Empowering Recovery!
We are a recovery community organization (RCO) offering free support and resources. Our services are for anyone affected by mental health, substance use, or trauma.
FOCUS is a collective of peer support programs available in Hancock County, Ohio. Check them out below.
- The Recovery Center – adult programming
- The LOFT – youth programming
- “i am somebody” – a podcast platform to tell your story
- Recovery Housing – a Men’s House, Women’s House, and Mom’s House
- Peer Advisory Partnership – a charter committee giving peer supports a voice
Recovery is at the heart of our organization. Our staff are all licensed Peer Support Specialists. One of our biggest challenges is working to destigmatize our community. We do this by engaging in the community through events and sharing our stories.
What is Recovery?
We hear this question a lot, and well, the answer isn’t so simple. Recovery can mean different things, but there isn’t really a right or wrong answer. Check out what our staff has to say about the definition of recovery.
“Looking forward with anticipation instead of fear. It’s reclaiming personal power.”
Max – Technology Project Coordinator
“Learning to love myself again and finding a whole new way of life.”
Heidi – Program Director
“A journey, it is the good days and bad days, and days when I have it all together, and days where I struggle, and a lot of days sprinkled in between. It is never giving up and always going forward.”
Cass – FOCUS Program Lead
One of the biggest misconceptions we hear is that Recovery is only from substance use. But Recovery includes anyone affected by mental health or trauma as well. Recovery isn’t defined by one person or experience. It is the continued desire to live life to the fullest and maintain wellness.
Online Screenings
The screenings in this section are not designed to be diagnostic tools. However, they can be helpful to you if you are unsure if you need to see a healthcare professional.
Are you a youth or a parent of a youth?
Parent Test
if you are a parent and have a mental health concern about a youth, take the screening below.
Youth
if you are a youth age 13-18 and have mental health concerns, please use the screening below.