2021 NAMI Ohio Annual Meeting focused on person-centered mental health and stories of lived experience.
NOTE: The recording of the annual meeting will be posted on the NAMI Ohio YouTube Page on April 23, 2021. Chris Wierman opened the National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio’s annual conference and advocacy day with a deeply personal story of her son’s recent...
Call to Mind Live: Preventing Teen Suicide in a Pandemic of Isolation
Many teens are still cut off from valuable connections since the pandemic shut down schools. Friends and teachers are less available. Remote learning has shifted reality pausing clubs, sports and extracurricular activities that gave so many teens added purpose and...
Open Letter to Ohio’s Congressional Delegation Concerning Rule Change in the Six Protected Classes of Medicare Part D
March 3, 2021 Open Letter to Ohio’s Congressional Delegation Concerning Rule Change in the Six Protected Classes of Medicare Part D The organizations undersigned on this letter advocate for Ohioans with critical needs for medication. Our patients must have dependable,...
Pandemic focuses funding on mental health, but advocates say more is needed: Coping through COVID
View article on Cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s budget recommendations increase funding for mental health and addiction treatment services that have been vital throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposals have garnered the support of...
2022/2023 State Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 8, 2021 Contact: Luke Russell, 614-224-2700 Luke@namiohio.org The National Alliance on Mental Illness for Ohio commends Governor DeWine’s 2022/2023 State Budget for the focus on those with serious behavioral health needs. The dollars...
On Inauguration Day, NAMI Calls for Addressing Mental Health: the Silent Epidemic within the Pandemic
Jan 20, 2021 https://nami.org/Press-Media/Press-Releases/2021/On-Inauguration-Day-NAMI-Calls-for-Addressing-Mental-Health-the-Silent-Epidemic-within-the-Pandemi Arlington, Va. — As the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization, the National...
NAMI Athens Recognizes Local Schools
Written by: Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio It turned out 2020 was a banner year for Athens County schools.While the COVID-19 pandemic seriously affected all students and teachers, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Athens affiliate wanted to recognize the strength and...
We Won’t Let Suicide Win
Written by: Alan Johnson It was after 3 a.m. when Donna Heck got the call she had been dreading for years, but somehow expecting. Good news rarely comes in the middle of the night. “This is it,” she said solemnly to her husband, Jeff. Something bad had happened to...
Stepping Up Initiative
Mental illness affects 30 percent of all inmates in Ohio jails, triggering a growing public health crisis and avalanche of unnecessary costs to taxpayers. Stepping Up, a state and national collaborative effort led here by former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Evelyn...
NAMI Ohio’s Social Justice Statement
NAMI Ohio, “the state’s voice on mental illness” is governed by a 28-member board of directors. There are six members from four different regions of the state; three At-Large members and a Consumer Council representative. This is a very diverse group of members...
A New Number for Mental Health Emergencies
A new three-digit number - 988 – to call when people are experiencing mental health emergencies has been signed into law by President Trump. The 988 number IS NOT expected to be operational until July 2022. It will join 911, the well-known, nationally used number for...
CSU NAMI on Campus Virtual Walk Donation Match
NAMI Ohio will match any donation dollar-for-dollar up to $5,000. Mental Health disparities disproportionately affect the African American community. With stigma and suicide rates on the rise, Central State University (CSU), a historically black college in southern...
Hope Haney Receives Eagle Award
As a child, Hope Haney loved watching The Lone Ranger show on television. Later, she became a fan of the Green Hornet and Batman. Haney eventually realized her TV heroes had one thing in common: they all fought for justice. Haney’s three-decades of being a champion...
COVID-19 & Managing Stress
Pandemics can be stressful The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public...
Nationwide Children’s Hospital Recruitment – Open Positions
Nationwide Children's Hospital is currently recruiting for staff RN positions to work in the Behavioral Health Pavilion. Click on the links below to read job descriptions and information on how to apply. Staff RN - Nursing BH8A Adolescent Unit...
National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio Commends Governor DeWine for Expanding Telehealth
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 17, 2020National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio Commends Governor DeWine for Expanding Telehealth In Response to COVID-19 Crisis, NAMI Ohio appreciates increased access to behavioral health providers as the demand for crisis...
The Epidemic within the Pandemic
Co-Authored by Steve Martenet, President, Anthem BCBS in Ohio and Jack Sherman, President of NAMI Ohio As we’ve flattened the COVID-19 curve in Ohio, we’ve seen disturbing spikes in suicide, depression, substance use disorder, anxiety and other...
YouthMOVE Ohio Zoom Peer Groups
YouthMOVE Ohio will be hosting weekly Zoom Peer Groups every Sunday and Thursday evening through AugustMeeting Schedule:Sundays's at 7:30pm EST starting June 21st through August 30thJoin Sunday Zoom Meeting through Website or App:...
Weekly Parent Zoom Meetings
NAMI Ohio PAC will be hosting a weekly Parent Zoom meeting every Wednesday form 12:00 pm-12:45 pm. This will be an opportunity to hear the presenter, have a Q & A with the speaker(s), and connect with other parents.The link for the week's meeting will...
NAMI Lake County, OH has an immediate opening for a School Outreach Coordinator
NAMI Lake County, located in Painesville, is seeking applications for a School Outreach Coordinator. See job description and application requirements below. School Outreach Coordinator Position specifics:Part-time, non-exempt, hourly position with flexible...
The passing of YouthMOVE State Youth Council Alumni and NAMI advocate Jerrone McAdoo
It is with great sadness that NAMI and YouthMOVE Ohio announces the passing of YouthMOVE State Youth Council Alumni and NAMI advocate Jerrone McAdoo on June 4, 2020.Jerrone lost his battle with sickle cell anemia at just 27-years-old.Jerrone was born in...
Thanking our Mental Health Heroes!
These days we hear a lot about the selflessness of nurses, doctors and health care aides on the front line of the COVID crisis. They are, in a very clear and real sense, risking their own health to provide much needed care to those suffering with this...
Meet Our Newest NAMI Ohio Intern, Danielle!
Hello, my name is Danielle Smart, and I am very excited to be working with NAMI Ohio as an intern to complete my master’s of social work at The Ohio State University. I received my bachelor's of social work, with a minor in women’s, gender, and sexuality...
Purchase Face Mask and Receive NAMI Membership
NAMI Franklin County is currently selling embroidered face masks for $10 and each purchase includes a NAMI membership. The face masks are available in three different colors and two sizes. Contact Laurita at NAMI Franklin County for more...
Thank You for Supporting Individuals Living on Ohio ACF’s!
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio and the Ohio Adult Care Facilities Association want to thank individual and community donors for their generosity during the COVID-19 pandemic by providing more than $350,000 used to purchase critical supplies for...