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efforts, deaths slowed and therewere 289and285 fatalities in 2018 and 2019, respectively. There have been 237 opioid overdose deaths so far this year, andhealthofficials have warned of concerns of rising ODs during the pandemic.
The new 26,300-squarefoot building that OneFifteeen recently held a ribbon cutting for has 29 double-occupancy rooms with separate living spaces for men andwomen, groupkitchens, a fitness center, meditation room, coffee bar and rooms for individualandgrouptherapy. They are still developing the outdoor space.
“OneFifteen Living will give people a safe place to livewhile they continue their journey of recovery,” said President and CEO Marti Taylor.
Project organizers have said they want OneFifteen to bring the spotlight to the community as a new model for recovery to be replicated. OneFifteen organizers describe it as a tech-enabledlearningcampuswhere
providers cankeep gathering data and honing in onwhat works and doesn’twork with treatment and recovery.
The new facility is in the Carillon neighborhood, in west Dayton near the former St. Elizabeth hospital.
Gwen Buchanan, president of the Carillon Civic Council, said the Carillon neighborhood group has been involved with the project
since in 2018, when the neighborhood group was invited to the table with the project organizers. She said while Carillon Civic Council was not readily accepting of the project, OneFifteen has done what they committed to do.
“Wehavebeenat the table. ... if you’re not at the table, people are planning for you. butwhenyouare at the table,
they are planning with you,” Buchanan said.
She said Carillon is excited to have OneFifteen as a partner and neighbor.
“This facilitymakes everyone feel worthy and valued and that is part of the foundation for resiliency,” Buchanan said.