Ohio Department of Behavioral Health

Celebrating our next chapter! With a new name and a renewed promise to support the mental health and wellbeing of all Ohioans. Discover how we're working to help everyone be well, get well, and stay well at DBH.Ohio.Gov.

Here is an update from Cincinnati, where in collaboration with our partners from the @OhioDBH, we are making improvements to the Summit Behavioral Healthcare facility. New furniture is being placed in patient areas and privacy partitions are being added to patient rooms.

MRSS responders specialize in behavioral health crises. By focusing on offering crisis counseling and emotional de-escalation, not punishment, MRSS responders help avoid ER visits and police involvement. Help us spread the word! Anyone in Ohio can now call 988 and ask for MRSS.

MRSS responders are trained in youth mental and emotional health and focus on calming and supporting, not punishment. If you have a youth in crisis, call 988 and ask for MRSS.

Yesterday, @OhioDBH Interim Director Tia Marcel Moretti and I participated in a fireside chat during Daybreak's 50th Anniversary Champions for Youth Luncheon in Dayton. Daybreak provides essential services, support, and resources for homeless youth and young adults in the Miami Valley.

MRSS ensures that no family has to deal with a mental health crisis alone. Responders calm the crisis and provide prevention resources and skill-building so that youth and their parents have the support they need.

Self-care isn’t spooky. This Halloween, remember: you don’t need to wear a mask to hide how you’re feeling.

If it feels like a crisis, MRSS is here to help. Anyone aged 20 or under experiencing a behavioral health crisis or emotional distress can call MRSS and a trained responder will come to the youth where they are — at home, school, or any other safe place.

Substance use disorders affect people from all walks of life. Prevention can stop problems before they start. Find help: bit.ly/4cIHuEF #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth #PreventionMonth #MyPreventionStory

Emotions can be unruly, as children learn in this funny, conversation-starting book. Part of @dollyslibrary collection of age-appropriate books with themes and concepts becoming more complex as kids get older. Sign your 5 and under kid up at OhioImaginationLibrary.org

Early prevention is critical. Visit: samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth #PreventionMonth #MyPreventionStory

If you have a youth in crisis, call 988 and ask for MRSS. When you need us, we'll be there.

Prevention works by strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors ― at multiple levels. Visit: samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth #PreventionMonth #MyPreventionStory

Take a look inside your medicine cabinet and make a difference! If you have medications you no longer need, haven't used, or that have expired, bring them to a nearby #TakeBackDay collection site 10 am - 2 pm Saturday, October 25th. Get all the details at DEATakeBack.com.

With Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS) now operating statewide, every family in Ohio has access to compassionate crisis care designed to keep youth safe at home, in school, and in their community.

Prevention works by strengthening protective factors and reducing risk factors ― in individuals, families, schools, communities, society. Visit: samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth #PreventionMonth

Embracing a new name and an even stronger commitment to the mental health and wellbeing of Ohioans! Learn more about our mission to help everyone thrive at DBH.Ohio.Gov.

Your voice has power. Share your #MyPreventionStory during #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth: samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #PreventionMonth

Prevention helps us get ahead of challenges. So that individuals, families, and communities can be healthy and thrive. Visit: samhsa.gov/about/digital-… #SubstanceUseAndMisusePreventionMonth #PreventionMonth #MyPreventionStory

Take the #NAMI10for10 Challenge this #WorldMentalHealthDay! 💚 Whether it's texting a friend, calling a loved one, or inviting someone to a NAMI Support Group (nami.org/SupportGroups), every act of kindness makes a difference. 🌟 #MentalHealthMatters

Staff celebrate the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health’s birthday! 🎂 Thank you to the staff, partners, and the communities we serve and who have been part of our journey. Here’s to making an impact, supporting Ohioans, and having a little fun along the way. 💚