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Peer Mentoring to Begin in Gallia County

Natashia Rapp and Emily Fultz met with the Gallia County Commissioners, Dana Glassburn, the Director of Gallia County JFS, and Dr. Denise Shockley of the Gallia ESC to sign a contract to hire a peer mentor in Gallia County. This contract will support the creation of a peer mentor position for the explicit purpose of supporting parents who are transitioning from public assistance. The peer mentor role will share their lived experience and support families as […]

We Have Lived: Chase Spencer

Chase Spencer SAMHSA MAT Peer Supporter "I learned life skills there that no parent had ever shown me. I can honestly say, I went into the program as a boy and left as a man." As a child, I had parents that used drugs my entire childhood, and eventually were incarcerated due to their substance use. I ended up being in foster care and living in less-than-ideal situations. I recall being in a trailer with thirteen […]

NAMI Ohio Family Peer Support Training

On behalf of NAMI Ohio, ISBH is hosting Family Peer Support Training sessions. The 40-hour training, accepted by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, will support the workforce development of certified family peer supporters in Ohio. Each training, consisting of three days of in-person participation and two days of virtual participation, will cover the core competencies of family peer support as outlined by the National Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health to ensure […]

We Have Lived: Natashia Rapp

Natashia Rapp, LICDC-CS Manager, Intensive Outpatient Programming, Ohio START Lead, SAMHSA MAT PD As an employee of Integrated Services, it’s my personal story that gives me hope for people we serve who use substances. I battled substance use issues from high school, through college, into having children, and my late twenties. When I transitioned to IV drug use, it wasn’t long until I walked away from everything I loved: my job, my home, my car and […]