LOVELAND, OH (FOX19) – This is the time of year when people in general and kids in particular start to spend more tmie in and around swimming pool, ponds, and other bodies of water.

Loveland Deputy Fire Chief Billy Goldfeder has sent out this fairly comprehensive manual to preventing your child from drowning, and reducing the odds that a child drowns in your pool.

Child Drowning Season Information

The Spring has traditionally been celebrated across our beautiful greater Cincinnati area as the beginning of the summer season. This time of year means vacations and many families take their first dip in the backyard, neighborhood or community swimming pool. Many vacations or stay-cations revolve around water whether it is at the community pool, clubs, local beaches, or even water-parks.

UNION TOWNSHIP, CLERMONT COUNTY, OH (FOX19) - Tornadoes spun a path across Clermont County, Southeast Indiana and Northern Kentucky in March, leaving destruction in their wake, and not just physical destruction. The Clermont County chapter of National Alliance on Mental Illness is holding a discussion about trauma issues related to disasters. 

Dr. Nelson Rodriguez, Staff Psychiatrist Lindner Center of Hope in Mason, specializes in recognizing and treating those that have been part of a natural disaster. He will discuss issues surrounding complex emergencies and how these emergencies affect people and communities.  He will discuss how people and communities react to disaster, signs and symptoms of PTSD, and how to help.