NETWORK OVERVIEW
Mission: To be Ohio's statewide coordinating hub on older adults' mental health and substance abuse issues and informational needs.
The Older Ohioans Behavioral Health Network was created in December 2005 following the first Older Ohioans Behavioral Health Policy Institute. Its role is to provide leadership for this multi-disciplinary effort to positively impact the behavioral health of older Ohioans.
Policy Institute participants created an initial roadmap for the Network by reaching consensus on 10 priorities for Ohio.
A Statewide Steering Committee has been created to provide guidance to the Network. Its charter defines its role more fully. Three subcommittees have also been formed to help carry out the work: Collaboration, PR/Communication and Data.
One early initiative of the Older Ohioans Behavioral Health Network, has been a series of mini-grants to each of Ohio's 12 Area Agencies on Aging (AAA) to building collaborative relationships among local partners.
The Round Four Mini-Grant Summary provides information from each of the Area Agencies on Aging/ADAMH Board involved.
