Video 2: Coded Language

Using code words may lead to confusion among those who most need the message. Short, specific instructions leave less room for doubt or panic.

Video 1: Planning With Law Enforcement

School administrators should work with local law enforcement to create and practice emergency management plans and make sure law enforcement has up-to-date information.

Ohio’s Opioid Epidemic: Faith in Action

Ohio’s opioid epidemic will take each of us, bringing our skills and solutions. The faith-based community has a unique role in helping those who struggle with addiction. Here are some examples of leadership and faith in action from around Ohio that are making a big difference.

Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative

The Ohio Attorney General’s Sexual Assault Kit Testing Initiative is finished after Bureau of Criminal Investigation scientists tested 13,931 once-forgotten rape kits from around the state dating from 1971 to 2014. The evidence in each rape kit represents a person. And many of those people – the survivors – have waited years for justice.

Ideas for Our Future Conference: Thank You Ohio First Responders

April 9 – 16, 2018 is Ohio First Responder Week of Appreciation, as sponsored by The Ohio Attorney General’s Office, the Governor’s Cabinet Opiate Action Team, and the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities. Thank you to those of you on the frontlines of the opioid epidemic every day.

Ideas for Our Future Conference: Brittany's Story

At 12, she started her addiction path and at 19, she found heroin. In March of 2018, Brittany celebrated 13 months of sobriety. She’s now on a mission to get her kids back.

Ideas for Our Future Conference: Ohio START

Far too often, the opioid epidemic tears families apart, but a new pilot program through the Ohio Attorney General’s Office is all about keeping families together. It’s called Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) and early results are promising.