Grading the States 2006: Ohio

Overall Grade: B Category Grades: Infrastructure: B Information Access: A Services: B Recovery Supports: B

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $62.03 37 Per Capita Income $28,430 26 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $709 9 Suicide Rank 30

Recent Innovations Strong state-level leadership in various branches of government Consumers and family play a prominent role in the system Impressive implementation of Evidence-based practices, decriminalization, and criminal diversion initiatives Productive dialogue between advocates and criminal justice system leaders

Urgent Needs Gaps in funding must be closed Parity legislation urgently needed Insufficient services, especially acute shortages of beds and staff

back to Grading the States home page

Grading the States 2006: Ohio - Narrative
Read the full narrative from NAMI's report on Ohio's health care system for serious mental illness

Grading the States 2006: Ohio - Score Card
View the details of how Ohio scored on the criteria used by NAMI in evaluating its health care system for serious mental illness.

Grading the States 2009

State & Local NAMIs
NAMI has a state organization in every state and over 1,000 local affiliates. Connect with the NAMI nearest you, and find out how you can get involved.

Grading the States 2006 Online Discussion
Share your comments, reactions, personal stories and ideas around NAMI's report on the state of America's health care system for serious mental illness.

Ohio's 'B' grade near top in mental health services
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from the Columbus Dispatch - OH.
3/01/2006