Recovery Friendly Workplace
At the Summit County Domestic Relations Court, we are proud to be designated as a Recovery Friendly Workplace by Summit County Public Health. This designation reflects our ongoing commitment to creating a safe, supportive, and stigma-free environment where health and well-being are recognized as essential to personal and professional success.
As a Recovery Friendly Workplace, our Court actively supports employees affected by substance use and mental health challenges by promoting awareness, education, and access to recovery resources. We believe that recovery is possible, and that a healthy work culture is one that welcomes people as they are—and walks alongside them as they grow.
“Through our Family Recovery Court, we’ve seen firsthand how lives and families can heal with the right support systems in place. Becoming a Recovery Friendly Workplace is a natural extension of that same philosophy—we’re saying to our employees and our community: your health matters, your recovery matters, and you are not alone.” — Administrative Judge Katarina Cook, Summit County Domestic Relations Court
We encourage all employees to review the Recovery Friendly Workplace materials available throughout the Court building and to reach out to Human Resources or a supervisor if you or someone you care about is in need of support. Recovery starts with connection, and connection begins right here—within our Court.
We are committed to:
- Encouraging open, non-judgmental conversations about mental health and substance use.
- Connecting employees to trusted, local resources for treatment, recovery, and harm reduction.
- Reducing the stigma associated with seeking help.
- Promoting wellness through education and continued workplace initiatives.
Resources
Recovery Friendly Resources
Take a Mental Health Screening
Online screening is one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition. Mental health conditions, such as addiction, depression or anxiety, are real, common and treatable. And recovery is possible.
Recovery in the Workplace:
BWC – Substance Use Recovery & Workplace Program
BWC – Drug-Free Safety Program
US Dept. of Labor – Recovery-Ready Workplace Resource Hub
Recovery Friendly Workplace Toolkit
NIH – Initiatives to Prevent Opioid Misuse & Promote RFW Programs
Structuring a Health Benefits Package That Is Sensitive to Substance Misuse Issues
CDC – Workplace Supported Recovery Program
NIH – Opioids & Substance Use: Workplace Prevention & Response
#StopTheStigma – Supportive Supervisors
National Drug-Free Workplace Alliance
SAMHSA – EAP: Prescription Drug Toolkit and Fact Sheets
Working Partners – What’s a Recovery Supportive Workplace
Reality Check – Addressing the Impacts of Substance Use on Your Employees
OH Dept. of Insurance – Mental Health in the Workplace-Employer Toolkit
Recovery Ohio – Insurance Resources for Mental health and Substance Use
SAMSHA – Workplace Prevention Basics
National Drug & Alcohol Screening Association
Substance Misuse in the Workplace:
National Safety Council – Substance Use Employer Cost Calculator
National Safety Council – Drugs at Work: What Employers Need to Know
National Safety Council – Save Lives by Addressing Impairment
National Safety Council – Addressing Employee Mental Health and Distress
OH Chamber of Commerce – Opioid Epidemic is Impacting OH Businesses
Drug Free America – The Impact of Drugs in the Workplace
Info on Addiction, Substances, and Mental Health:
Partnership to End Addiction – Is Addiction a Disease?
SAMHSA – Facing Addiction in America
National Harm Reduction Coalition – Fentanyl
Project Dawn – Naloxone Training Video
OH Dept. of Health – How to Administer Naloxone
Ohio Dept. of Health – OH Against Overdose
SCPH – Project Dawn: FAQ & Mail Order Narcan
Recovery Ohio – Naloxone Resources
Resources for Addiction/Mental Health:
OH Mental Health & Addiction Services – Recovery Housing Locator
SAMHSA – Resources for Families Coping with Mental and Substance Use Disorders
Stigma:
ShatterProof – Change Your Language
RFW NH – Positive Language Guidelines
Yale – How Do You Talk About Addiction?
Ted Talk – Why the Workforce Needs Recovering Addicts
Trainings:
Recovery Ohio – Recovery Friendly Employer Trainings
OH Chamber of Commerce – Opioid Toolkit
Drug Free America – Webinar: Substance Use Prevention in the Workplace and its Role in the Community
Drug Free America – Webinar: Recovery and the Workplace
Drug Free America – Webinar: Recovery Ready Workplaces