Brown County Board of Mental Health and Addiction Services

08/31/2026

08/25/2026

💜 Just 10 days until Hope Lives Here!

Join us on August 30 at Mount Orab Park as we come together to remember lives lost, raise awareness, support recovery, and celebrate hope.

This free community event will feature recovery and family speakers, community resources, naloxone education, live music, food trucks, kids' activities, and a remembrance ceremony.

📅 August 30, 2026
⏰ 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
📍 Mount Orab Park

08/25/2026

The first weeks of school set the tone for the months ahead! Here are some tips to help your child settle in:

⏰ Same wake-up time, even on slow mornings
🍎 Prep lunches and backpacks the night before
📖 A consistent homework spot and time
🛏️ A wind-down routine before bed

08/25/2026

Overdose can happen to anyone. If you witness an overdose, call 911. Say “someone is not breathing and is unresponsive. Please send an ambulance immediately.”

08/18/2026

Some people would rather do almost anything than pick up the phone.

That is worth saying out loud, because a lot of people assume reaching out to 988 means a phone call they are not ready to make. It does not.

You can talk. You can text. Or you can chat online at 988lifeline.org. Same trained people, same support, same conversation. You just pick the door that feels easiest to walk through.

If you would rather type than speak, type. If you want to start with a text and move to a call later, you can. If all you have is a few minutes on a break, that works too. There is no minimum, and there is no wrong way to start.

The point was never that you do this a certain way. The point is that somebody is there.

Free. Confidential. Every hour of every day.

📞 Call or text 988
💬 Chat at 988lifeline.org

08/15/2026

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