See The Healing Tree tonight at First Friday! September is national Recovery Month and The Healing Tree is bringing its leaves with messages of hope and recovery tonight, Sept. 1, to First Friday in Downtown Canton! Local dignitaries will be commemorating the event at 6:30 p.m. in the United Way parking lot near the giant “Octopus” on The Imperial Room at 420 Court Ave. NW. Be sure to stop by at 6:30 to get your photo by the The Healing Tree and to add your leaf! Click below for all the info and for photos of The Healing Tree! The Healing Tree

Wear purple for World Suicide Prevention Day, Sept. 10 In 2016, 77 people in Stark County died by suicide and more than half of Stark County residents who completed suicide had a mental health or substance use disorder. On Sept. 10, wear purple during the day and light a candle in the window at 8:00 p.m. Click below to learn more and to download social media graphics and flyers. World Suicide Prevention Day

Celebrate Stark County Recovery Week, Sept. 11-16 Held during national Recovery Month, Stark County mental health and alcohol and drug addiction service providers and organizations are celebrating clients who have or are in the process of getting themselves on the road to recovery. Each day is new for those who are battling complex brain disease. Reduce the stigma of seeking treatment by promoting the hope of recovery. Use the hashtag #starkrecoveryweek and click below for social media graphics! Stark County Recovery Week

Don't miss these September Trainings Learn more about upcoming trainings from the StarkMHAR Training Center! Visit the Training Center

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Save the dates! Aug. 29-Sept. 4: Stark County Fair – Visit us in the Grandstand Galleria! Sept. 1: ArtsinStark Healing Tree – First Friday in downtown Canton Sept. 6: ArtsinStark Healing Tree – University of Mount Union Sept. 10: World Suicide Prevention Day – Wear purple during the day. Light a candle at night. Sept. 11-16: Stark County Recovery Week Sept. 23: Drug Take Back Day Dec. 6: 2017 Opiate Symposium

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