We believe the best way to treat addiction is to understand it. Which is why we continue to educate not just our patients, but their family, friends and community.
By BrightView BrightView Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 28, 2025 Updated: October 28, 2025 Featuring insights from BrightView Health Peer Support Specialist, Missy Adams The holidays are supposed to bring joy – the smell of favorite foods, the sound of laughter, and the comfort of being together. But…
By Jenny Carey Jenny Carey Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 7, 2025 Updated: October 7, 2025 In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week – October 5th – 11th In 2021, nearly 19.4 million people age 12 and older had both a substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health condition,…
By Jenny Carey Jenny Carey Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 22, 2025 Updated: September 22, 2025 In 2023, opioid overdose resulted in the deaths of 217 people every day, as reported by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This number is devastating and shocking – how…
By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 19, 2025 Updated: September 19, 2025 As the days grow shorter and the air turns crisp, many people find their energy and routines shifting. For those in recovery, seasonal change can bring unique challenges—whether that’s an increase in depressive symptoms, new…
By Jenny Carey Jenny Carey Meet The Editorial Team Published: September 8, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Knowing fact from fiction is critical when it comes to the battle against addiction. While vast strides have been made in the awareness of and support around mental health, there is still a…
By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 27, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Addiction never affects just one life. Neither does recovery. When referral partners—healthcare providers, courts, first responders, and community agencies—connect someone to treatment, the impact spreads far beyond the individual. Families heal, communities stabilize, and public…
By dmcdonald dmcdonald Meet The Editorial Team Published: August 18, 2025 Updated: September 9, 2025 Contributors: Katie Spencer, LISW-S, Director of Behavioral Health, BrightView; Ruth Irwin, Pastor, Free People Church, Mt. Orab, OH Grief is one of the most universal—and most personal—experiences we face. It shows up differently for everyone. While…
By BrightView BrightView Meet The Editorial Team Published: November 1, 2023 Updated: August 14, 2024 Addiction and drug use have always been popular topics in television shows, especially within the last decade. Fictional storylines of substance use disorders and recovery in TV demonstrate to viewers the negative consequences that addiction…
By BrightView BrightView Meet The Editorial Team Published: October 26, 2023 Updated: August 14, 2024 The opioid crisis has been sweeping the nation over the past several decades with fatal outcomes. The introduction of the prescription drug OxyContin in the late 1990s was just the beginning of what would turn…
