Advocacy

Ohio's Voice on Mental Illness
State affiliate of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness

Resources/Links

Resources 

NAMI Info and Fact Sheets by Illness – Click here for a list of fact sheets which can be used to educate people about severe and persistent mental illnesses.  The information in these fact sheets comes from mental healthcare providers, advocates, and researchers.

NAMI Fact Sheets for Youth about Mental Illness – These are additional brochures and fact sheets designed with children and youth in mind.

NAMI Housing Toolkit  - This toolkit includes information to help the public mental health community meet the housing needs of people with mental illness. 

The Guide to Local Service Coordination for Families  
- This guide provides information regarding services from multiple agencies for children and their families.  This resource provides comprehensive and helpful information for families overwhelmed by multiple child-serving agencies.

Discover the Researcher in You: A Guide to Understanding & Using Research. This booklet, which was developed by the Ohio Department of Mental Health, is intended as a self-help guide to enhance understanding and use of mental health research and was designed for those who know nothing or very little about research.

Children's Rights: The Rights of Children and Their Families Who Need or Are Receiving Community Services -  This guide provides useful information about the rights of children in Ohio's major child-serving governmental service systems - mental health, substance abuse and addiction treatment, education, child welfare, MRDD, and juvenile court's unruly and delinquent youth services. The intent of the Children's Rights guide is to clarify the role of parents, guardians, and custodians and help them better understand their rights and their child's rights so they can advocate for these rights.

The Mentally Ill and the Criminal Justice System: A Review of Programs – This publication provides an innovative diversion programs for offenders with mental illness.

Advocacy Handbook - This handbook was designed to assist advocates in dealing with the issue of overrepresentation of people with mental illness in the criminal justice system.

TO LIFT THE BURDEN: Reducing the Costs of Untreated Mental Illness in Ohio
While Improving Care – This publication lays out several recommendations for closing the gaps and decreasing the costs of untreated mental illness.

Poster – This Poster/Handout is from the Peter D. Beale Memorial Suicide Prevention Fund

NAMI Ohio Guardianship Initiative Toolkit – This toolkit outlines the steps to secure guardianship for your loved one with mental illness.

Report From the President’s Freedom Commission on Mental Health – This report represents the first comprehensive study of the nation's public and private mental health service delivery systems in nearly 25 years.


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Links

National Organizations:

NAMI National

National Institute of Mental Health 

Mental Health America


Statewide Organizations:

Mental Health America Franklin  County

Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence

Ohio Advocates for Mental Health

Ohio Association of Child Caring Agencies

Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities

Ohio Association for Infant Mental Health 

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment

Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers

Ohio  Psychiatric  Association

Ohio Psychological Association

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State Departments:

Ohio Department of Aging

Ohio Department of Alcohol & Drug Addiction Services

Ohio Department of Job & Family Services

Ohio Department of Mental Health

Ohio Department of Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Ohio Department of Youth Services

Ohio Legal Rights Service

Ohio House of Representatives

Rehabilitation Services Commission

Ohio Senate

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Federal Departments:

SAMHSA

THOMAS (Federal Bill Search)

Medicare Information


Medication Resources:

Low or No Cost Medication (Pharma site)

Ohio Health  Advocacy Network: prescription medication assistance

www.freemedsandsolutions.com


Other Resources:

Adult Guardianship Services

Adult Recovery Network of Ohio

Anderson's OnLine Documentation

Ebased Prevention

Mental Health Journal

OHIMA Job Bank Network

Ohio Works

OPEN MINDS

State Health Facts Online

National Empowerment Center

National Mental Health Consumer Self-help Clearinghouse

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