JOHNSON, Vt. — It's hard for me to express the amount of admiration I have for Dawn and Greg Tatro.

After losing their daughter to an overdose, Dawn and Greg Tatro set out to not only help people in recovery but also change how it's done.

The organization, Jenna's Promise, is named in honor of their daughter.

"One just said to me again tonight, he goes, 'I used to come to Johnson (Vermont) for drugs.' Now, he goes, 'I come to Johnson for recovery.' He goes, 'It's pretty awesome," Dawn said.

The Tatros' dreams of expanding how they help people have expanded over the course of a year. They now have a café that employs their residents and a health center.

"Once you get that veil of addiction off their, off their, face and you see the real person come out, it's incredible," said Greg.

The best part they say is how the town has embraced its residents. By going to the cafe, the people are actively participating in their recovery. It's a true, "It takes a village" mentality, playing out in real-time.

"It's cleaning the town up," said Dawn. "It's helping people and, uh, and it's creating this community."

Will Eberle is the executive director of the Vermont Association of Mental Health and Recovery.

"Unfortunately, we're still tracking at a very high rate of overdose deaths in Vermont. Currently, we have, according to our latest statistics, 151 overdose fatalities in Vermont through August of this year, and around 80% of those have included fentanyl," Eberle said.

There's no national data out yet for 2022, but with the prevalence of fentanyl across the nation, experts like Eberle are expecting it to be another year of tragically high numbers nationwide.

However, just like Dawn and Greg have seen, Will says the good news is that he's seeing less stigma as communities step up.

"Over time, it's starting to become sort of the community's business to work on these things more than the recovery sectors business, which is very heartening to see," he said.

The Tatros and Eberle believe the only way to completely flip the script on addiction and overdose deaths is for everyone to realize they have a role and to invest in the people and the places impacted.

They're hoping next year, even more communities see the value in the people working to make their lives better.

"It seems so simple, but to believe in someone, it's sometimes really what they need," said Dawn.

Recovery expert talks about powerful hold of drug addiction in situation involving boy left in Colerain

Tyler Schmidt explains impact illicit drugs can have on people teetering on the edge

Updated: 11:16 PM EST Feb 21, 2022

Heartbreaking but hardly surprising. That's how a local recovery expert feels about the situation involving a mother who is accused of leaving her child alone in Colerain Township. The police officer who arrested Heather Adkins, the mother of a child who was found alone in Colerain, said she had been treated for using a heroin and meth, a drug combination that one expert says can cause people to make decisions they later regret."My family, you know, is in a state of shock because it's not the Heather that we know, you know, that would do this to her child," said Sharon Eads, Heather Adkins' mother.Eads' comments make perfect sense to Tyler Schmidt."At the darkest points of my addiction I was, you know, just a completely different person," Schmidt said. "I couldn't discern the truth from the false."Schmidt, now in his ninth year of recovery, is executive director of a faith-based recovery organization called Living in Testimony.Based on his own experience and the stories he's heard from others battling addiction, Schmidt finds the situation involving Adkins and her 6-year-old son less shocking than many might think. Police said Adkins left her son alone on a road in Colerain Township Thursday night. Thankfully, a passing motorist saw the little boy and called for help. "This is heartbreaking, but it's not surprising," Schmidt said. "A lot of people are struggling within the confines of their house and just don't know where to turn."That's especially true when potentially life and death decisions are being made under a cloud of drug-induced confusion. Recognizing this reality, Schmidt and his team have used grant money from the state of Ohio to launch a Short Term Refuge program in Lower Price Hill."Almost like triage housing, where we can take someone off the street at midnight, bring them in, clothe them, wash their clothes, feed them, give them some temporary shelter and then we coordinate the treatment," Schmidt said.Since the program was ramped up in June, Schmidt said 220 men have been connected to treatment options within 24 hours.A similar program for women will launch next month at a Living in Testimony site in College Hill.In the meantime, Schmidt hopes Heather Adkins gets the help she needs — and not a public lashing."They don't need judgment or harsh criticism," he said. "They really need a helping hand."Sharon Eads told WLWT she thought her daughter stopped using illicit drugs five years ago. Eads said her daughter does suffer bouts of depression.

A record number of overdose deaths have devastated families in our community and across the country.

It's causing lawmakers to speak out and one local man to take action, coming up with creative ways to bring people together on the road to recovery.

Daniel Henderson founded RecoverWisely, a nonprofit that connects people near and far to much-needed addiction treatment services.

Before creating the nonprofit, a near-death experience changed his life forever, and serves as a story for inspiration to others.

During a hike in Salt Lake City Utah, the uneven, thawing ground underneath him gave way, and Henderson fell 200 feet with it.

It resulted in numerous broken ribs, fractured bones in his face and hearing loss in one ear.

"Two collapsed lungs, a stroke, I had cardiac arrest so I died for five minutes," Henderson added.

The tragic incident, happening when Henderson was three years sober from alcohol addiction, played a role in his wanting to begin the nonprofit.

"I was like, 'well if I lived and am perfectly fine for the most part, I'm just going to go for it,'" Henderson said.

RecoverWisely has helped nearly 1,000 people near and far connect to much-needed addiction treatment services.

And recent data about opioids specifically doesn't surprise him.

"The isolation was just killing people," Henderson said.

The COVID-19 crisis has led to isolation. The attention of medical professionals and political leaders has focused largely on how to solve it.

Addressing lawmakers last week, U.S. Sen. Rob Portman announced that between April 2020 and 2021, more than 100,000 Americans lost their lives to drug overdose deaths, the highest ever.

"It's the underlying issues and lack of connection that drive an individual to use," Henderson said.

RecoverWisely is now organizing a number of sober fun events throughout the city with mocktails and food.

Art Gallery Cocktail Bar Arts on the Ave is already on board. They plan on helping host an event sometime in February.

"That's strictly what I'm trying to do is help create a balance spread the awareness that there is a place that provides a safe environment," Arts on the Ave owner Andre Niles said.

Henderson also works for New Roads Behavioral Health, a treatment center for adults facing mental and substance abuse disorders.

As of Thursday, April 30, more than 1 million people around the world have won their fight against the new coronavirus.

According to the latest data from

Johns Hopkins University's

Coronavirus Resource Center, over 1,006,000 people have recovered from COVID-19, the illness caused by the virus.

The data shows that most of the recoveries were in Germany followed by Spain and China, where the outbreak began.

In the United States, there have been just under 125,000 recoveries. The U.S. has reported the most positive cases worldwide, at more than a million.

At least 230,800 people have died from COVID-19 across the world as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins. More than 61,000 of those deaths were in the U.S.

This story was originally published by staff at WTXL.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — No matter where you look in the country right now, “Now Hiring” and “Help Wanted” signs are everywhere. They are signals that workers are playing a big role in the nation’s economic recovery from the pandemic.

“We have never seen anything like this before,” said Kishore Kulkarni, an economics professor at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

He said the tight labor market means businesses have no choice but to pay workers more to get them in the door.

“They have to because right now the ball is in labor's court and they are dictating some terms of what the wages should be,” Kulkarni said.

A new survey from the National Association for Business Economics backs that up.

Their October survey found 58% of businesses reported having to increase workers’ pay, up from 51% from their previous survey in July.

NABE’s Ken Simonson said the number of businesses reporting that was a record in the survey’s nearly 40-year history.

“More companies in the survey had raised wages in the last three months than we had ever seen before in the history of this survey,” said Simonson, who is also the chief economist for the Associated General Contractors of America.

Within that, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports wages are up 4.5% percent this year. Certain industries are seeing bigger jumps, including construction, with wages up 7.1%, and hospitality, where wages are up 11.2%.

So, what does that mean for the debate over minimum wage?

“I think that minimum wage is much less of an issue than it was even two years ago, just before the pandemic hit,” Simonson said. “I'm sure that there are members of Congress who would still like to raise that floor, but I don't think you're going to see companies that have started offering $14 or $16 and bonuses or college tuition, go back to anything like that statutory minimum wage. So, for now, that's not going to be an issue.”

MSU economics professor Kulkarni said rising wages can be a double-edged sword. Employees benefit from making more money, but some things end up costing more.

“The number one concern is how big is inflation going to be,” Kulkarni said.

It’s a labor and wage situation experts believe will eventually sort itself out.

“In about eight to 10 months, this will all calm down,” Kulkarni said, “but this holiday season looks like a season which is unprecedented and that we will have a tremendous demand for labor.”

It is a holiday season for the job market with the potential to look unlike any before.

A mother is back home in Texas after a long battle with COVID-19 in an Oklahoma City intensive care unit.

Devisha Long credits her nurses for getting her home. But, she said, it has been a long journey.

She was flown by helicopter from Dallas to OKC. She was placed in a medically-induced coma at Integris Baptist Medical Center and was in this condition for nearly a month. She became a mother during her hospital stay.

“I surprised them. Oh, man, they were so excited,” she said. “You know, everybody was happy.”

Long survived COVID-19 thanks to the innovative extracorporeal membrane oxygenation treatment. This week, she finally returned home to her family in Dallas. Her nurses watched the tender moment while huddled around an iPhone.

“It was freaking awesome! I got chills. I cried, and I don’t cry. It was a breath of fresh air,” the nurses said.

Their former patient hugged her sweet daughters for the first time in months.

While Long was in a coma, Nurse Manager Rebecca Mitchell said she was very sick and was pregnant.

“And then they had to do an emergency C-section before she came to us,” Mitchell said.

“When I finally woke up, the only way I knew I wasn't pregnant is because one of the nurses from the other hospital had made a collage of the baby, and I seen him line up on the wall, and I looked and I was like, That's my baby,” Long said.

She eventually woke up from her coma, holding her baby girl.

“When I first held her and I was like, I can't believe, you know, this is you,” she said.

For the nurse team at Integris, they’ve been running nonstop, experiencing tragedy treating COVID-19 patients.

“It truly has been a hellacious year. I've seen more death. This just this past year than I have in the 10 years I've been a nurse,” Mitchell said.

But this brief moment offered a change from the sad realities of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“We all cried. I think we all teared up, because just that those are those moments that you, you need to kind of help rebuild to remind you why we do what we do,” she said.

They remember why they continue their work.

“Thank you for your positivity, thank you for encouraging me. You really helped me to remain strong,” Long said. “Even in the dark times of me being alone, y'all really did an amazing job and I just want to tell you how to continue to do the same because you're touching lives and making a difference."

Long is still recovering from COVID-19, going to appointments in Dallas. As for her newborn, she’s at a Dallas hospital until she can come home.

Community members in Louisiana are coming together to take care of one another following the devastation left behind by Hurricane Ida.

Pennington Hebert, 5, lost all of his toys in the storm.

"I was crying that I didn't have my toys," Pennington told sister station WDSU.

So many people donated new toys, gift cards, and even a refrigerator to the family following WDSU's story.

"If it hadn't been for y'all, none of this would have been possible or would have happened. It's because of y'all that we have any of this. It's so wonderful," Kathryn Hebert, Pennington's mother, said.

The need for supplies is still massive in the communities hit hardest by Ida.

Leaders have set up a resource center for people in need.

"To see the heartbreak in their eyes and the tears running down the side their face, really tugs at my heart," said Ricky Templet, a councilman for Louisiana's Jefferson Parish.

"I must have had about 5 feet of water and a foot of mud — that's the hardest part, the mud," said Shirley Nagel, who has lived in Lafitte, Louisiana, her entire life.

Nagel lost everything. She has no flood insurance but said she is fortunate because she has her family.

"Have faith and courage. Ask God to help them to have the strength and courage to go through this. It takes a lot, but they can do it. Have faith. It will come back. It will all come back. I know we can do it," Nagel said.

As for Pennington, he said he knows his community can rebuild too. He plans on sharing all of his new toys.

"The world is the best," Pennington said. " I'm going to give them toys, too. They will say 'thank you' because I'm going to give them toys."

Matthew 25: Ministries is no stranger to natural disasters.

The group has deployed teams and resources all over the country to assist recovery efforts. Cincinnatians are still on the ground in Louisiana helping to ease some of the burdens.

The post-Ida images are devastating.

Power outages and flooding make it difficult for even simple pleasures like clean clothes.

Matthew 25: Ministries is helping to provide.

"Washing clothes for people, distributing supplies like personal care items, cleaning supplies, tarps, batteries, water. Just those things that people need so badly right now," said Matthew 25: Ministries Dir. of Disaster Relief Ben Williams.

For two weeks, the team of nine has traveled all over Louisiana to hurricane-ravaged towns.

It's not their first time heading into the mess.

For many living down there, this isn't their first experience with similar damage.

"This is a extremely devastating storm. The effects are widespread. Our team has been all throughout Louisiana's southern parts and the needs are incredible in those areas," Williams said.

It all starts with support from home.

The donors and volunteers who make responding to disasters possible and that is felt from hundreds of miles away.

"They can't believe that someone from Cincinnati, Ohio came down to help them. And again, our team is just kind of the hands and feet of that. There's so many people that care about those people in those areas," Williams said.

Though the work is hard and the physical, emotional and mental toll great, this team knows they're making a difference.

"When we come back we know we've helped a lot of people in need and that's encouraging," Williams said.

Williams said there's no timetable for the team's return.

He said even once they leave Louisiana, they will continue to provide support by sending supplies.

CINCINNATI — Many around the Tri-state and the country have waited in long lines for a COVID-19 test, then waited even longer for the results. Now that Ohio has accepted 2 million rapid COVID-19 test kits, that wait could be drastically reduced.

Health departments in Hamilton County and Cincinnati already have received 2,000 kits each from the state's allocation. The at-home test kits, made by Abbott, give results in about 15 minutes. A spokesman for the Hamilton County Health Department told WCPO it gave its allocation of test kits to the Hamilton County Educational Service Center. The district supports several educational entities including Early Childhood Services and Head Start.

“I think we did receive about 2,000 last week that we’re going to process in our inventory and then work with a couple entities to say okay now we have them, are you ready to receive them," said Dr. Melba Moore, health commissioner for the Cincinnati Health Department.

Moore said the increase in testing is part of a complete strategy to combat COVID-19. Social distancing and vaccines are other necessary elements.

“We have long needed a comprehensive testing strategy. And a strategy that makes sure there are multiple access points,” said Dr. Patrice Harris, chief executive officer of eMed, the Miami-based company that partnered with the state of Ohio to provide the rapid tests.

“Folks who are taking these tests will have that information," said Dr. Harris, a former president of the American Medical Association. "They will know if they are positive or negative, and then make decisions about their healthcare.”

“And there’s pros and cons with the rapid test, but it’s an opportunity to make it readily available,” Moore said.

She expects the Cincinnati Health Department will ensure the tests are made available to schools, federally qualified health centers and possibly, agencies with connections to underserved communities. One of the goals of the partnership between Ohio and eMed also is to make the tests available to those with challenges with mobility or other obstacles.

Courtesy, eMed

“People who find themselves more at risk, more to being exposed, it’s an excellent tool so they know their status before they make a move,” said Dr. Moore.

Meanwhile, Harris said there is also the benefit of having someone walk you through collecting the sample and conducting the test. Tester will use a mobile app and the eMed website to complete the process.

“There is a live person that will come on, and walk you to open the box, lay the card flat, drops, nasal swab, so it is a live, virtually guided session,” Dr. Harris said.

The idea is to make sure people feel comfortable that they are correctly carrying out the steps of the test. Harris said it's about five swirls around each nostril. But, for those who think they may have COVID-19, it can be a scary.

Courtesy, eMed

“There’s certainly, in all seriousness, a lot of worry and anxiety," said Harris. "I mean this is a life-or-death situation and, in some cases, and certainly, we want to be able to add confidence.”

Ohio is the first state to work with eMed on rolling out the rapid tests, according to Harris. They will also share data on their findings.

“We will through our reporting system, which is a part of our testing platform, we will be sending the data up to local and state health departments. And, also to the CDC,” Harris said.

There is no cost to get the tests distributed by the local health departments. The tests are also offered for purchase on the eMed website for $25.

A man died Sunday while saving two children from Lake Michigan in Racine, Wisconsin.

The Racine County Sheriff's Office said deputies were called to North Beach about 3:05 p.m. for a water rescue.

Investigators said the man was unaccounted for after he went into the lake to save two boys.

"The children showed that they were in distress, and an adult male relative entered the water to save the children," the sheriff said. "The adult male assisted in the rescue of the young children; however, he did not emerge from the water."

Deputies quickly began to search for the man.

His body was pulled from the lake just after 4 p.m.

Lifesaving efforts were initiated and he was taken to Ascension All Saints Hospital.

That's where doctors pronounced him dead.

The sheriff's office said the family was visiting from Missouri.

The victim was described as a 40-year-old man.

He was identified Monday afternoon as Thomas J. Walker.

The ages of the children were not made public.

They were not injured.

"He was a kind soul and an amazing uncle to his niece and nephews. And how we lost him is a testament to how great an uncle and all-around guy he was. (We) never met a person who didn't like him. He is missed greatly," his family said in a prepared statement released by the sheriff.

The National Weather Service had issued a warning of hazardous water conditions on Lake Michigan Sunday.

It included Racine County beaches.

Life-threatening waves up to 5 feet in height and dangerous currents were possible.

"The sheriff's office commends the heroic actions of the man who assisted in saving the lives of these two young children," Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with him, his family, and his loved ones. We also encourage people to take the time to investigate current lake conditions before entering Lake Michigan and take all necessary precautions. This, like the other unfortunate drownings this summer, are tragic, incredibly sad, and preventable."

No other information was available.

The victim is the fourth person to drown at Racine beaches this summer.

The three other victims were children.

Watch the video above for the full story.

SHARONVILLE — Are you looking for new work?

WCPO just co-hosted one of the biggest job fairs in the Cincinnati area, the Superior Career Fair, with more than 100 local employers.

And if you missed it, you still have opportunities to apply.

"Help wanted" signs were everywhere at the Sharonville Convention Center on Friday, where companies from across the region were hoping to hire people like Jackie Brooks of West Chester.

"I just left Macy's after 28 years and am starting a new career path," Brooks said.

It's a good time for her to start a new career.

Among the companies hiring:

• Jeff Wyler Automotive Group

• Standard Aero jet engine repair.

What job fairs like this show is that it's not just restaurants that are desperate to hire right now.

If you are looking for work, the opportunities are almost endless here in the Cincinnati area, from high tech to health care to automotive to office support work.

For hopefuls like Alex Hernandez, it was a great break from months of Zoom job interviews.

"I've been applying for jobs online and it just doesn't have that same feel," he said.

Plus, you get to go home with some great swag from many of the companies.

So if you are thinking of a career change, now is the best time in years to reach out to some of these companies.

Jackie Brooks says the fair was well worth her time.

"I was able to talk to a lot of people," she said, "and I hope something works out for me."

If you missed it and want to apply to some of those companies, CLICK HERE for more information on Superior Career Fairs, or visit the website of the companies listed above.

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Greg Schroeter's bout with COVID-19 was relatively mild.

But the other problems it triggered left him hospitalized for nearly three months.

The 51-year-old from rural Humphrey, Nebraska, said his recovery has been long and emotional.

"I went from basically being bedridden, and one of my physical therapists stood me up," he said. "And I looked him eye to eye and I knew I was gonna walk again."

Schroeter documented all his milestones at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals-Lincoln Campus: the first time standing, walking on a robotic treadmill called a Lokomat, and using a walker and walking on his own.

"It's three and a half hours a day of pure hell, but it's worth everything because I'm going to walk out there," Schroeter said.

In November 2020, his wife Kimberly Schroeter, a registered nurse, tested positive for COVID-19. Her symptoms were mild. They wore masks and slept in separate bedrooms.

"I guess I thought I was out of the woods. I was on day 10 of quarantine," Schroeter said.

He was working outside when suddenly he felt pain in his legs. A couple of days later, he could barely move. On Nov. 23, he was taken to Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska.

Doctors told him he developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, a neurological disorder that attacks the spinal cord causing paralysis. It was apparently triggered by his exposure to the coronavirus.

"I never would have gotten Guillain-Barre if it wasn't for COVID," he said.

The disease soon began affecting his breathing.

"This is the most painful thing I've ever experienced in my life, and I wouldn't wish it on anybody or my worst enemy," Schroeter said. "It is absolutely awful."

Kimberly Schroeter said she was thankful Greg didn't have to go on a ventilator.

"For some reason, he escaped that twice and that was pretty amazing," she said.

Schroeter also developed a pancreatic cyst that doctors operated on. On Jan. 8, he was well enough to be taken to Madonna.

"I was basically helpless," Schroeter said. "No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't move."

Courtesy Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital

Dr. Paul Krabbenhoft, Madonna's Spinal Cord Injury Program medical director, said Schroeter's case is not unique.

Since the pandemic began, Madonna staff in Lincoln and Omaha have treated 105 patients for post-COVID-19, many with severe side effects.

Krabbenhoft said they have also treated other Guillain-Barre patients. "Something that causes the immune system to respond and then it gets out of kilter and it starts acting on and attacking the central nervous system," Krabbenhoft said.

Schroeter is grateful for all the support from family, friends and co-workers.

"I feel like the prayers that were given to me and the Methodist Hospital team and the Madonna Hospital team, I believe they saved my life," Schroeter said.

Related video: Some COVID-19 survivors experience long-term symptoms

For every milestone Schroeter recorded, his wife would send him a text.

"I would say, my heart is fluttering," she said. "Fluttering was like my word to him every time he did something so amazing."

Schroeter will soon reach another amazing milestone: going home two weeks ahead of schedule.

"He's my hero," Kimberly said. "Everything he's been through and he just never ever gave up. I guess I could say that I think I fell in love with my husband all over again."

DENVER, Co. — While serving a 21-year sentence for robbery, Marchell Taylor Bey wanted to put those mistakes in the past.

“I was always agitated. I was always snappy, agitated, impulsive, but I didn't know what was wrong,” he said.

While in prison, he educated himself about business, found a business partner, and when he got out, they got to work. But he soon found himself back inside.

“Thirty-six days later, after doing 21 years of incarceration, I went and robbed a Papa John's pizza. My brain just shut down,” he said.

While he takes ownership of his actions, Taylor Bey learned about ongoing research from the University of Denver that suggests he was also a prisoner of his own mind.

“I didn't know I had a traumatic brain injury. I didn't even know I had mental health issues,” Taylor Bey admitted.

The CDC defines a traumatic brain injury, or TBI, as an injury that can affect how the brain works, caused by a blow to the head. The CDC recognizes it as a major cause of disability.

New findings by researchers estimate 50-80% of America’s prison population has had a TBI. Outside of prison, less than 9% of the general population has this injury.

The statistics are worse for incarcerated women, with the study finding 97% have had a TBI and half have had multiple.

The results of this groundbreaking research was shocking to the study’s author, Dr. Kim Gorgens of the University of Denver, who has been speaking out about this issue for the last few years.

Dr. Gorgens’ research has shown that TBIs can impact someone’s ability for self-regulation, judgment, reasoning, and problem-solving, and that, she says, can lead inmates to re-offend once they are out of jail.

Corey Shively met Taylor Bey in prison and is now his business partner at their company, AYBOS Marketing. Thanks to the study, they both discovered TBIs they suffered when they were younger have impacted their judgment and impulse control, and are now getting help for it.

“Trauma is the only thing that we let get to a stage four, you know before we start to treat it, and the treatment is prison,” said Shively.

Along with growing their marketing business, they’ve made it their mission to educate their communities about traumatic brain injuries. The two business partners have created a campaign called Rebuild Your Mind, with the intention of getting the word out about TBIs and mental illness to communities where they are not normally talked about.

“We should have better resources in our community to be able to deal with this trauma upfront. We shouldn't have to wait till Marchell is 47 and I'm 40 years old for us to get some therapy, for us to get back to a baseline state of safety,” he said.

They’ve taken their mission to the Colorado State Capitol, with the hopes of changing policy across the nation.

They helped create a new law that mandates neuropsychological exams for inmates once they get sentenced. If a mental illness or brain injury is detected, psychologists make two plans: one for prison staff to manage the inmate and the other for the inmate on how they can better themselves, all with the hope of reducing recidivism.

Taylor Bey hopes this is just the first step in helping people like himself recognize their own disability to make themselves, and everyone around them, safer.

“They return back to a baseline state of safety so people can operate effectively, and they don't have to suffer in silence,” he said.

Video above: Death toll in building collapse now at 90, officials say

Baby pictures. Toys. Photo albums. Passports. These are just a few of the items found by the search teams at the site of the collapsed Surfside, Florida, condo building that drove home the immensity of what they were doing, one crew member said.