The Healing Tree, a public art collaboration between ArtsinStark and StarkMHAR, is headed to this year's Fun Fest in Downtown Massillon, Saturday, August 12!

The Healing Tree is the creation of local artist Michele Waalkes. Her inspiration was to fill its boughs with silver leaves – each leaf bearing a message of hope, inspiration and recovery from Stark County residents. 

StarkMHAR is offering a $1,000.00 Recovery Scholarship for individuals in recovery seeking to advance their education in the behavioral health care field. Applicants must be either an employee of a not-for-profit behavioral health organization located in Stark County, Ohio; or a Stark County resident with lived experience interested in working in the behavioral health field and advancing their education through enrollment in an accredited vocational, technical or college program.

August 29/30, 2017 from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM: Risk Assessment, Safety Planning, and Crisis Stabilization. Presented by Rick Shepler, Ph.D., this training day will present an overview of risk assessment, crisis stabilization and safety planning for youth with serious emotional disabilities and his or her family. The following topic areas will be covered: risk and safety assessment, crisis functional analysis, safety planning, crisis intervention and working with family systems to assess and re-mediate their escalation patterns. 12.0 CEUs pending. Held at First Christian Church; 6900 Market Avenue North, Canton, OH 44721

Learn more about upcoming trainings from the StarkMHAR Training Center!