About Us

Our Mission: To ensure that stakeholders in Wayne County and throughout our region work collectively to help reduce opioid and heroin addiction, prevent overdose deaths, and improve the quality of life in our community.

Started in November 2019, the Wayne County Opioid Task Force works with a variety of public and private partners to ensure that our rural region works collectively to help reduce opioid addiction, prevent overdose deaths, and improve the quality of life in our community by enhancing weakness in substance use disorder of any form.

Organization: To simplify system development for community members and stakeholders in Wayne County, the Opioid Task Force has implemented different subcommittees focusing on Prevention and Education, Treatment Solutions, Law Enforcement and First Responders, Acquiring Data and Addressing Disparities. Utilizing county, regional and state benchmarks, each subcommittee uses current data to identify needs and impact of interventions.

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Jim HaitzCo-chair
James M. Haitz, LCSW-R
Director
W.C. Department of Mental Health

Diane DevlinCo-chair
Diane Devlin RN, MS, BSN
Director
Wayne County Public Health

Been ValcinCoordinator
Been Valcin, MPH, BHA
NYS Public Health Corps
Wayne Behavioral Health Network