Request for Applications (RFA): Great Minds Fellowship Recruitment and Retention Bonus Payment Process
OhioMHAS is seeking applications from qualified organizations to plan, organize, and administer the Great Minds Fellowship post-graduation recruitment and retention funds. These funds will be used to provide eligible Great Minds Fellows with recruitment and retention bonuses who are hired by Ohio’s Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs). These funds are part of a multi-pronged approach to recruit and retain professionals into the behavioral health workforce in Ohio. The selected organizations will be responsible for managing requests for funds, determining eligibility, and directing funds to eligible Great Minds Fellows. Applications must be submitted by April 26 by 3:00 p.m. Click HERE to view the RFA.
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ABH to Host Community Mental Health Expo in Celebration of 150 Years of Dedicated Service to Southeast Ohio
Appalachian Behavioral Healthcare (ABH) is hosting a Community Mental Health Expo to celebrate 150 years of serving the mental health needs of Southeastern Ohio. The public is invited to visit the hospital located at 100 Hospital Drive in Athens on Saturday, May 18 from 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. The Expo will feature speakers, informational displays, a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of the hospital’s treatment mall, food trucks, a patient art show, and more.
ABH is one of six regional psychiatric hospitals operated by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS). The 92-bed hospital provides psychiatric care to civil and forensic patients from 17 counties, including: Adams, Athens, Coshocton, Fairfield, Gallia, Guernsey, Hocking, Jackson, Lawrence, Meigs, Morgan, Muskingum, Noble, Perry, Scioto, Vinton, and Washington.
ABH opened in 1993, replacing the former building, which had operated on the ridges above Athens since 1874. The original hospital building, which accepted its first patient on New Year’s Day 1874, still stands and is currently owned by Ohio University. Today, ABH averages around 235 patient admissions annually, and employs more than 200 compassionate workers, including psychiatric physicians, nurses, therapeutic program workers, and others.
Doors will open at 11:00 a.m. with scheduled remarks to begin at 11:30 a.m. Facility tours will begin at noon and will highlight the hospital’s treatment mall, which includes therapeutic spaces where patients engage in activities and occupational therapies. (Note: No patients will be present.) Along the way, visitors will have an opportunity to explore a variety of interactive hands-on activities and informational exhibits hosted by hospital staff and community partners. The tour will culminate with a viewing of the second annual Recovery Art Exhibit of unique items created by patients.
Click HERE to watch the ABH 150th Anniversary video, featuring a historical overview of the hospital and remarks from current hospital staff.
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Request for Information (RFI): Ohio’s Model — Community-based Comprehensive Behavioral Healthcare
OhioMHAS, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), is seeking requests for information from nonprofit entities certified by OhioMHAS for both community mental health and community addiction services to help inform Ohio’s approach to develop and implement a community-based, comprehensive behavioral healthcare model. OhioMHAS is interested in receiving responses from providers that have experience implementing behavioral healthcare delivery consistent with the core principles of the federal Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) model, including coordinated, person-centered care with a comprehensive service array that integrates mental health, substance use disorder treatment services, and primary care.
The information collected through this RFI will be used by OhioMHAS and ODM to better understand the current landscape of community-based comprehensive behavioral healthcare in Ohio. By responding to this RFI, providers will indicate future interest in working with OhioMHAS and ODM by providing the requested information, which will be used in the development of Ohio’s model; however, responding to this RFI does not guarantee that your organization will be selected to participate in Ohio’s model in the future, as no funds will be awarded as a result of this RFI.
Submit any questions by May 3 at 5:00 p.m. to BHWI@mha.ohio.gov and your responses no later than May 31 at 5:00 p.m. to BHWI@mha.ohio.gov.
Deadline Extended: FY24 Community Treatment Services — Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA)
OhioMHAS is extending the deadline for proposals to expand the use of Plans of Safe Care in accordance with the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) of 2016. One awardee from Hamilton County will have the opportunity to work with Ohio's CARA Practice and Policy Academy, participating in monthly technical assistance sessions and collaborating with a community of stakeholders who are dedicated to successfully implementing Plans of Safe Care for individuals with substance use disorder. To apply for this funding opportunity, please submit your application via email to treatmentgrants@mha.ohio.gov by April 22 at 3:00 p.m.
Governor DeWine Announces New Grant Program to Improve Child Care Access
Following his announcement in the 2024 State of the State Address, today Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Children and Youth provided additional details of Ohio’s new $85 million Child Care Access Grant program to increase the availability of licensed child care. The Child Care Access Grants are designed to: increase capacity by creating new programs or expanding existing programs; complete building repairs; and provide additional training to staff and families to support children with special needs.
Grant types include:
New Center Start-Up Grant – Up to $500,000 for centers, pre-schools, school age. Family child care may apply if they intend to open a new early care and education center.
Program Expansion Grant – Up to $50,000 for centers, pre-schools/schools, school age; or $5,000 for family child care.
Program Repairs Grant – Up to $100,000 for centers, pre-schools/schools, school-age; or $5,000 for family child care.
Family Child Care Type B to Type A Grant – Up to $25,000 for family child care.
Increase Capacity for Children with Special Needs Grant – Up to $100,000 for centers, pre-schools/schools and school-age.
Applications close on April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Award notifications will be made in early May. Applications can be submitted through the Ohio Professional Registry, via the program’s organizational dashboard at registry.occrra.org.
OhioMHAS Virtual Data Forum — April 24
OhioMHAS will host the next quarterly Data Forum on April 24 from 3:00-4:15 p.m. The purpose of the Data Forums is to: highlight new data resources, share information about current and upcoming data projects; facilitate opportunities for peer-to-peer learning; demonstrate how data can be used in the daily practice of ADAMH Boards and Behavioral Health providers; and discuss local needs related to data and data infrastructure.
The Data Forum series will convene on a quarterly basis to provide a venue for sharing timely and useful best practices, examples, and resources for ADAMH Boards and behavioral health providers that may be implementing or updating their own data systems and data analytic capabilities.
AGENDA:
- Peer-to-Peer Learning – Lessons Learned in Utilizing Local Data from Suicide Fatality Review Committee, Dallas Allen, Franklin County Coroner’s Office
- Peer-to-Peer Learning – Data Sharing and Analysis of Local Behavioral Health Hospital Data, Dr. Anju Mader, MD, Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery
- New Data Product – Annual Data Brief
- Update – Data Modernization Project
Questions? Email QPRAdmin@mha.ohio.gov.
Unmute the Uncomfortable — April 26 and May 9
Coleman Health Services will present Unmute the Uncomfortable: A Symposium on Racial Equity, Mental Health Awareness, Suicide Prevention on April 26 (Trumbull and Mahoning counties) from 8:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m. at the Eastwood Event Center in Niles and again on May 9 (Summit, Portage. Stark counties) at House Three Thirty in Akron from 7:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Click the links above for more information and to register. Questions? Email Steve Bossart at Steve.bossart@colemanservices.org.
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2024 Drs. Fred and Penny Frese Lecture Series — May 23
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Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) has announced Nathan Shuherk, schizophrenia advocate and social media influencer, as the featured speaker for the 2024 Drs. Fred and Penny Frese Lecture series on May 23. The lecture will take place in-person at Watanakunakorn Auditorium on the campus of Northeast Ohio Medical University and via Zoom. |
A Trauma-Informed Approach for Ohio - April 25
The Ohio Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention and Promotion will host its next Prevention Exchange virtual forum on April 25 from 1:00-2:00 p.m. This discussion will explore the impact of trauma, the unique needs of those who have experienced trauma, and how systems across the state can provide support. Questions? Email PreventionCOE@ohio.gov.
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SAMHSA Announces "Words Matter Wednesdays" Webinar Series
Throughout the month of May, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will host Words Matter Wednesdays: A Series on Advancing Equity Through Language. The webinar series will explore equitable terminology that promotes social justice for populations where language has often been used to shame individuals, patronize, enforce prejudice, or limit visibility. Each session will provide updated language that helps advance equity within their population of focus. SAMHSA encourage behavioral health professionals and those who interact with or write about these populations, including those leading other Centers of Excellence, Technology Transfer Centers, and others administering programs aimed at increasing assess to mental health care, to attend. Click the button below for more information, including training dates, topics, and registration.
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