Advocacy

Ohio's Voice on Mental Illness

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Resources 

128th Legislative Status Sheet – This sheet identifies key pieces of legislation that are currently pending in the Ohio General Assembly.

Advocacy Curriculum for Everyone (ACE) – This guide to Ohio’s mental health system was developed by consumers for consumers.

Advocacy Curriculum for Everyone (ACE) – This guide was developed to help consumers understand the grievance process in Ohio’s Public Mental Health System. 

Estimated Cost of Prior Authorization in Ohio – This report, which was commissioned by NAMI Ohio, looks at the cost of requiring prior authorization for certain psychotropic drugs for patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other forms of serious mental illness.

Working with Children Services – A Guide for Parents:  A new easy to read guide is now available to help parents understand what happens when Children Services gets a report that a child is not safe.

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. 

NAMI Ohio Position Statement on Assisted Outpatient Treatment - On December 1, NAMI Ohio’s Board of Directors adopted a position statement on Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT). In essence, it states that NAMI Ohio supports H.B. 299 sponsored by Representative Tom Patton (R-Strongsville) which establishes AOT provided that the bill is adequately funded, does not diminish services for others being served in the mental health system, and protects the rights of those it is designed to help. A list of recommended changes is included in the position statement which we believe will address these concerns and improve the overall bill. To view a copy, click here: NAMI Ohio Position Statement on AOT.

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.

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 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 Physicians 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

NIMH Outreach Partnership Program

National Institute on Drug Abuse

National Institutes of Health Clinical Trials


Housing Resources

Available housing units Ohio                     

Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio               

Corporation for Supportive Housing      

Dataplace                                                           

Ohio Capital Corp for Housing                    

Ohio Department of Development         

Ohio Housing Finance Agency                   

Ohio Housing Locator                                    

Technical Assistance Collaborative            

U. S. Dept of Housing and Urban Development     


Rx Assistance Websites

http://www.access2wellness.com/a2w/patient-welcome.html

http://www.myrxadvocate.com/?gclid=CPi8oKufnJwCFZJM5QodeXEJeg

http://www.pparx.org/

http://www.rxassist.org/

http://www.needymeds.org/

http://www.freemedicinerevolution.com/

http://www.astrazeneca-us.com/help-affording-your-medicines/

http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/treatment-and-care/health-insurance-options/65-and-older/prescription-assistance.html

http://www.scbn.org/

http://www.merck.com/merckhelps/

http://www.rxforohio.org/ 

http://www.pfizerhelpfulanswers.com/pages/misc/Default.aspx

http://www.prescriptionhope.com/

https://ssl4.benefitscheckup.org/before_you_start.cfm?subset_id=39

http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Support/TipsandResources/Medical_Benefit_Program/

GlaskoSmithKline -       


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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NAMI Ohio

State Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

747 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43205
Tel:  614-224-2700
FAX: 614-224-5400
1-800-686-AMIO
614-224-1498 (TTY)
866-924-1478 (toll free TTY)
amiohio@amiohio.org
Terry Russell, Ex.Dir.

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