Dear Editor:
I write to acknowledge Dr. Philip Atkins, the board and the staff of the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County for their willingness to continually innovate and pilot new recovery support tools for people in your community.
Dr. Atkins and the Board recently approved a unique partnership with Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions and Union County Common Pleas Court Judge Don W. Fraser and the drug court treatment team. They paved the way to launch a web application, Anchor4Me, that is designed to promote recovery and reduce recidivism among specialized docket drug court participants.
The Anchor4Me platform offers many benefits to end-users, from proven therapeutic techniques, immediate access to crisis care, a searchable database of resources, meditations within a virtual reality immersion and a virtual community of support. Yet, technology only works if community leaders embrace and test it, understanding that people need a continuum of treatments, interventions and self- care tools in order to lead happier, healthier, productive lives.
Melinda Swan,
Founder and CEO Anchored to Hope