The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) will be hosting virtual information sessions on Monday, July 17, 2023 to discuss the rollout and program details for the State of Ohio’s Great Minds Fellowship. 

The Fellowship is an initiative to incentivize students within two years of graduating with a degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, mental health counseling, psychiatric/mental health nursing, or substance abuse addiction counseling to complete their schooling and find employment at one of Ohio’s Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs).

As part of the information session, we will share specific program guidance to help Ohio’s participating colleges and universities and CBHCs offer this Fellowship opportunity. We will also release a marketing toolkit to help build awareness of the Fellowship among eligible students.

We will be holding two informational sessions - one for CBHC leaders and one for higher education leaders. Both sessions will be recorded and archived for future reference. Please use the links on the next page to join; no RSVP is required.

Information Session for Ohio’s Community Behavioral Health Providers
Monday, July 17 — 11:00 a.m. (45 min.) | JOIN
Hosted by OhioMHAS Director Lori Criss with ODHE Chancellor Randy Gardner
Questions? Contact Zandia.Lawson@mha.ohio.gov.

Information Session for Leadership and Staff of Ohio's Colleges and Universities
Monday, July 17 — 2:00 p.m. (45 min.) | JOIN
Hosted by OhioMHAS Director Lori Criss with ODHE Chancellor Randy Gardner
Questions? Contact GreatMinds@highered.ohio.gov. 

The Ohio Substance Abuse Monitoring (OSAM) Network today released its January 2023 Drug Trend Report: Surveillance of Drug Use Trends in the State of Ohio: July – December 2022. View this and all previous OSAM reports on the OhioMHAS website. Should you have trouble downloading the document or have any comments/questions, please contact R. Thomas Sherba, Ph.D., OSAM Principal Investigator at Tom.Sherba@mha.ohio.gov or call 614.466.9020. 

The Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) is sponsoring two upcoming trainings in the Toledo area. Click the links below for more information and to register. Questions? Please email austin.lucas@ohiospf.org.

July 14 | Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk
Aug. 18 | Counseling on Access to Lethal Means

Looking to become certified as a Family Peer Supporter? The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Union County is offering Parent Peer Support Provider (PPSP) training at no cost. This training is one of two approved trainings to fulfill the requirement for becoming certified as a Family Peer Supporter in the State of Ohio. The next 40-hour PPSP training will be held virtually from Oct. 2-6. The Board also offers a Parent Peer Support Supervisor training. The next 24-hour PPSP supervisor training will be held virtually from Sept. 13-15. Registration for all trainings can be found at www.mhrbuc.org/trainings. Questions? Please email Wren Hawkins at wren@mhrbuc.org.