What We Do

The Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH) engages in a variety of activities aimed at establishing mental health as a cornerstone of health in Ohio and ensuring that quality mental health care is available to all Ohioans at all stages of life. Our responsibilities can be divided into four major functions:

Provide

• Treatment in state hospitals to people with mental illness, including those who are involved with the criminal justice system
• Training, technical assistance and resource linkages in the areas of:
  • Prevention
  • Promoting mental health
  • Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) and Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT)
  • Emergency preparedness
  • Mental health and older adults
  • Planning and implementing capital projects
  • Ensuring compliance with federal and state requirements including licensure and certification and Medicaid
• Certain goods and services, including warehouse and pharmacy, to ODMH facilities as well as other state agencies and organizations
  • Includes grocery products, paper products, forms, drugs, etc.

Protect and Monitor

• Protect the rights of people receiving mental health services
• Monitor the quality and effectiveness of mental health services provided in community and inpatient settings
• Monitor funding allocations and grants
  • Distribute funds and operate a community mental health information system to support the delivery and monitoring of community mental health services

Promote

• The rights of people receiving mental health services
• Research
• Prevention
• Emergency preparedness
• Mental health in general
• Trauma-informed care
• Community-based supports including consumer employment, consumer benefits and housing

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