Youth Council Insight
In this month’s Youth Council Insight, we asked our youth to share what change means to them. This not only gives them a voice but also provides us, as Adult Allies, with valuable insight into their perspectives.
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Pickaway County will be participating in the Drug Enforcement Administration ‘National Drug Take Back Day’ on Saturday, April 30, 2022 from 10 AM to 2 PM. Five locations in the county are available as drop off sites. The DEA reports drug overdose deaths are up 16 percent in the last year, claiming more than 290…
PAAC visits city council to offer partnership
CIRCLEVILLE — Representatives for the Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC) made a presentation at City Council this week offering their expertise, resources and partnerships to help the city navigate their funds received from the Opioid Settlement funding. All told, Circleville will receive $700,000 over the next 18 years, with an annual payment of about $32,000…
PAAC Staff Attends Anti-Drug Coalition Through Grant
Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition’s (PAAC) Program Director Margaret Simmons was awarded a grant from the Ohio Mental Health and Addiction Services and Prevention Action Alliance to attend the CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America) 33rd Annual National Leadership Forum in Washington, DC. At this forum, PAAC was recognized for completing the National Coalition Institute’s National…
Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition awarded $625,000 federal grant
The Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC) has been awarded the Drug Free Communities (DFC) grant, a five-year federal grant totaling $625,000 to mobilize community leaders to identify and respond to the drug problems within Pickaway County, and change local environmental conditions tied to substance use. “Receiving the DFC grant is a reflection of our community’s…
PAAC receives Blue Ribbon Award for work to prevent youth substance use
Pickaway Addiction Action Coalition (PAAC) received a Blue Ribbon Award from the White House in recognition of their work to prevent youth substance use and ensure young people can lead healthy and fulfilling lives. The award was given during the he National Youth Substance Use Prevention Summit in Washinton D.C. The summit brought together youth…
Drug Take Back Day
Saturday, October 29th from 10am-2pm Walmart Supercenter 1470 South Court Street Circleville We appreciate the support of the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Department to help reduce the prescription drug use in Pickaway County. Be part of the solution. Keep them safe. Clean them out. Take them back.