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To recognize September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and to thank Mr. David Royer for his 40 years of leadership, service, and support for the people and families in Columbus and Central Ohio in their quest to restore their lives.
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WHEREAS, National Recovery Month was started in 1990 as a national observance held each September to educate Americans regarding substance use, treatment, mental health services, and help for people seeking to overcome these disorders in the pursuit of living a healthy, rewarding life; National Recovery Month recognizes that behavioral health is an essential part of health and wellness - Opiate overdoses are now killing more people now than did AIDS when it was at the pinnacle of its lethality - More than 9 out of 10 poisonings requiring hospitalization in Ohio are due to drugs - last year 1.3 million Americans needed to be hospitalized for opioid-related issues; and
WHEREAS, Mr. David Royer began his career and commitment to the field of Behavioral Health as a social worker in July of 1979; serving as the Executive Director of the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Butler County from September of 1990 to May of 2000; he joined the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County as the CEO in May of 2000: Under his leadership the ADAMH Board of Franklin County: created the Franklin County Opiate Action Plan to combat the opioid epidemic; the organization partnered with Maryhaven to create the Addiction Stabilization Center - an innovative facility where people who have overdosed can be taken by EMS for immediate addiction treatment services; the board established the Community Housing Network - a housing agency for people with long-term mental health conditions who are able to live independently in the community with supportive services (it is now an independent non-profit); established the P.E.E.R. Center - a consumer-operated, a drop-in program for individuals living with me...
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