County's drug, mental-health board updates CAC
ThisWeek Community NewspapersMar 08, 2018
First things first,
The CEO of the Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health
Instead, Royer said, he likes to make the rounds of area commissions at times when the levy that funds the county agency is not up for renewal to offer insight into the duties and responsibilities of ADAMH when it comes to serving people with mental illnesses and addictions.
"We run it like a small HMO," Royer said.
Under the statute that brought county mental health boards into existence, the agencies are prohibited from providing any direct services, he said. These are provided by organizations that enter into contracts with ADAMH. Included in this list of 31 service providers is the
Almost 80 percent of the funding for ADAMH comes from the 2.2-mill levy that comes up for renewal every five years, he said.
"We try to make sure we get as many dollars out of there as possible," Royer said.
ADAMH is governed by an 18-member volunteer board, 10 of whom are appointed by Franklin County commissioners. The other eight, Royer said, are named by the state director of mental health and addiction services.
The law that governs these county boards is "unique," Royer said, in that members of the governing organization must include people with "severe and persistent mental illness," recovering addicts and family members of both groups.
A year ago, Royer said, Mayor
"It's an ongoing effort," he said.
Those efforts include the creation, in the emergency room of a defunct hospital on
Commission members also heard a brief presentation from Dr.
Pierce, who was introduced at the meeting by interim neighborhood liaison
Once the results of the survey are evaluated, Pierce said WORTH would conduct a retreat for area commission members to discuss how they can share resources and create partnerships with one another.
"We understand we need to start cultivating leadership in our community," Pierce said.
"You've done your homework," she told Pierce.
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