Above, left, Barb Futrell, nursing supervisor for A Renewed Mind, writes her late niece’s name on a purple flag as part of the International Overdose Awareness Day event hosted by the behavioral health center at their Perrysburg headquarters; above, right, a chalk message written by one of the participants; and bottom, right, a group gathers to hear the speakers.
To honor the memories of loved ones lost to opioid addiction, A Renewed Mind Behavioral Health (ARM) held an event August 31, International Overdose Awareness Day.
ARM, a division of OhioGuidestone, invited families of people who have lost their lives to addictions.
People attended events in Perrysburg, Napoleon and Toledo.
The Perrysburg event was held at ARM’s headquarters on Commerce Drive.