State, local, and NAMI Ohio officials helped break ground on Oct. 3 for the Fred Frese Residential Step-Down Center in Northfield, Ohio. When it opens in the fall of 2025, the Frese Center will be the third residential facility in the state for people leaving state...

Informational Session Announcement  Thanks to the generous support of the Ohio Department of Development Housing Trust Fund, NAMI Ohio and the Ohio Adult Care Facilities Association is excited to announce its 2024 Housing Institute for the development of Residential...

NAMI Ohio FPS Professional Network:        NAMI Ohio FPS Professional Network: New Pax Tools for Family Peer Supporters October 25, 2024  12 pm-1:30   PaxTools for Family Peer Supporters is an educational session designed to equip Family Peer Supporters with...

I hope everyone is off to a great 2024. Each New Year is an opportunity to evaluate, reassess, and commit our time and energy to the grow and make this world a better place. Being on the fiscal year calendar of July 1 – June 30, it is easier at NAMI Ohio to do this in...

BY: MARTY SCHLADEN - FEBRUARY 8, 2024 https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2024/02/08/white-house-takes-a-stab-at-lowering-drug-prices-but-ignores-a-big-piece-of-the-puzzle/ The Biden White House continues to promote its effort to lower prescription drug prices by going...

Download the latest newsletter from the Ohio Adult Care Facilities Association. This edition is jam-packed with lots of great information and updates, you don't want to miss it! CLICK HERE

NAMI Ohio Call to Action - Ohio House Budget a Disaster for Mental Health Governor DeWine’s Budget made great strides in the funding of much needed mental health services. It is our understanding that the amended House version of the Budget Bill for FY 24-25 (HB 33)...

COLUMBUS, OH: Gov. Mike DeWine outlined broad improvements to the mental health system in his State of the State speech, vowing to bring Ohioans with mental illness out of the shadows. “NAMI Ohio will be working with Governor DeWine and the General Assembly to develop...

Mary’s sister had been in a Columbus psychiatric hospital for two weeks this past summer, and despite daily calls to the hospital, Mary had been unable to reach the hospital treatment staff. Not once. In two weeks. As days passed, Mary, who lives in Marietta, Ohio,...

COLUMBUS, OH: Vowing to remedy “unfinished business” from decades ago when thousands of people were released from psychiatric hospitals without adequate treatment, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced a plan to greatly expand community services for those with mental...

COLUMBUS,OH: NAMI Ohio congratulates Judge Joyce A. Campbell for her election as President of the National NAMI Board of Directors. Judge Campbell’s election was announced Saturday at the conclusion of the NAMI National Conference. She was previously first vice...

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The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) is pleased to announce that on May 2, the Ohio Children’s Initiative Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) Information Technology (IT) System will launch for use across Ohio’s child-serving systems. We are writing to...

NAMI Ohio Executive Director Terry Russell was recently interviewed by NBC4 about his career and dedication to those living with mental illness and their families. Click here to read the feature 

NAMI Ohio Executive Director Terry Russell was humbled to be recognized for his contribution to those living with mental illness and their families by Governor DeWine during today's State of the State Address. More important than the recognition was Governor DeWine's...

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio, the state’s voice on mental illness, and one of the largest statewide mental health advocacy organizations in the country, thanks Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur for her work to secure funding to build the second mental...

KIDS ARE ESPECIALLY HARD HIT Written by Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio Kristan Runyan expected the break from in-person teaching due to the COVID19 pandemic would be short-lived when she gathered up her supplies and left Tecumseh Middle School in Clark County in March 2020....

Yesterday, the NAMI family lost a real champion. Lisa Marie Griffin has been a special advocate for NAMI Ohio, NAMI Greater Cleveland, NAMI Summit County, and other NAMI Ohio affiliates for the past 20 years. Terry Russell, Executive Director of NAMI Ohio, befriended...

Ohio officials have submitted a plan to the federal government to implement a statewide “988” National Suicide Prevention Lifeline by July 22 this year. The new system “is designed to better connect crisis care services with individuals and families experiencing a...

Meet NAMI Ohio Board Member, Valerie Walker From the time she was a child, Valerie Walker liked taking care of those in need, especially children. She learned it from her mother, Vellier, who was active in church outreach, and her father, Herbert, who volunteered with...

The local Amazon office in central Ohio has selected NAMI Ohio as a recipient of a $10,000 donation as part of their commitment to support non-profit organizations. Local Amazon General Manager Wayne Bateman and Assistant General Manager Jennifer Schrum presented the...

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The Columbus Dispatch, November 4, 2021 Death at Gahanna mental health facility raises questions about owners, state oversight Read the article on The Columbus Dispatch website or download here  What a tragic story. The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio...

Dear Friend, NAMI Ohio has worked for years to increase the quality of housing for those with severe and persistent mental illness.  We started the Ohio Adult Care Facilities Association over 20 years ago to advocate for the approximately 5,000 residents who live in...