A Piatt County non-profit is hoping to bring a successful program into DeWitt County.

Tony Kirkman is the Executive Director of the Piatt County Mental Health Center and explains its recovery-oriented system of care, or ROSC program, has been very successful in Piatt County. He explains the program destigmatizes a lot of the hangups around addiction.

According to Kirkman, ROSC came about from a grant opportunity to be self-sustaining. He indicates while some of that is still up in the air, he wants to see this program move into DeWitt County.

In the next year, Kirkman will be in DeWitt County a lot to seek out community partners in this effort. He explains the now-defunct DeWitt County Substance Abuse Coalition and its partners could be a good foundation for this program in DeWitt County.

For more information about the ROSC program in Piatt County by visiting piattmhc.org or calling 217-762-5371.