Communities Show Great Support for ADAMH Board Levies | |
Yesterday, voters in communities throughout Ohio showed their support for mental health and addiction services. Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health Boards had eleven levies on the ballot, and all passed. The chart below provides the levy details. | |
Register for Recovery Is Beautiful Recovery Celebration |  | |
OACBHA invites you to register for our upcoming Recovery Celebration that will be taking place on Tuesday, December 12th at the Dwell Community Church. During this one day event enjoy presentations from keynote speakers, along with activities to celebrate that recovery is beautiful!
When: Tuesday, December 12th 2023
Where: Dwell Community Church (1340 Community Park Dr. Columbus, OH)
Listed below are the featured speakers for the event and their bios:
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Nathan Harmon - Nathan is an international speaker and the founder of Your Life Speaks. His message comes from his personal struggles and his desire to help others. In his past he battled divorced parents, suicidal thoughts, alcohol and drug addiction, bulimia, and jail.
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Glenda Lezeau - After being diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2011, Glenda felt the need to share her story and become a mental health advocate. She started her own company “Rise from Bipolar”, a platform featuring inspiring messages about mental health based on her story.
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Ohio’s SFY24 Crisis Academy Series: Ohio’s Crisis Systems Landscape-Stabilize and Thrive | |
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The next Crisis Academy on Ohio’s Crisis System Landscape- Stabilize & Thrive has been scheduled for December 8th. The webinar will cover Ohio’s Crisis Systems Landscape Analysis and focus on the second two principles of building Ohio’s Crisis Services System- Stabilize and Thrive. Speakers for this session will include Kris Vilamaa, Owner and CEO of HealthCare Perspective, and Michelle Allison-Smith, Crisis System Administrator at OhioMHAS. Additionally, this session will highlight three Ohio programs that focus on crisis intervention with observation, crisis residential services, and crisis residential-RESPITE.
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The webinar is scheduled for December 8th, 2023, from 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 p.m.
- CEUs have been requested for Ohio social workers, counselors, SUD treatment and prevention professionals.
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National Family Caregivers Month | |
Caregiving happens and everyone's experience with caregiving is unique. While family caregivers should be celebrated every day, this is a time to recognize and honor caregivers nationally, raise awareness around caregiving issues, educate communities, and work to increase support for our nation's caregivers. National Family Caregivers Month, which takes place during the month of November aims to celebrate the contributions of caregivers, provide them with tools that they need, and continue to advocate for individuals with mental illness. | |
To learn more about National Family Caregivers Month and access caregiver resources click here. | |
OhioMHAS New Data Product Finder Dashboard | |
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The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) recently announced the release of the departments new Data Product Finder. This new dashboard provides information on available data products related to behavioral health. There are currently 34 data products featured on the dashboard, which will be continually updated as new data products are released.
Click here to view the Data Product Finder Dashboard
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Native American Heritage Month | |
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Native American Heritage Month is celebrated from November 1st through the 30th and is a time to recognize the history, culture, and contributions of Indigenous people. It's important to recognize Native American Heritage and gain a deeper understanding of the culture in order to better serve the community to treat their mental health needs appropriately.
Five Facts about Native and Indigenous Communities and Mental Health according to Mental Heath America:
- Approximately 1.3 percent of the U.S. population, or roughly 4.2 million Americans, identify themselves as having Native American or Alaska Native heritage.
- There are 573 federally recognized Native tribes and Native/Indigenous people in America speak more than 200 indigenous languages.
- Most Native/Indigenous people in American live in Mid-West or Western states. About two-thirds now live in urban, suburban, or rural non-reservation areas; about one-third live on reservations.
- Compared to the total U.S. population (14.7 percent), nearly twice as many Native/Indigenous people in America live in poverty (26.6 percent). In 2013, Native/Indigenous people were nearly twice as likely as whites to be unemployed.
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To learn more about Native American Heritage Month and the mental health in Native and Indigenous communities click here.
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