It’s a new season of the Keeping Ashland Healthy Podcast. Season three begins with Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County Executive Director, David Ross and Director of Programs, Ashley Ackerman introducing upcoming topics and sharing some background information about the guests they’ll be talking with.


The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111. Listen to “Keeping Ashland Healthy" on the iHeart App or wherever you get your podcasts.

On the next episode, Rick Ford, Director of ACCADA recaps season two of “Keeping Ashland Healthy” and discusses the importance of being trauma informed.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.

On the last episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, ACCADA Prevention Educators Wendy Lemon and LeAnn White spoke with Catherine Puster, Loudonville-Perrysville Superintendent. The next episode continues the conversation concerning the challenges faced by school districts and the assistance provided by ACCADA.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111. Listen to “Keeping Ashland Healthy" on the iHeart App or wherever you get your podcasts.

School Districts large and small often face the same type of issues. On the next episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, ACCADA Prevention Educators Wendy Lemon and LeAnn White talk with Catherine Puster, Loudonville-Perrysville Superintendent.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111. Listen to “Keeping Ashland Healthy" on the iHeart App or wherever you get your podcasts.

The 6th Annual Suicide Prevention and Awareness Walk is Sunday, September 25 from 1:30-4:00 PM at the Ashland University Convocation Center. On the next episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, Executive Director of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County David Ross and Ashley Ackerman, Director of Programs, Training, & Education discuss the event and their partnership with Silent Watch, an organization that promotes suicide prevention and awareness with veterans.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.

Last week you met Lorie, a Pier Recovery Support Person at ACCADA. She shared her life as a substance user for over 30 years and how, at 49 she ended up in jail. She is now on the road to recovery and helps guide people in the right direction upon their release from jail. Lorie’s Road to Recovery Part Two is the next episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, Lorie continues her discussion with ACCADA Prevention Educators Wendy Lemon, Chris Hickey and LeAnn White.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.

**Caution - this episode talks about drugs and drug use**

Now Lorie is a Pier Recovery Support Person at ACCADA. She helps guide people in the right direction upon their release from jail. It’s Lorie’s journey to get here that makes her story so inspiring. She’s been a substance user for over 30 years and at 49 she ended up in jail. On the next episode of Keeping Ashland Healthy, Lorie tells her story to ACCADA Prevention Educators Wendy Lemon, Chris Hickey and LeAnn White.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.

Keeping Ashland Healthy, Season 2, Episode 1 focuses upon community awareness efforts to reduce harm and prevent future unintentional overdoses from Opioid Misuse. The Podcast features Chris Bivens, Director of Nursing at Ashland County Health Department and Rick Ford, Director of ACCADA. Both Chris and Rick will discuss harm reduction efforts, the use of the overdose reversal drug; Narcan, Project D.A.W.N. and available resources in Ashland County.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111. Listen to “Keeping Ashland Healthy" on the iHeart App or wherever you get your podcasts.

The Pandemic’s Impact on Substance Use and Overdoses is the topic of the next “Keeping Ashland Healthy” podcast from The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County.

Executive Director David Ross and Executive Director of Ashland County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse, Rick Ford talk about information they have learned during the pandemic and a recap of their series.

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.

“Keeping Ashland Healthy” is the new podcast from The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County. Prevention Educators Leanne White, Wendy Lemon and Kris Hickey on episode 5 discuss - “What specific Resources Exist to Help Those with Substance Use.”

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County provides support, direction, and resources to guide you to the help you need. For 24/7 Emergency Assistance Call 419-289-6111.