OneOhio Recovery Foundation board holds July meeting
Directors of the OneOhio Recovery Foundation, a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, charged with helping distribute Ohio’s opioid settlement funds to advance substance use prevention, treatment and recovery efforts, held a public board meeting July 10 at the State Library of Ohio in Columbus.
Chair Don Mason (Region 12) opened the meeting by welcoming the board of directors, staff and guests to the Foundation’s new meeting location.
“It’s exciting to see the thoughtful work underway, both here at the Foundation and throughout all 19 OneOhio Regions, in order to put grant dollars to work in our communities,” Mason said. “More than 1,500 grant applications totaling $500 million in requests are being carefully assessed by our board, staff and regional partners, and we are incredibly grateful to everyone taking part in this very significant and meticulous process.”
Continuing the board’s efforts to more fully understand the wide-ranging impacts of substance use disorder in our society, the July board meeting included a presentation by Dr. Richard Whitney, director of the Ohio Professionals Health Program and a widely recognized authority on the treatment of addiction. Dr. Whitney provided the board with an overview of the nature of addiction, including the long arc of recovery and biopsychosocial model of substance use disorders.
Following Dr. Whitney’s presentation, directors received and approved the June financial report.
The next board of directors meeting will be held Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 10:30 a.m. at the State Library of Ohio, 274 E. 1st Ave., #100, Columbus.
Members of the public may access video of all board meetings and related board documents at OneOhioFoundation.com/Meetings.
About the OneOhio Recovery Foundation
The OneOhio Recovery Foundation is a private, nonprofit foundation created under the leadership of Governor Mike DeWine and Attorney General Dave Yost, and other state and local leaders, with the mission advancing Ohio’s addiction prevention, treatment and recovery efforts now and into the future.
The Foundation is governed by a 29-member board from across Ohio and is funded by 55 percent of settlement funds that Ohio is receiving from the pharmaceutical industry as a consequence of its role in the national opioid epidemic. Funds support local efforts to prevent and combat addiction and are also invested to support those efforts for the long term. Visit OneOhioFoundation.com for more information.
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