Before joining Summit County as the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Coordinator in April 2017, Aaron Newman worked in a variety of collegiate roles, including Dean and Director of Student Services. Recently, Aaron spent time
When Aaron Burgin’s brother committed suicide seven years ago, Aaron wanted to understand what his brother was going through. When he searched suicide on the internet, however, he found only harmful topics and advice, nothing
The audio feed from the Community Panel and open forum Q&A at the Summit County Mental Wellness Solutions event from April 21, 2017. To listen to Leon Evans' keynote speech from Mental Wellness Solutions, click
Leon Evans, the keynote speaker for the 2017 Summit County Mental Wellness Solutions, discusses the work San Antonio has done to improve mental health and substance abuse services and treatment in their city. Listen to
See Leon present live, in person at Summit County Mental Wellness Solutions Friday, April 12 @ 9 a.m. For the past forty years, Leon Evans has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of people with
Stephanie Hurt or "Nurse Hurt" as she is known in the Kamas Valley as spent 30 years with the Summit County Health Department. After switching from a music major (she played the pipe organ), Stephanie
Suesanne Bond has spent 36 years working in Early Intervention. A Summit County native, Susie began her work with special education out of high school as an aid in a severely mental handicapped unit. She
After returning from Virginia Commonwealth University with her Bachelors and Master's degrees in Nursing, Melanie Heairld joined the Summit County Health Department in 2013. As a Nurse Practitioner, Melanie focuses a large portion of her
Alyssa is the health department's Tobacco and Injury Prevention specialist and has worked in the health field in some capacity her entire professional career, starting as a CNA. After changing majors from nursing, she graduated in
Jennifer Morrill, stopped by to talk about the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program that she is the director of. Jenn has worked at Summit County for 16 years and has seen a number of
