism.
Guide for Reporting on Mental Illness
Issued by The University of Washington and Harris and Smith Public Affairs
Guidelines for Reporting on Violence and Mental Illness
The majority of people who live with a mental health condition are non-violent. Research shows that the manner in which media reports on mass shootings or other violence can contribute to contagion (copycat behavior). Responsible reporting can educate the public and reduce the risk of future violence.
Mindset Reporting on Mental Health
Developed for Canadian journalists, with insights to questions like “Why is stigma an issue for journalists?”
Need background information, statistics, research, or infographics?
The National Alliance on Mental Illness offers background information, research, infographics and statistics, and other useful information for journalists covering mental health.
CHECKLIST FOR JOURNALISTS
Before submitting your story, did you consider these three important questions?:
- Is mental illness or substance use relevant to the story?
If it is not meaningfully linked to the story, there is no need to mention it. Avoid speculation and the generalized belief that behavioral health conditions explain unusual acts or behavior.
- What is your source for the mental illness and substance use diagnosis? If someone’s mental and substance use disorder is relevant, make sure your source is authorized to share health information about the person, and the person’s lived experience, and that the information is accurate.
- What is the most accurate language to use?
Describe the individual first as a person who also is living with a specific behavioral health issue.
Before submitting your story on suicide death, did you:
- Use preferred language? (e.g., “died by suicide” or “took his/her own life;” not “committed suicide.”
- Use objective, non-sensationalistic language to describe the suicide death?
- Exclude details about method, location, notes or photos from the scene?
- Focus on the life of the person versus the death and method?
- Frame suicide as a preventable form of death?
- Indicate that suicide is always caused by multiple factors?
- Convey that suicidal thoughts and behaviors are not weaknesses or flaws and can be reduced with support and treatment?
- Ensure all links contain reliable information?
- Consult a mental health or suicide prevention expert? (Locally, contact outreach@mharslc.org to reach subject matter experts.)
- List suicide warning signs and local resources?
Addiction Reporting
Use Judgment-Free Language When Speaking of Addiction
Michael Botticelli, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, is working to standardize federal communication about addiction and get rid of negative terms. “For a long time, we’ve known that language plays a huge role in how we think about people and how people think about themselves,” he says. “Words have to change so attitudes change.”
Mr. Botticelli notes that calling addiction a “habit” is not accurate, making it sound as trivial as nail biting. Calling people “clean” when they do not take drugs implies they are dirty when they do use drugs, he says. Urine samples that show evidence of drug use are often referred to as “dirty urine.”
“I can’t think of a more telling example of judgmental terminology,” he says. “We don’t say for a diabetic whose blood sugar spikes that they have a ‘dirty blood sugar.’”
Addiction Resources
StopAlcoholAbuse.Gov is your gateway to comprehensive research and resources on the prevention of underage drinking.
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Partnership for Drug-Free Kids
Founded in 1987 as an anti-drug advertising campaign and formerly known as the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, we are a nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing teen substance abuse and helping families impacted by addiction.
National Institute on Drug Abuse
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIDA’s mission is to lead the Nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction.
