2014 Annual Report

A Year In Review
It has been a busy year for us! We are excited to share details with you about our community
collaboration. Several state funded grants that are focused on partnership with Family and Children
First Council: Behavioral Health Juvenile Justice for Wayne Holmes Counties Juvenile Courts, and
Strong Families Safe Communities partnering with Wayne and Holmes Counties Developmental
Disabilities Board and Catholic Charities to provide wrap around services. These programs are
improving the quality of our system of care by implementing evidence-based practices.
We would like to highlight two of the programs authorized by our Board of Directors: Medication
Assisted Treatment (MAT) with STEPS at Liberty Center and the Childrens Services Substation with
ANAZAO Community Partners. MAT allows individuals to safely detox from opiate addiction under
the care of a physician and treatment team. CSB Substations provide treatment for opiate and other
drug addictions to families with children in the CSB system, allowing them to receive services at
CSB. Available state funds were utilized to support these needed programs, which address the
opiate epidemic in our area. The Counseling Center was also able to utilize these funds to assist
many individuals in securing employment. We are grateful to our state legislators for their
approval of continuation funds to make these programs possible.
As we look to the future, our focus begins to center around the creation of our Recovery Oriented
System of Care. We are excited to see MOCA House and OASIS develop and grow their positive
impact on our community. The coming months will bring many exciting changes to our local system
of care.

Judy Wortha
m Wood

Financial Information
FY14 ACTUAL MHRB EXPENDITURES $6,213,952
Board
Administration
12%
Out of Home
Placement
11%
Grants-Misc.
5%

Community Service
72%

FY14 Community Services Breakdown

Emergency
10%

Treatment
25%

Residential
36%
Community Support
17%
Prevention
12%

FY14 Actual MHRB Revenue $6,382,058

Ohio Department of
Mental Health and
Addiction Services
32%

Federal - Mental
Health Federal - Alcohol
3%
and Drug Addiction
Services
11%

Local
Levy
52%
Other-Misc.
2%
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YOUR Mental Health & Recovery Board Working For You

community needs and

identify priorities

for a system of care through

partnerships with consumers, family
members, providers and the public

cost effectiveness, continuity

of care and quality

funded partners through

program reviews and
audits

with community partners to provide

prevention, treatment and support services

consumers by ensuring they have a voice in the

direction of the behavioral health system, while
providing support as they drive their own recovery

and promote local support

and/or levies for community
care.

QPR Training
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Wayne and Holmes Counties has made suicide prevention a top
priority with the QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) training process, which is considered a best practice by
the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. QPR is used to train individuals to recognize the signs of suicide,
persuade a suicidal individual to seek help, and refer persons in need to the appropriate services. This is
possible through grants provided by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, the Ohio Program for Campus
Safety and Mental Health (SAMHSA funds), and the Wayne County Community Foundation. The
Wayne/Holmes MHRB was able to provide 18 trainings in 2014.

Board of Directors
Rod Crider

Jill Cyrus**

Courtney Dannemiller

David Dutton*

Brian Gentry*

Steve Glick**

Sandra Hull

Inell Keller

Gary Messner

Paul R. Nielsen, MD

Craig Sanders

Les Steele

Rev. Chris Stewart

Ramona Stoner**

Robin Troyer**

Carole Van Pelt

Mental Health and Recovery Board

of Wayne & Holmes Counties Staff
Judy Wortham Wood, Executive Director
Robert Smedley, Deputy Director
Rebecca Civittolo, Program Coordinator
Rose Love, Finance Director
Karen Potter, Child and Family Health
Services Project Director
Sue Zarlengo, Executive Assistant

*Denotes those who completed terms or ended service in

FY14
**Denotes Board Officers
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Thanks to Our Local Funded Partners

The Mental Health and Recovery Board of Wayne & Holmes Counties
1985 Eagle Pass
Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone: 330.264.2527 or 330.674.5772
Fax: 330.264.7879
www.whmhrb.org
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