Ohio's Strategic Advisory Committee

Transformation within the ODMH-funded mental health system will be guided by the Strategic Advisory Committee, a diverse group of mental health system representatives. The committee includes:

National Alliance on Mental Illness Ohio
James Mauro

Ohio Advocates for Mental Health
Doug DeVoe
Thelma Rist

Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities
Cheri Walter
Jacqueline Martin

Ohio's Clinical Quality Council
Patricia Goetz, M.D.
Steve Benjamin

Ohio Community Support Planning Council
Terry Dalton
Gloria Walker

Ohio Council of Behavioral Healthcare Providers
Hubert Wirtz
Bern Jesiolowski, Ph.D.

Ohio Department of Mental Health
Don Anderson

Ohio Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health
Terre Garner
Sherry Gibson

The committee hosted five regional forums to gather input from consumers, families and professionals on transformation of Ohio's mental health system. The forums were dedicated to public testimony on how Ohio can address implementation of the President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health's goals and recommendations. A public record of the issues consumers, families and professionals brought forward at the forums is included in the document, Delivering the Promise: Transforming Mental Health Services.

 

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