2024 Overdose Awareness Day Events

Overdose Awareness Day
​Together We CAN!

Learn more about
International Overdose Awareness Day
www.overdoseday.com

Local Events in Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties

DARKE COUNTY
​Thursday August 29, 9AM-1PM
Recovery & Wellness Centers of Midwest Ohio
600 Walnut Street, Greenville
  • Information and resources
  • NARCAN kits
  • Hygiene kits
  • Memory tree
  • Refreshments
MIAMI COUNTY
​Thursday August 29, 6-8pm
Treasure Island Park
409 N. Elm, Troy
  • Information and resource tables
  • NARCAN kits
  • Pinwheel field to honor loved ones lost to overdose
  • Photo memory wall
  • Memorial tree planting
  • Live music by Bruce L. Moon
SHELBY COUNTY
​Saturday August 31, 8AM-Noon
Courtsquare Farmers Market
Downtown Sidney 
  • Information and resources
  • Deterra drug disposal bags
  • NARCAN kits
  • Fentanyl test strips
  • Photo memory wall
  • Refreshments

September is National Recovery Month

National Recovery Month is an observance held every September to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery in all its forms possible.  To learn more about treatment and recovery, and local resources for families and persons in recovery, attend one of these Recovery Month events:

2024 Recovery Month Events

​Special Art of Recovery Opening Concert

​Wed August 28 2024 7PM
Historic Sidney Theatre, Downtown Sidney

“Four Lives: Welcome to the Studio”
​and "Hometown Stories"
Featuring Sidney-native Bruce L. Moon
Singer, Songwriter, Storyteller, Art Therapist

FREE | Reservations Required
To reserve seats (up to 10 per request) CLICK HERE
For large group seating, email [email protected]
or call 937-761-2443
​Limited to venue capacity

Mental Health Information Fair
Thursday September 5
​10:30am-1:30pm
​Miami County Courthouse Plaza
201 W. Main St., Troy
Sponsored by Miami County Common Pleas Mental Health Court
  • PUBLIC WELCOME
  • More than 50 mental health, substance use, and support agencies
  • Wellness programs
  • FREE Hair cuts
Contact Jonathan Kanet, Mental Health Court Coordinator, at [email protected] or at 937.440.6065, for more information

Art of Recovery: Home

​Outside My Window" by Cathy Jeffers, Centerville 2023 Directors' Award
Gallery Exhibit  | Sept 9-26, 2024
Myers-Vaccaro Gallery | Edison State Community College | Piqua
Gallery Exhibit  | Oct 1-25, 2024
Administration & Training Center | 1280 N. County Road 25A | Troy
Artists Reception and Annual Meeting | Oct 25, 2024
Administration & Training Center | 1280 N. County Road 25A | Troy

Paintings, drawings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, poetry and music representing our local mental health and recovery system in Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties
 
For more information or for an application to submit artwork, please visit www.tcbmds.org/art

Submission deadline is September 6

Week of Appreciation for Behavioral Health Workers
September 15-21, 2024

Mental health and substance use counselors, therapists, peer supporters, supervisors and support staff are the foundation of behavioral health in our communities. This week in September has been designated "Week of Appreciation" by the Ohio Association of Community Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) to say "thank you" and remind us all of our gratitude for their hard and important work.

Recovery Picnic
Saturday September 28
​11am-2pm (Balloon Launch at 2pm)
​Tawawa Park Wagner Glade, Sidney

Speakers, door prizes, free food, and balloon launch. Free. Open to the public.

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