Advocacy in Action: NAMI Brown County
Written By: Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio Contract Writer Danei Edelen was a nervous wreck the day she was to return to work after having a mental health crisis that required hospitalization. “I was so scared. I laid out all my clothes and took a shower the night before to...
Finding Hope in Recovery
Written By: Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio Contract Writer The voices in his head and hallucinations had haunted Wesley Walker incessantly for months by the time he found himself on the fifth floor of a parking garage. The date was Jan. 3, 2013. Suffering from chronic...
Meet the New OSPF Director – Tony Coder
*Interview & Article by: Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio Contract Writer Tony Coder, the new executive director of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation, says it’s time to bring the epidemic of suicides out into the open. “These are all good people. They’re not wrecked...
Register for NAMI Ohio Advocacy Day – May 15th
Join NAMI Ohio on Wednesday, May 15, for the 2019 Legislative Advocacy Day. Enjoy lunch in the Ohio Statehouse Atrium and hear inspirational speakers. Following lunch, you will have the opportunity to visit with your Senators and Representatives. Meeting one on one...
RecoveryOhio Advisory Council
NAMI Ohio Executive Director Terry Russell appointed to the RecoveryOhio Advisory Council. Click here to read the full story
Eric McKee: A Story of Inspiration
Click here to read Eric Mckee's story
Interview with Director Lori Criss
Click here to read an interview with Lori Criss Director, Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services
NIMH Outreach Partnership Program – February Update
Click here to read the February Update
Suicide Rates Jump
According to a recent article in the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio’s suicide rate rose by 36 percent from 1999 to 2016.
NIMH Outreach Update
The Outreach Partnership Program is a nationwide outreach initiative of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) that enlists state and national organizations in a partnership to increase the public’s access to science-based mental health information.
OSPF Partnership
The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Ohio (NAMI Ohio) and the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF) are happy to announce that they have entered into a management agreement.
Chris’s Story
If you suggest to Chris Tigner that he’s a mental health success story, he’s more likely to tell you he’s a work in progress.