News & Updates
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
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...
NAMI Ohio Thanks Governor DeWine for Continued Commitment to Ohioans Impacted by Mental Illness
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...
The Mean Disease
Written by Alan Johnson, NAMI Ohio Mental illness is a mean disease. It can come unexpectedly, hide in plain sight, and cause unbearable grief. Kristin Jonsson knows that grief first-hand. She has suffered every day of the two years since Kristine, her smart, kind,...
2023 Family Peer Support Training Dates
2023 & 2024 Training Dates October 16th - 18th and October 25th- 26th - Hamilton County December 1st - 3rd and December 9th -10th - Virtual 2024 January 8th-10th and 17th-18th - Virtual
CURRENT NAMI OHIO BOARD CHAIR, JOYCE A. CAMPBELL ELECTED PRESIDENT OF THE NAMI NATIONAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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...
Video Recordings Now Available from the 2022 Annual Meeting & Conference
Click Here to Re-Watch the Sessions from Friday and Saturday Afternoon
The Ohio Children’s Initiative CANS Information Technology (IT) System has launched for use across Ohio’s child-serving systems
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...
Parent Advocacy Connection Informational Session RFA Opportunity
The Parent Advocacy Connection (PAC) Program is seeking organizations for SFY2023 (July 1,2022-June 30, 2023) to host PAC Parent Advocates and implement the PAC Program within an assigned region. Please join us on May 3rd at 10:00 AM (ET) on Zoom to learn more about...