Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services has received $879,509 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support the mental health needs of East Palestine.

Northeast Ohio kids are being affected by the resurgence of two viruses that are similar to a cold but can cause severe symptoms; Cleveland's only psychiatric ER is uncertain about its operations after St. Vincent's announced its closure; and more stories.

The races for Ohio House and Senate seats were pushed back due to disagreements over new district maps and voters can find their redrawn districts at Vote.Ohio.gov; Ohio will receive $100 million over the next five years to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations across major roadways; A mental health worker shortage is growing in Ohio as demand also continues to grow; and more stories.

The head of the state’s mental health and drug addiction agency has tested positive for COVID-19.

One of the leading figures in the state’s battle against the deadly opioid crisis is stepping down. The departure of the head of the Department of Mental…

The state is moving mental health and addiction services for low-income Ohioans into Medicaid managed care by July 1, but providers say this huge redesign…

With the opioid crisis killing an estimated 11 Ohioans a day, state medical boards are rolling out additional rules for doctors and other prescribers who…

Ohio is dramatically expanding the number of caregivers who can prescribe Suboxone and other drugs for medication-assisted treatment of addiction. The…

Starting today, the message “Start Talking!” will be on billboards across northeast Ohio…and the state. The outdoor advertising blitz involves hundreds of…

Here are your morning headlines for Friday, November 17th:Union rejects second offer from TimkenSteel;Sen. Brown gives campaign donations from Sen.…