Providing the best treatment for the citizens of Polk County is our highest priority.

Who We Are

As a response to the Western North Carolina Symposium on Mental Health and Substance Abuse held in Asheville, NC on April 3, 2006, a group of Polk County citizens began to meet to see what could be done locally to address needs and gaps in Mental Health and Substance Abuse services.  An Ad Hoc committee grew into the Polk County Initiative.

Structure:

Addiction Recovery Institute acts as facilitator for this local effort.  The Initiative meets monthly (1st Wednesday --8:30am, County Health Department)  Several committees are actively working on issues of importance to the community.

 

The Initiative has been supported to date financially by in-kind contributions from Addiction Recovery Institute and grants from the Polk County Commission, the Polk County Mental Health Advisory Board and ARP-Phoenix.