Addiction Recovery Center in Norwalk Will Offer New Programs

NORWALK, Ohio - May 9, 2018 - PRLog -- In a couple of months, the Huron County Peer Recovery Community Center in  Norwalk, Ohio is going to be offering new programs for the patients.

Michael Pack, the director of the Huron County Peer Recovery Community Center, said that this is the first "lighthouse for recovery" in northwest Ohio.

He explained that a "lighthouse for recovery" is essentially an all-encompassing location regarding the services that they provide and the people that they help.

He stated that the recovery center features referrals to peer support group meetings and it links the individuals in need of services like career training sessions, grief support as well as assistance with recovery coaches.

The substance abuse recovery center has several volunteers such as Kim Barman, a local resident who has experienced the impacts of drug addiction firsthand. Barman lost her daughter, Emily Kristine Cooley, just a little over a year ago to a drug overdose. Cooley was only 20 years old when she passed but her substance use disorder had taken her to several different drug addiction treatment programs and rehab centers in the country.

Barman is behind some of the new addiction treatment programs that will be implemented at the Huron County Peer Recovery Community Center.

When the center opened, she started to volunteer at the facility with a support group for individuals in recovery on a weekly basis, for one hour.

And now, Barman is going to be introducing a new recovery program to the center starting in July. The program will be catered to teenagers aged between 14 and 18.

She is now in the process of becoming a certified clinical intervention specialist and has been visiting schools in the region to educate the kids on the dangers of addictive substances.

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