Welcome to the Ohio Department of Mental Health

Consumers & Families Providers, Boards & Hospitals Information Seekers Partners

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Consumers & Families

Our goal is to ensure that quality mental health care is available to Ohioans of all cultures and through all stages of life. Treatment works. Recovery is achievable. This section will help you learn about the mental health system in Ohio and what initiatives may be available to help you or someone you care about.

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Providers, Boards & Hospitals

Our collaboration with community mental health boards and provider organizations is the key to meeting the mental health needs of all Ohioans. Quality inpatient and outpatient services are the goals of this coordinated effort. This section describes how we fund, monitor, certify and license local entities and provide treatment in our regional psychiatric hospitals.

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Information Seekers

Each year, Ohio's community mental health systems provide services to approximately 300,000 people. We are committed to facilitating research and clinical practices that will assist in local progress toward recovery for individuals and efficient service delivery. This section leads to data about initiatives, outcomes and other pertinent news.

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Partners

Our linkages with consumer groups, the criminal justice system, policy-makers, educators and other state agencies can be used to identify opportunities and challenges that we can tackle together. This section connects you to resources so you can learn more or become involved.

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Featured News

Updated cultural competence report adds Somali population
Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence (MACC) has released its 2008 "Learning Your Needs" Cultural Competence Needs Assessment Report, which features new mental health information on the Somali community. More...

Site selection for new psychiatric hospital underway
An appropriation for a new 300-bed hospital to replace two aging facilities in northeast Ohio was part of the Capital Budget Bill signed by Gov. Ted Strickland in June 2008.

Think Outside the Stigma campaign continues
Addictions and mental illnesses are brain diseases that are treatable. This message is promoted by an anti-stigma campaign launched in 2007 by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS) and supported by the Ohio Department of Mental Health. More...

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Where to get help

Click on a city or enter your zip code to find mental health providers near you.

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1-877-275-6364
1-888-636-4889 TTY

(Toll-free bridge line for consumers and families)

Mission Statement

Our mission is the promotion and establishment of mental health as a cornerstone of health and wellness for individuals, families and communities throughout Ohio. More...

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Pharmacy Goods & Services

The Office of Support Services (OSS) of the Ohio Department of Mental Health provides certain goods and services to Departments of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, Rehabilitation and Correction, Youth Services and other state, county or municipal agencies. More...