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Grading the States 2009 Report Card: Ohio
In 2006, Ohio’s mental health system received a B. Three years later, the state’s status as a leader on mental health has slipped to a C. It’s disappointing for a state that seemed in striking range of an A. Full narrative (PDF).
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Health Promotion and Measurement: C 25% of Total Grade
Basic measures, such as the number of programs delivering evidence-based practices,
emergency room wait-times, and the quantity of psychiatric beds by setting.
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Financing & Core Treatment/Recovery Services: C 45% of Total Grade
A variety of financing measures, such as whether Medicaid reimburses providers for all, or part of evidence-based practices; and more.
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Consumer & Family Empowerment: C 15% of Total Grade
Includes measures such as consumer and family access to essential information from the
state, promotion of consumer-run programs, and family and peer education and support.
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Community Integration and Social Inclusion: B 15% of Total Grade
Includes activities that require collaboration among state mental health agencies and other state agencies and systems.
Innovations
- Evidence-based practices, such as ACT, IDDT, and supported employment
- National leadership on jail diversion and community reentry services
- Consumer and family involvement in design and delivery of services
Urgent Needs
- Restore and increase funding
- Improve coverage of uninsured persons and non-Medicaid services
- Increase acute care beds
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"Many people rely upon the services provided by the local levy and other general state funds. Medicaid appears to be eating up those valuable non-Medicaid services and little is being done about it."
"For the most part, professionals are working to make the system better even when they feel overwhelmed by the need."
"Lots of people fall through the cracks and in a crisis end up in jail ... Why don’t the taxpayers understand that jail costs five times more than treatment and medications?"
