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Advocacy Alert! – We need your help!

Advocacy Alert! – We need your help!

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)...

ORH Substance Use Disorder 101 Training

ORH Substance Use Disorder 101 Training

ORH Substance Use Disorder 101 All Day Online Training June 12th   Training will cover the following topics. 1.     What is Substance Use Disorder and how does it impact a person 2.     Signs and symptoms of SUD and how to recognize them 3.     Pathways to recovery...

A Call for Help: NAMI Ohio Answered

A Call for Help: NAMI Ohio Answered

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,...

Celebrating Life

Celebrating Life

Written & Submitted By: Danei Edelen Nothing says spring like the feeling of fresh air blowing through our house on a warm spring day like the afternoon after the Georgetown Community Day at Georgetown Elementary. After two years of isolation, I think everyone was...

ORH Substance Use Disorder 101 Training

Training for Housing Providers

The Ohio Adult Care Facility Association (OACFA) has taken over the scheduling, registration and facilitation of trainings for Residential Facility Class 2 and Class 3 providers relevant to working with persons with a behavioral health disorder. There will not be any...

In the News

In the News

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 

The Daunting Mental Health Impact of COVID

The Daunting Mental Health Impact of COVID

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....

A Great Loss

A Great Loss

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 Submits 988 Emergency Mental Health Line Plan

Ohio Submits 988 Emergency Mental Health Line Plan

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...

Advocate Spotlight

Advocate Spotlight

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...

Amazon Donates $10k to Support Mental Illness

Amazon Donates $10k to Support Mental Illness

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...

Mental Illness in the News

Mental Illness in the News

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...

Help with a Special Holiday Gift – Donate Today

Help with a Special Holiday Gift – Donate Today

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...

Monthly Update: What’s Going on at NAMI Ohio?

Monthly Update: What’s Going on at NAMI Ohio?

In this months newsletter: Giving Tuesday - A global day of generosity. How to get involved. REIMAGINE: A Week of Action to Reimagine Our National Response to People in Crisis What's Going on at NAMI Ohio? Upcoming Trainings and Events New ED at NAMI Southwest Ohio...

Together for Mental Health: A family’s journey

Together for Mental Health: A family’s journey

As #MIAW 2021 comes to a close, we want to share with you a story from one of our NAMI Ohio families. The Heck's have been able to find purpose in the pain of losing their daughter with the creation of the organization 33 Forever, Inc.  The effects of mental illness...