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Governor Bob Taft announced in October that Ohio will has been awarded more than 14 million dollars by SAMHSA, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Organization; www.mentalhealth.samhsa.gov.  Ohio’s goal is to transform the quality of health for their mentally ill citizens.  With Governor Taft’s and SAMHSA’s help Cleveland and the rest of the state of Ohio will be able to start filling in any holes in their system and be sure they are reaching out to all of their mentally ill citizens and making all their services available to the entire community.  This will hopefully allow every patient in Cleveland have the opportunity to seek mental health care.

The mental health of our children is one of the first priorities the Governor has in improving Cleveland mental health.  Aside from the wide known Head Start program, the state wants to make sure they are observing students for red flags of any mental illness or problems emotionally early in the classroom.   The idea is prevention, intervention, and treatment early on with the main goal to always keep a child keep placed in their home as long as he or she is safe.  With Governor Taft’s awareness and prevention program he wants every child to succeed whether it be in a traditional school setting or in one of Cleveland’s alternative schools.

One program in place, up and operating is the Ohio Advocates for Mental Health.  This group educated the community and officials.  They help bring changes through advocacy, leadership, and education.  The Cleveland mental health community can reach at oamh@ohioadvocates.com.   In 1988 when the hospitals downsized, Ohio implemented a staff of qualified personnel to treat the mentally ill in their Community Support Networks throughout the County.    Cleveland Mental Health has multiple hotlines from a variety of independent centers.  If you or a family member suffers from a mental illness it is important you know what the resources are in your community.  The following are just a few of the resources available:

The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, NAMI.  NAMI provides education and resources for all types of mental illness.  NAMI can refer patients and their family members to support groups in your area and also help you find valuable resources for medical and legal information.  Cleveland mental health has local NAMI chapters and they can be reached at: