Spend an evening with Thirteen Reasons Why Author Jay Asher StarkMHAR is partnering with the Stark County District Library for an evening with Jay Asher! The #1 New York Times bestselling author will speak at the Canton Palace Theatre on November 14 at 6:30 p.m. as part of the Speaking of Books Author Series presented by Stark County District Library. Asher’s debut novel, Thirteen Reasons Why, offers a realistic and at times scary look at suicide while sharing the story of Hannah, a young woman whose suicide is slowly made sense of via a series of tapes sent to a classmate. The book has won several awards, received five stars from Teen Book Review and inspired a Netflix original series. At this free event, Asher will speak about the writing process and the challenges involved in addressing sensitive topics such as suicide and bullying. There will also be a question and answer session and a book signing. As an added bonus, the first 200 high school students with a valid student ID at the Palace will receive a FREE copy of Jay Asher’s book and suicide prevention materials, courtesy of Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery. Friends of the Library volunteers will have books available for purchase at the event. Reserve FREE seats at StarkLibrary.org/SpeakingofBooks or click the blue button. Reserve your free tickets

Healing Tree at Malone University, Nov. 8-18 See the ArtsinStark and StarkMHAR Healing Tree on campus at Malone University , Nov. 8-18! The Healing Tree will be on display for the Malone University Theatre Program's production of Next to Normal, winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize. Performances run Nov. 8-11 and 15-18. StarkMHAR clinical team members will be on hand for post-play discussions after all performances. Learn more and purchase tickets

Save the date! 2017 Opiate Symposium is Dec. 6! The 2017 Opiate Symposium: Innovative Solutions to Stark's Opiate Epidemic will be Dec. 6 at First Christian Church in Canton. Speakers include: Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine Dr. Nicole Labor, DO Lieutenant Governor of Ohio Mary Taylor The 2017 Community Update publication will also be available for all attendees, detailing advancements that community partners are making in the fight against opiate addiction. Registration opens Monday, Nov. 6 at StarkMHAR.org !

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Save the dates! Nov. 8-18, 2017: ArtsinStark Healing Tree at Malone University for performances of Next to Normal musical Nov. 14, 2017: Jay Asher (author, Thirteen Reasons Why) at Palace Theatre Dec. 6: 2017 Opiate Symposium

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