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In 2019, Montgomery County, Ohio, which includes the City of Dayton, faced what many describe as one of the most challenging years of all time. During this year, the County faced two large crises within 3 months of each other that created the unprecedented need to provide residents with emotional and mental health resources.
The first crisis occurred the evening of Memorial Day, May 27, 2019, when a total of 15 tornadoes touched down in the County, with the largest tornadoes hitting the cities of Trotwood, Brookville, Riverside, and Dayton directly. It was later discovered that the largest of the tornadoes carried winds up to 170 mph and would be rated an EF4. While the tornadoes either severely damaged or destroyed more than 2,200 structures in Montgomery County; it also displaced over 1,100 households. Within days of the devastating tornadoes, Montgomery County Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS), and Public Health of Dayton & Montgomery County established a Family Assistance Center to serve the community.
While Montgomery County and the City of Dayton continued to put in effort to rebuild after the tornadoes, a second crisis occurred. In the early morning of Sunday, August 4, 2019, a lone gunman opened fired in Dayton’s entertainment district, known as the Oregon District. Sadly, the gunman killed 9 people and wounded 17 others. Community and governmental agencies worked together to quickly establish the Recovery & Resiliency Center (RRC) to again serve the community.
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