Representing the interests of Ohio‘s

ADAMH Boards

The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities (OACBHA) is the statewide organization that represents the interests of Ohio‘s county Alcohol, Drug Addiction, and Mental Health (ADAMH) Boards. Ohio‘s ADAMH Boards are statutorily empowered to plan, develop, fund, manage, and evaluate community-based mental health and addiction services. OACBHA provides leadership as the unifying voice promoting local Recovery Oriented Systems of Care that lay out mental health and addiction prevention, treatment, and supports services for all Ohioans.

OhioMHAS Name Change

Today, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) officially becomes the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (DBH). The change, outlined i...

ORW - Recovery is For Me Too

The Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) in Marysville hosted its first-ever Celebrate Recovery Event this week!

988 by the Numbers

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health released information on 988 use from July 2022 - June 2025. The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline launched in Ohio and across th...