Originally airing Nov. 19, 2015. MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Victoria Patti from the Community Alliance for Suicide Prevention and Anne Rosenthal from Chautauqua Tapestry about the 2015 … [Read more...]
International Survivors of Suicide Day Event Being Held Saturday in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - International Survivors of Suicide Loss Day is the one day a year when people affected by suicide loss gather in their local communities to find comfort and gain understanding as they share stories of healing and hope. A local Survivor … [Read more...]
Resource Center, Mental Health Association Sign Partnership Agreement
JAMESTOWN - Two area mental health providers have joined forces to address Chautauqua County’s mental health and drug addiction challenges. The Resource Center (TRC) and the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) recently finalized a … [Read more...]
Annual ‘Recover Walk’ is Tonight in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The community is invited to join Chautauqua Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Council (CASAC), Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, and WCA Hospital for a Recovery Walk tonight at 6 p.m. The Recovery Walk is a collaborative … [Read more...]
Jamestown Second City in WNY to Offer Needle-Exchange Program
JAMESTOWN - A syringe-exchange program is now underway in Jamestown. That’s according to the Jamestown Post-Journal, which is reporting that Evergreen Health Services' syringe-exchange program – also known as Project S.A.F.E. - began last … [Read more...]
Narcan Training Scheduled for Tuesday and Thursday in Jamestown
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will once again sponsor two free Narcan training sessions this week. The training will help to teach first responders and other county residents how to administer the … [Read more...]
Much Work Remains in Battling Local Drug Addiction
MAYVILLE - It was a near full house at Chautauqua Suites in Mayville Monday as community leaders and members of the public attended the county-sponsored Community Drug Forum – held to provide and update on what’s being done and what more has to … [Read more...]
Local Officials Gather in Mayville Monday for Community Drug Forum
MAYVILLE - Community leaders from across Chautauqua County will be in Mayville this morning to learn more about what can be done to fight the area’s growing drug addiction problem. Both Chautauqua County Executive Vince Horrigan and Chautauqua … [Read more...]
State Approves Plan to Open Needle-Exchange Program in City
JAMESTOWN, NY - The plan to provide a syringe-exchange program has been given permission by the state to move forward. That’s according to an article in Monday’s Jamestown Post-Journal, which says the state Health Department has given approval to … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber Discusses Drug Addiction in Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN, NY - Originally airing Thursday, March 12, 2015. WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, about the rise in drug use and addiction in Chautauqua County … [Read more...]
