Ohio’s Handle With Care is a trauma-informed program that helps ensure children who experience traumatic or difficult events receive appropriate support at school. By building positive relationships with school staff and community first responders, the program helps children develop resilience and feel supported.
Through the efforts of MHARS Board Program Officer Lauren Cieslak and Dr. Chantille U. Jackson, Ph.D., MSW, LSW, Elyria City Schools social worker and Lorain County HWC Coordinator, more than 3,000 school staff and first responders have been trained in Lorain County, making us the highest-trained county in Ohio!
This important work will be featured in an upcoming Ohio Handle With Care video, expected to be released in December.
Pictured (L-R): Officer Crystal Jones, Gahanna Police Department; Dr. Chantille U. Jackson; Robyn Venoy, LISW, Ohio HWC Lead, Hopewell Health Centers; and Lauren Cieslak, MHARS Board.
Thank you to everyone helping make sure children in our community receive the care, understanding and support they need.
The MHARS Board of Lorain County was proud to sponsor Let’s Get Real, Inc.’s Chili Cook-off and share resources with the community. A huge thank you to the Let’s Get Real team for all the incredible peer support work that they do in our community! Shout out to all the teams who participated in Chili Cook-off! They were all delicious!
TODAY! Volunteers from the MHARS Board and many Lorain County agencies are working with First Responders to assist with safe disposal of medications and prescription drug that are expired or unused.
💊National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
📅Saturday, October 24, 2026
⏰10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Dispose of them safely!
Drop off at all Police Departments and Lorain County Sheriff's office, plus the Columbia Township fire station!
Safe disposal helps prevent medication misuse and keeps our homes and communities safer.
📍Need to find a collection location near you?:
mharslc.org/.../national-prescription-drug-take.../
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