Ross County agencies, organizations, and interested individuals join with key state governmental partners to respond to the growing opioid epidemic by forming the Heroin Partnership Project with initial grant funding from the Ohio Criminal Justice System.

The Heroin Partnership Project changes its name to the Hope Partnership Project (HPP), strategically planning to impact the crisis in a measurable way with evidence-based strategies. The Ross County HPP continues its efforts to help our community prevent, respond to, and recover from the opioid crisis and SUD.

The Hope Partnership Project starts a new journey, now funded by local donations and a federal Health Resources and Services Administration grant to drive 14 areas of activities (Lead: Adena Health System). Also, the Ross County Health District receives one of six nationwide grants from the Bureau of Criminal Justice to build a SUD data dashboard to better measure gaps and impact of effort in Ross County.

Over 60 community partners and 150 individual members support public events, share promising practices, recommend policy changes, and continue to advocate for affected individuals and families by assuring partnerships and resources for SUD prevention, early intervention, treatment, and recovery in Ross County.