09/10/2019

ODI appeal process recovers millions on health insurance claims

More than $21 million in previously denied health care benefits and services to Ohioans has been recovered through an appeals process started by the Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) nearly two decades ago.

09/10/2019

CDC awards Ohio $56 million to address drug addiction crisis

On September 4, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that Ohio will get $55.8 million in grants to fight the drug epidemic – part of $1.8 billion that the Centers for Disease Control and the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration awarded across the nation.

09/10/2019

ODH reports that Ohio overdose death rates dropped 22% in 2018

Fatal drug overdoses dropped more than 22% in Ohio last year, the first decline since 2009 and a sign that the state may be turning the corner on the decade-old drug epidemic. County coroners reported 3,764 accidental drug deaths in 2018, 1,090 fewer than the previous year’s record high of 4,854, according to preliminary data on unintentional drug deaths reported to the Ohio Department of Health (ODH).

08/27/2019

MHA Franklin County 2019 Children’s Mental Health Conference – Oct. 2

Mental Health America of Franklin County will host its 2019 Children’s Mental Health Conference, “Working with Youth and Young Adults Who Experience Bipolar Disorder or Psychosis,” on Oct. 2 in Columbus.

08/22/2019

First responders get help after Dayton's Oregon District shooting

The Dayton Daily News reports "It took Dayton police just 32 seconds to stop the mass shooter who opened fire in the Oregon District. Sixteen days later, mental health experts continue to give the officers and other city workers who rushed to the scene the help they need now." Read More