2023-11-16T11:11:19-05:00 2022-12-31 472461346 WELLS CPA LLC 215 N FRONT ST STE 110 COLUMBUS OH 43215 990 2022-01-01 314412697 MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO INC MENT 6142211441 2323 W FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 160 COLUMBUS OH 43204 KEVIN MCDANIEL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 6142211441 2023-11-07 KEVIN MCDANIEL 999009999 false DONALD WELLS P01867509 6142067054 2023-11-16 X 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X KEVIN MCDANIEL 2323 W FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 160 COLUMBUS OH 43204 2428566 false X MHAOHIO.ORG X 1956 OH SEE SCHEDULE O 20 20 38 191 0 2246295 2329750 52157 98426 163448 0 -3111 390 2458789 2428566 0 0 1361458 1609614 0 45102 738554 561442 2100012 2171056 358777 257510 2410276 2516493 256002 318560 2154274 2197933 X WE TRANSFORM HOW PEOPLE THINK ABOUT MENTAL ILLNESS, MAKE IT EASIER TO GET HELP, AND GIVE PEOPLE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO GET BETTER AND STAY BETTER. false false 1975442 98426 THROUGHOUT 2022, MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO (MHAOHIO) CONTINUED TO BE A CARING ADVOCATE AND CONNECTOR IN MENTAL HEALTH. WE'VE COME ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHEN THEY NEED HELP, FOSTERED GROWTH AND HEALING INSIDE OUR COMMUNITIES, AND ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT (PRS) SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO USE THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS ON THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY CONTINUED TO GROW. OUR TEAM HELD NINE VIRTUAL TRAININGS WITH MORE THAN 125 PROFESSIONALS COMPLETING THE CLASS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A FIELD PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHEAST HEALTHCARE, REESTABLISHED OUR PEER EMPLOYER LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, AND CONTINUED OUR PRS NEWSLETTER WHICH INCLUDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ADDITIONAL TRAININGS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN A STRONG NETWORK OF PEERS. THE POEM MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2022, RECEIVING 15% MORE REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM THAN 2021, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,739. 153 PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED FROM POEM'S PEER SUPPORT GROUPS - ALMOST 60 VOLUNTEERS OFFERED PEER SUPPORT VIA SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATION OR ONE- ON-ONE MENTORSHIP. POEM ALSO OFFERED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO PROGRAM PARTNERS AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. POEM RISE - MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY FOR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MOMS/BIRTHING PERSONS ON THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY - SERVED 36% OF OUR POEM CLIENTS IN 2022. POEM RISE HOSTED SIX SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS A MONTH AND THREE VIRTUAL PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS EVENTS, WHICH PROVIDED DOZENS OF BLACK MOTHERS AN INTERACTIVE SPACE TO ENGAGE WITH BLACK MENTAL HEALTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT ACCESSING BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES. STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) EFFORT COMPLETED ITS SECOND GRANT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEAD ORGANIZATION MHA OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE PROJECT TEAM SURPASSED ITS GOAL SET BY ITS FUNDER OF TRAINING 6,000 OHIOANS AND BROUGHT ITS TOTAL UP TO 11,000+ RESIDENTS TRAINED IN ADULT OR YOUTH MHFA, REPRESENTING 70+ ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 50 OHIO COUNTIES. LOCALLY, THE MHFA TEAM TRAINED 364 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 18 COURSES (9 ADULT CLASSES AND 9 YOUTH CLASSES). IN 2022, THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SERVED A TOTAL OF 299 PEOPLE, PROVIDING REFERRALS, INFORMATION, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM GREW SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 2021 TO 2022 AND THAT GROWTH WAS REFLECTED IN THE INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE ROLE OF PROGRAM MANAGER FROM 75% FTE TO 100% FTE, STARTING IN JULY OF 2022. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPED AFFILIATIONS WITH SIX COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM, INCREASING ITS REACH AND IMPACT ACROSS FAIRFIELD COUNTY. OUR SUPPORT GROUPS PROGRAM HOSTED A TOTAL OF 14 ACTIVE GROUPS ACROSS FRANKLIN AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY COVERING TOPICS INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, OCD, PSYCHOTIC-SPECTRUM DISORDERS, AND FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. AMONG THESE GROUPS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 2,635 CONTACT HOURS REACHING 266 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR AND 289 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SECOND HALF. THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH A ROSTER OF TWENTY-NINE VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS HELPING TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. FACILITATORS AND PARTICIPANTS AGREE, "OUR SUPPORT GROUP IS A COMMUNITY. PEOPLE LEAVE FEEL HEARD RATHER THAN JUDGED." WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE SUPPORT GROUPS MANAGER POSITION TO A FULL-TIME ROLE, WE WERE ABLE TO REVISE AND STANDARDIZE OUR MATERIALS TO SUPPORT FACILITATORS, INCREASE PARTICIPANT OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND IMPLEMENT MORE ROBUST EVALUATION METHODS TO TRACK OUR REACH AND IMPACT. IN 2022, THE PRO BONO COUNSELING PROGRAM (PBCP) CONTINUED TO SERVE UN- AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY BY CONNECTING 126 INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS FOR FREE SHORT-TERM COUNSELING. VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS DONATED 647 HOURS OF COUNSELING IN THE CALENDAR YEAR. OUR TEAM RECRUITED 31 NEW VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS, EACH OF WHOM COMMITTED TO SEEING A MINIMUM OF ONE CLIENT FOR AT LEAST 12 FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS EACH YEAR. THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM OFFERED CARE NAVIGATION TO NEARLY 1,000 CALLERS IN 2022. ONE PARTICIPANT REPORTED, "I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM. EVERYONE I WORKED WITH UNDERSTOOD MY NEEDS AND TOOK A LOT OF STRESS OF OFF ME HELPING MY FIND SOMEONE. I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH YOU GUYS HELPED ME THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO" FAMILY ADVOCATE, WHICH OFFERS EXTENDED CARE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORKED WITH THIRTY NEW FAMILIES. THE OCCUMETRICS PROGRAM TEAM CONDUCTED 15 ASSESSMENTS WITH A COMBINATION OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED AGENCIES. THE PROGRAM TEAM EXPANDED TO ADD A FULL-TIME COORDINATOR, AND INCREASED FUNDING ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TO AGENCIES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MASSIVE OCCUMETRICS DATA SET AND ACCUMULATED PROGRAM EXPERIENCES WERE ABLE TO INFORM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR'S PARTICIPATION ON TWO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS SERVING THE STATE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY RESPECTIVELY. MHAOHIO ALSO HOSTED THE OHIO LEGISLATIVE MENTAL HEALTH CAUCUS WITH CO- CHAIRS, SENATORS BOB HACKETT (R-10) AND NICKIE J. ANTONIO (D-23) AND REPRESENTATIVES LAURA LANESE (R-23) AND DONTAVIUS JARRELLS (D-25). SENATOR STEPHANIE KUNZE AND REPRESENTATIVE JARRELLS ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (NATIONAL) AS STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION (FCSPC) GREW ITS TEAM BY ADDING AN FCSPC MANAGER POSITION TO OVERSEE TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES. IN 2022, THE FCSPC DIRECTLY ENGAGED 522 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EIGHT SUICIDE PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS AND OUTREACH EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FCSPC COORDINATED 12 EVIDENCE-BASED QUESTION, PERSUADE, AND REFER TRAININGS, PROVIDING 181 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL SUICIDE PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FCSPC PARTNERED WITH LOCAL MEDIA TO DECREASE STIGMA AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH LA MEGA, NBC4, NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, OHIO 24/7 NOW, AND THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH. 1975442 true true false false false false false false false false true true false true true true true false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false false false false false false true false false false false true false false false true 35 0 38 true false false false false false true true false false false false false false false false X 20 20 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false OH X X KEVIN MCDANIEL 6142211441 2323 W FIFTH AVENUE SUITE 160 COLUMBUS OH 43204 KEVIN MCDANIEL EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 27400 0 0 KENTON BEACHY EXECUTIVE DI 40.00 X 45234 0 0 TONYA FULWIDER ASSOCIATE DI 40.00 X 0 0 0 ALLISON MITSUI PRESIDENT 3.00 X X 0 0 0 ERIN RYAN VICE PRESIDE 3.00 X X 0 0 0 TIFFANY NOBLES TREASURER 3.00 X X 0 0 0 EMILY GERBER TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MATTHEW WILMOT TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 MIKE HOCHRON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 TODD LACKSONEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NATHAN LEMKE TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 YI-RUEI CHEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 LISA ROBERSON TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA APLING TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 STEPHANIE HANNA TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NITA GARG TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 KYLE WELCH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 AMANDA STRAUSBAUGH TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 BISHOP DR SEAN CROWLEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 DR UJJWAL RAMTEKKAR TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 NIKKIA KNUDSEN TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 JAMIE DAVIS TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 EVERETT HALEY TRUSTEE 1.00 X 0 0 0 72634 true false false 30000 36870 1754068 508812 77423 2329750 PROGRAM SERVICE FEES 900099 98426 98426 98426 36870 MISCELLANEOUS REVENUE 390 390 390 2428566 98816 72634 68262 4148 224 1278431 1201478 73010 3943 147150 140943 4533 1674 111399 104285 6774 340 215561 164610 28302 22649 108552 93549 6623 8380 52268 46839 5234 195 22260 20783 777 700 32355 22063 3401 6891 5726 5726 8532 4671 3861 IN KIND SERVICES 77423 77423 MEMBERSHIP DUES 29603 27362 2146 95 BANK FEES 7257 1791 5457 9 MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES 1905 1383 520 2 2171056 1975442 150512 45102 290 290 526147 560161 170288 341872 12194 27222 79380 74255 10852 5125 461853 393573 1228652 1188250 2410276 2516493 142993 111871 113009 77259 129430 256002 318560 X 2070849 1604893 83425 593040 2154274 2197933 2410276 2516493 257510 -213851 X false true true false X 1253787 1584779 1899955 2246295 2329750 9314566 1253787 1584779 1899955 2246295 2329750 9314566 61602 9252964 -16653 72034 95746 157081 308208 45 14284 29142 3255 390 47116 9669890 652967 0.95690 0.94630 X PART II, LINE 10 OTHER INCOME 47,116 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 11485 7698 3787 67895 66557 1338 5125 MUTUAL FUNDS 393573 F 393573 BEN. INTEREST HELD BY 3RD PARTY 1058820 RIGHT OF USE ASSET 129430 1188250 OPERATING LEASE LIABILITY 129430 129430 X 2428566 2428566 2428566 2171056 2171056 2171056 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 3, PART X MHAOHIO IS EXEMPT FROM FEDERAL INCOME TAXES UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE. MHAOHIO FOLLOWS FASB GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES, WHICH ADDRESSES THE DETERMINATION OF WHETHER TAX BENEFITS CLAIMED OR EXPECTED TO BE CLAIMED ON A TAX RETURN SHOULD BE RECORDED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. UNDER THIS GUIDANCE, MHAOHIO MAY RECOGNIZE THE TAX BENEFIT FROM AN UNCERTAIN TAX POSITION ONLY IF IT IS MORE LIKELY THAN NOT THAT THE TAX POSITION WILL BE SUSTAINED ON EXAMINATION BY TAXING AUTHORITIES, BASED ON THE TECHNICAL MERITS OF THE POSITION. EXAMPLES OF TAX POSITIONS INCLUDE THE TAX-EXEMPT STATUS OF MHAOHIO, AND VARIOUS POSITIONS RELATED TO THE POTENTIAL SOURCES OF UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME (UBTI). THE TAX BENEFITS RECOGNIZED IN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FROM SUCH A POSITION ARE MEASURED BASED ON THE LARGEST BENEFIT THAT HAS A GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT LIKELIHOOD OF BEING REALIZED UPON ULTIMATE SETTLEMENT. THE GUIDANCE ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNCERTAINTY IN INCOME TAXES ALSO ADDRESSES DE-RECOGNITION, CLASSIFICATION, INTEREST AND PENALTIES ON INCOME TAXES, AND ACCOUNTING IN INTERIM PERIODS. ON DECEMBER 31, 2021 AND 2020, THERE WERE NO MATERIAL UNRECOGNIZED TAX BENEFITS IDENTIFIED OR RECORDED AS LIABILITIES. MHAOHIO FILES FORM 990 IN THE U.S. FEDERAL JURISDICTION AND THE STATE OF OHIO. MHAOHIO'S FEDERAL EXEMPT ORGANIZATION TAX RETURNS ARE SUBJECT TO EXAMINATION BY THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, GENERALLY FOR THREE YEARS AFTER THEY ARE FILED. GOLF OUTING 14005 14005 OTHER EVENTS 13365 13365 1 9500 9500 36870 36870 false false false false false false false false false KENTON BEACHY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 45234 45234 X 1 77423 false false false SCHEDULE M, PAGE 2, PART II MHAOHIO HAS RECEIVED IN-KIND CONTRIBUTIONS FROM VARIOUS ORGANIZATIONS AND PERSONS. THE LARGEST PORTION IS DONATED PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS OR FACILITATORS VALUED AT 64,760. FORM 990, PAGE 1, ITEM B CHANGE TO SCHEDULE O WORDING FORM 990, PAGE 1, PART I, LINE 6 LICENSED CLINICIANS DONATE THEIR TIME TO PROVIDE SHORT-TERM COUNSELING TO UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED INDIVIDUALS IN FRANKLIN, DELAWARE, AND FAIRFIELD COUNTIES OF OHIO. OTHER VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE CLERICAL WORK, PUBLIC SPEAKING, AND FACILITATION OF MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUPS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THROUGHOUT 2022, MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA OF OHIO (MHAOHIO) CONTINUED TO BE A CARING ADVOCATE AND CONNECTOR IN MENTAL HEALTH. WE'VE COME ALONGSIDE INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES WHEN THEY NEED HELP, FOSTERED GROWTH AND HEALING INSIDE OUR COMMUNITIES, AND ADVOCATED FOR IMPROVED ACCESS AND AFFORDABILITY FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. OUR PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT (PRS) SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONALS WHO USE THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE TO HELP OTHERS ON THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY CONTINUED TO GROW. OUR TEAM HELD NINE VIRTUAL TRAININGS WITH MORE THAN 125 PROFESSIONALS COMPLETING THE CLASS. WE ALSO LAUNCHED A FIELD PLACEMENT PROGRAM IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SOUTHEAST HEALTHCARE, REESTABLISHED OUR PEER EMPLOYER LEARNING COLLABORATIVE, AND CONTINUED OUR PRS NEWSLETTER WHICH INCLUDES JOB OPPORTUNITIES, ADDITIONAL TRAININGS, AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO MAINTAIN A STRONG NETWORK OF PEERS. THE POEM MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW IN 2022, RECEIVING 15% MORE REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM THAN 2021, FOR A TOTAL OF 2,739. 153 PARTICIPANTS BENEFITED FROM POEM'S PEER SUPPORT GROUPS - ALMOST 60 VOLUNTEERS OFFERED PEER SUPPORT VIA SUPPORT GROUP FACILITATION OR ONE- ON-ONE MENTORSHIP. POEM ALSO OFFERED SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL PRESENTATIONS TO PROGRAM PARTNERS AND POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. POEM RISE - MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES EXCLUSIVELY FOR BLACK AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MOMS/BIRTHING PERSONS ON THEIR PATH TO RECOVERY - SERVED 36% OF OUR POEM CLIENTS IN 2022. POEM RISE HOSTED SIX SUPPORT GROUP SESSIONS A MONTH AND THREE VIRTUAL PATHWAYS TO WELLNESS EVENTS, WHICH PROVIDED DOZENS OF BLACK MOTHERS AN INTERACTIVE SPACE TO ENGAGE WITH BLACK MENTAL HEALTH AND MATERNAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS ABOUT ACCESSING BETTER CARE FOR THEMSELVES. STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID (MHFA) EFFORT COMPLETED ITS SECOND GRANT WITH THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LEAD ORGANIZATION MHA OF NORTHERN KENTUCKY AND SOUTHWEST OHIO, THE PROJECT TEAM SURPASSED ITS GOAL SET BY ITS FUNDER OF TRAINING 6,000 OHIOANS AND BROUGHT ITS TOTAL UP TO 11,000+ RESIDENTS TRAINED IN ADULT OR YOUTH MHFA, REPRESENTING 70+ ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS FROM OVER 50 OHIO COUNTIES. LOCALLY, THE MHFA TEAM TRAINED 364 INDIVIDUALS THROUGH 18 COURSES (9 ADULT CLASSES AND 9 YOUTH CLASSES). IN 2022, THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM IN FAIRFIELD COUNTY SERVED A TOTAL OF 299 PEOPLE, PROVIDING REFERRALS, INFORMATION, AND ADVOCACY SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE PROGRAM GREW SIGNIFICANTLY FROM 2021 TO 2022 AND THAT GROWTH WAS REFLECTED IN THE INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR THE ROLE OF PROGRAM MANAGER FROM 75% FTE TO 100% FTE, STARTING IN JULY OF 2022. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THIS PROGRAM DEVELOPED AFFILIATIONS WITH SIX COMMUNITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE BEEN PROVIDING REFERRALS TO THE PROGRAM, INCREASING ITS REACH AND IMPACT ACROSS FAIRFIELD COUNTY. OUR SUPPORT GROUPS PROGRAM HOSTED A TOTAL OF 14 ACTIVE GROUPS ACROSS FRANKLIN AND FAIRFIELD COUNTY COVERING TOPICS INCLUDING ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, BIPOLAR, OCD, PSYCHOTIC-SPECTRUM DISORDERS, AND FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS. AMONG THESE GROUPS, THIS PROGRAM PROVIDED 2,635 CONTACT HOURS REACHING 266 UNIQUE PARTICIPANTS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE YEAR AND 289 PARTICIPANTS IN THE SECOND HALF. THE PROGRAM IS MADE POSSIBLE WITH A ROSTER OF TWENTY-NINE VOLUNTEER FACILITATORS HELPING TO GUIDE PARTICIPANTS IN SHARING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND BUILDING SUPPORTIVE CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS. FACILITATORS AND PARTICIPANTS AGREE, "OUR SUPPORT GROUP IS A COMMUNITY. PEOPLE LEAVE FEEL HEARD RATHER THAN JUDGED." WITH THE EXPANSION OF THE SUPPORT GROUPS MANAGER POSITION TO A FULL-TIME ROLE, WE WERE ABLE TO REVISE AND STANDARDIZE OUR MATERIALS TO SUPPORT FACILITATORS, INCREASE PARTICIPANT OUTREACH TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATIONS, AND IMPLEMENT MORE ROBUST EVALUATION METHODS TO TRACK OUR REACH AND IMPACT. IN 2022, THE PRO BONO COUNSELING PROGRAM (PBCP) CONTINUED TO SERVE UN- AND UNDERINSURED RESIDENTS OF FRANKLIN COUNTY BY CONNECTING 126 INDIVIDUALS TO VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS FOR FREE SHORT-TERM COUNSELING. VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS DONATED 647 HOURS OF COUNSELING IN THE CALENDAR YEAR. OUR TEAM RECRUITED 31 NEW VOLUNTEER CLINICIANS, EACH OF WHOM COMMITTED TO SEEING A MINIMUM OF ONE CLIENT FOR AT LEAST 12 FREE COUNSELING SESSIONS EACH YEAR. THE GET CONNECTED PROGRAM OFFERED CARE NAVIGATION TO NEARLY 1,000 CALLERS IN 2022. ONE PARTICIPANT REPORTED, "I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PROGRAM. EVERYONE I WORKED WITH UNDERSTOOD MY NEEDS AND TOOK A LOT OF STRESS OF OFF ME HELPING MY FIND SOMEONE. I CAN'T TELL YOU ENOUGH HOW MUCH YOU GUYS HELPED ME THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO" FAMILY ADVOCATE, WHICH OFFERS EXTENDED CARE NAVIGATION AND SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS SUPPORTING A LOVED ONE WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS, WORKED WITH THIRTY NEW FAMILIES. THE OCCUMETRICS PROGRAM TEAM CONDUCTED 15 ASSESSMENTS WITH A COMBINATION OF NEW AND PREVIOUSLY ENGAGED AGENCIES. THE PROGRAM TEAM EXPANDED TO ADD A FULL-TIME COORDINATOR, AND INCREASED FUNDING ALLOWED US TO PROVIDE IMPLEMENTATION SUPPORT TO AGENCIES FOR THE FIRST TIME. THE MASSIVE OCCUMETRICS DATA SET AND ACCUMULATED PROGRAM EXPERIENCES WERE ABLE TO INFORM THE SENIOR DIRECTOR'S PARTICIPATION ON TWO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT COUNCILS SERVING THE STATE AND FRANKLIN COUNTY RESPECTIVELY. MHAOHIO ALSO HOSTED THE OHIO LEGISLATIVE MENTAL HEALTH CAUCUS WITH CO- CHAIRS, SENATORS BOB HACKETT (R-10) AND NICKIE J. ANTONIO (D-23) AND REPRESENTATIVES LAURA LANESE (R-23) AND DONTAVIUS JARRELLS (D-25). SENATOR STEPHANIE KUNZE AND REPRESENTATIVE JARRELLS ALSO RECEIVED RECOGNITION FROM MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA (NATIONAL) AS STATE LEGISLATIVE CHAMPIONS. THE FRANKLIN COUNTY SUICIDE PREVENTION COALITION (FCSPC) GREW ITS TEAM BY ADDING AN FCSPC MANAGER POSITION TO OVERSEE TRAINING, OUTREACH, AND VOLUNTEER INITIATIVES. IN 2022, THE FCSPC DIRECTLY ENGAGED 522 COMMUNITY MEMBERS THROUGH EIGHT SUICIDE PREVENTION PRESENTATIONS AND OUTREACH EVENTS. ADDITIONALLY, THE FCSPC COORDINATED 12 EVIDENCE-BASED QUESTION, PERSUADE, AND REFER TRAININGS, PROVIDING 181 COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH CRITICAL SUICIDE PREVENTION KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS. THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, THE FCSPC PARTNERED WITH LOCAL MEDIA TO DECREASE STIGMA AND INCREASE AWARENESS OF SUICIDE PREVENTION RESOURCES THROUGH INTERVIEWS WITH LA MEGA, NBC4, NORTH AMERICAN BROADCASTING COMPANY, OHIO 24/7 NOW, AND THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B MEMBERS OF THE FINANCE/AUDIT COMMITTEE REVIEW THE FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND TAX RETURN AND PRESENT THEM FOR BOARD APPROVAL. COPIES ARE ISSUED TO EACH BOARD MEMBER. THE BOARD THEN HEARS A PRESENTATION FROM THE SECRETARY/TREASURER AND VOTES TO APPROVE. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C EACH BOARD MEMBER IS REQURIED TO COMPLETE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST QUESTIONNAIRE. THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY STATES THAT IF THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST, THE BOARD MEMBER WOULD ABSTAIN FROM VOTING ON THE ISSUE WHICH IS IN CONFLICT. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. INFORMATION REGARDING SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF AGENCIES THROUGHOUT OHIO IS USED FOR COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS IN LINE WITH THE SALARIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF LIKE AGENCIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B THE COMPENSATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES IS REVIEWED ON AN ANNUAL BASIS BY THE ENTIRE BOARD. INFORMATION REGARDING SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS THROUGHOUT OHIO IS USED FOR COMPARABILITY DATA. THE COMPENSATION OF THE KEY EMPLOYEES IS IN LINE WITH THE SALARIES OF SIMILAR POSITIONS OF LIKE AGENCIES. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE DOCUMENTS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON REQUEST BY ISSUING A COPY OF THE DOCUMENT REQUESTED AND BY A DIRECT LINK TO THE ORGANIZATION'S WEBSITE. MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA 2000 NORTH BEAUREGARD STREET ALEXANDRA VA 22311 131614906 HEALTH VA 501 7 N/A false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false