Publications

  • Survey Highlights Attitudes and Understanding of Mental Illness and Addiction

  • The Offender Reentry and Re-Integration Edition

    Guest Articles

    Tom Stickrath, Director
    Ohio Department of Youth Services
    “Promoting Successful Reentry of Youth”

    Terry Collins, Director
    Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
    “Mental Health Leads to Successful Reentry”

    Sandra Stephenson, Director
    Ohio Department of Mental Health
    “Partnerships in Preparing for Reentry”

    Angela Dawson, Director
    Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
    “Providing Access to Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction Treatment and Reentry Services”

  • Board Spotlight

    Jody Demo-Hodgins, Executive Director
    Crawford-Marion Board of ADAMH
    “Reentry Coalition Eases Transition”

  • The Older Ohioans Healthy Living Edition

    Guest Articles

    Barbara Riley, Director
    Ohio Department of Aging
    “Simple Lifestyle Changes Promote Overall Wellness for Seniors”

    Nancy L. Wilson LCSW, Associate Professor of Medicine-Geriatrics
    Baylor College of Medicine
    “Healthy IDEAS in Ohio: Addressing a Condition that is Disabling, Deadly and Expensive”

    Board Spotlight

    William Harper, Executive Director
    County of Summit ADM Board
    “The Hidden Epidemic”

  • National Healthcare Reform: A Behavioral Health Perspective

    Guest Articles

    The Honorable Sherrod Brown
    U.S. Senate, Ohio
    “Healthcare Reform”

    Linda Martens, Director
    Advocacy and Professional Relations Worldwide public Affairs and Policy, Pfizer Inc.
    “Pfizer Launches Medicine Assistance Program for Newly Unemployed”

    Barbara Coulter Edwards, Principal
    Health Management Associates
    “An Update on National Health Reform”

    Board Spotlight

    Elain Georgas, Executive Director
    Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Lorain County
    “Substance Abuse and Addiction’s Role in Healthcare”

  • The Future of the Behavioral Health System Edition

    Guest Articles

    Sandra Stephenson, Director
    Ohio Department of Mental Health
    “The Choice is Ours”

    Angela Cornelius Dawson, Director
    Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services
    “Providing for the Future of the AoD System”

    Jody Demo-Hodgins, Executive Director
    Crawford-Marion Board of ADAMHS
    President, OACBHA
    “Envisioning a Balanced System of Care”

    Terre Garner, Executive Director
    Ohio Federation for Children’s Mental Health
    “A Magic Wand for Children’s Mental Health”

    Hubert Wirtz, Chief Executive Officer
    The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health & Family Services Providers
    “Building a Better Future for Behavioral Health Services”

  • Older Ohioans: The Statewide Continuum of Care Edition

    Guest Articles

    Mary Jo Hudson, Director
    Ohio Department of Insurance
    “Prescription Plan Benefits Older Ohioans and Those with Severe Mental Illness”

    Larke Recchie, Executive Director
    Ohio Association of Area Agencies on Aging
    “The Unified Long-Term Care Budget”

    Board Spotlight

    Mike Jenks, Executive Director, Medina County ADAMH Board
    and Sandy Calvert, Program Director, HANDS Foundation
    “Improving Services for Medina County Seniors”

  • Twenty Year Celebration: The Mental Health Act of 1988

    Guest Article

    The Honorable Jennifer Garrison
    Ohio House of Representatives – 93rd District
    “Mental Health Services in Ohio: Past, Present and Future”

    Board Spotlights

    Steve Stone, Executive Director
    Ashland County Mental Health and Recovery Board
    “Community Programs Prioritize Care for Vulnerable Populations”

    Terry Royer, Executive Director
    Butler County Mental Health Board
    “Development of a Community Support System of Care”

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