JAMESTOWN - The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County is announcing a membership drive to help raise funding for its programming and services. The “Recovering Lives, Saving Families” campaign is now underway with local residents being … [Read more...]
Number of Residents Fighting Heroin, Opioid Addiction Continues to Climb
JAMESTOWN - Despite the effort by government officials and local community groups, the number of peopled affected by the opioid and heroin epidemic in Chautauqua County continues to be on the rise. That’s according to Rick Huber, who serves as CEO of … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber from Mental Health Association, May 2016
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE Originally airing Thursday, May 26, 2016 WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, to get an update on his organization’s … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Several Events Set for Hope & Healing Week in Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN - A group of local healthcare organizations are partnering together to present a week-long series of events and activities geared toward raising awareness of and fighting substance abuse in the community. WRFA public affairs director … [Read more...]
Mental Health Association Receives Community Foundation Grant
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has made a contribution to a local human services organization to help provide better support for individuals battling addiction. The Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County (MHA) has … [Read more...]
Schumer, Gillibrand Push for Increased Federal Support in Fight Against Heroin, Opioid Addiction
WASHINGTON - New York’s two representatives in the U.S. Senate both took time out on Wednesday to address to growing heroin and opioid epidemic that continues to affect communities across upstate new York, including here Chautauqua County. On … [Read more...]
Local Officials Want to Keep Drug Epidemic a Top Priority in 2016
MAYVILLE - Another reported overdose death of a county resident in the town of Ellery on Wednesday, combined with an increased number of emergency calls to deal with overdoses, has once again brought the heroin and opioid epidemic back to the public … [Read more...]
Vigil Planned for Area Woman who Died from Heroin Overdose in February 2015
DUNKIRK - When 23-year-old Christin Tibbetts died a year ago in Falconer from a heroin overdose, she left her grieving parents as well as a five-year-old daughter. On Saturday, February 27, the first anniversary of her death, her parents, Kim … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Rick Huber from the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County
Originally airing Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016 MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample talks with Rick Huber, CEO of the Mental Health Association in Chautauqua County, to get an update on his organization's effort … [Read more...]
Treatment for Heroin, Meth Addiction on the Rise in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - As the county continues to fight the current drug epidemic, new data shows more people are seeking treatment for substance abuse, but the number is still relatively low compared to the believed number of county residents who are struggling … [Read more...]
