Congregational Tool-kit

-Resources for LSS Member Congregations-

Mental Health

• Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health (ADAMH) – 45 ADAMH Boards across Ohio are structured to plan, develop, fund, manage, and evaluate community-based mental health & substance abuse services & ensure that these services are available to those who need them, regardless of their ability to pay. This web site has a directory of the county offices           614-224-1111              http://www.oacbha.org/about_us/directory.html
• Center of Vocational Alternatives – employment assistance, vocational rehabilitation & support to people in Central Ohio affected by mental health issues                        614-294-7117              www.cova.org
• Community Mental Health and Recovery Board (CMHRB) – provides quality, cost effective services, including a crisis hotline, crisis intervention, education, prevention, vocational & employment services, suicide prevention, family & individual counseling, case management & support services for residents of Licking and Knox Counties           740-522-1234; 24-hour Hotline: 1-800-544-1601 http://www.lickingknoxcmhrb.org/index.cfm
• Lutheran Network on Mental Illness/Brain Disorders – a joint program of the ELCA & LCMS to assist faith communities to work effectively with persons with mental illness & their families, to educate about mental illness & to combat stigma; offers a newsletter, activity suggestions & other resources              ELCA: 800-638-3522 ext.2692        LCMS: 800-248-1930 ext.1380, 81              http://www.elca.org/disability/mentalillness/
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) – education, information, advocacy for improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families                703-524-7600              www.nami.org
• New Horizons Youth and Family Center – offering comprehensive Mental Health Care for Fairfield County residents by providing crisis intervention, case management, diagnostic assessment, psychological evaluation, counseling, & mental health intervention services       740-687-0835                       Crisis Intervention: 740-687-8255    http://www.nhyfc.com/index.htm
• Pathways to Promise – an interfaith non-profit organization dedicated to ministry with persons with mental illness or brain disorders, offering technical assistance, liturgical & educational materials & other resources               314-877-6489             http://www.pathways2promise.org
• Pickerington Area Counseling Service – offering comprehensive Mental Health Care for Fairfield County residents by providing crisis intervention, case management, diagnostic assessment, psychological evaluation, counseling, & mental health intervention services 614-834-1919   Crisis Intervention: 740-687-8255 http://www.pickareacounseling.com/index.htm
• Six County Inc. – counseling, housing & treatment services, employee assistance, sheltered employment, intensive outpatient & residential services for Coshocton –
  740-622-3404, Guernsey – 740-439-4428, Morgan – 740-962-5204, Muskingum – 740-454-9766, Noble – 740-732-5233, & Perry – 740-342-5154 counties www.sixcounty.org
• Southeast, Inc. – recovery & mental health care services in Franklin, Tuscarawas and Carroll counties                          614-225-0990             http://www.southeastinc.com/
• St. Vincent Family Centers – provides specialized pediatric behavioral health care, resources & support for children ages 0-18 with severe emotional & behavioral problems & their families              614-252-0731             http://www.svfc.org/learn.php