GREATER CINCINNATI BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES • SPRING 2017 MINDFUL MATTERS Tom Armstrong Richard Boydston Herb Brown Nick Collura Bill Culp Chair Connie Cunningham Paula Dehan Secretary Larry Graham, M.D. Nick Hahn Vice Chair Steve Harlamert Grant Hesser Fred Heyse Patti Jacobs Stacy Lynch Ken Parker Jamie Ramsey Laurie Roessler Susan Scherer Janeen Sharpshair Lamont Taylor James Thomas, M.D. Gloria Walker George Wright Treasurer MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT & CEO Congratulations & Best wishes to Hubert Wirtz In the summer of 2013, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers named GCB the recipient of its Mary Pettus - Excellence in Public Policy Award, recognizing our organization’s “ability to adapt itself to the changing landscape of health care in our state and our country; continuing to seek the most effective as well as efficient methods of service delivery by collaborating creatively with other health providers.” It was an honor to accept that award for GCB. The man who presented GCB with the honor was Hubert Wirtz, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ohio Council. Since that time, GCB leaders have become more involved with behavioral health policy, working with Hubert and his staff on state-level legislative advocacy and I am currently serving on the Board of Directors. Together, we will continue supporting this work on behalf of all Ohioans with behavioral health challenges. BOARD OF DIRECTORS 11 th ANNUAL CHAMPIONS OF HOPE RAISES MORE THAN $123,000 top row, left to right: attendees; Abby shares her story | bottom row, left to right: GCB President and CEO Jeff O’Neil; Abby and her father, Stuart; Dan Meyer accepts Champions of Hope award on behalf of Nehemiah Manufacturing Co. (cont’d on back page)
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GREATER C INCINNATI BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES • SPR ING 2017
Congratulations & Best wishes to Hubert WirtzIn the summer of 2013, The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers named GCB the recipient of its Mary Pettus - Excellence in Public Policy Award, recognizing our organization’s “ability to adapt itself to the changing landscape of health care in our state and our country; continuing to seek the most effective as well as efficient methods of service delivery by collaborating creatively with other health providers.” It was an honor to accept that award for GCB.
The man who presented GCB with the honor was Hubert Wirtz, the Chief Executive Officer for the Ohio Council. Since that time, GCB leaders have become more involved with behavioral health policy, working with Hubert and his staff on state-level legislative advocacy and I am currently serving on the Board of Directors. Together, we will continue supporting this work on behalf of all Ohioans with behavioral health challenges.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
11th ANNUAL CHAMPIONS OF HOPE RAISES MORE THAN $123,000
top row, left to right: attendees; Abby shares her story | bottom row, left to right: GCB President and CEO Jeff O’Neil; Abby and her father, Stuart; Dan Meyer accepts Champions of Hope award on behalf of Nehemiah Manufacturing Co.
(cont’d on back page)
CHAMPIONS OF HOPE RECAPThe 11th annual GCB Champions of Hope fundraiser was a huge success, with 280 guests raising more than $123,000 at the JACK Cincinnati Casino Pavilion Ballroom.
GCB honored Nehemiah Manufacturing Co. as its 2017 Champion of Hope for its many years supporting GCB and its clients. Nehemiah CEO Dan Meyer accepted the award from Jeff O’Neil on behalf of the company. Its mission, “Building Brands, Creating Jobs, Changing Lives”, speaks to the company’s intention to bring manufacturing jobs back to the inner city to stimulate community development, economic growth and gainful employment for “second chance” employees, people who are ready to live productive lives after a felony conviction.
Champions of Hope was emceed for the 8th year by Jen Dalton of Local 12’s Good Morning Cincinnati. The evening’s featured speaker was Abby, a young woman who recently graduated from the Hamilton County Mental Health Court, for which GCB is a partner and service provider. Abby’s story of light at the end of a long tunnel of mental illness and substance abuse moved guests to a spontaneous standing ovation. Judge Jody Luebbers, Abby’s Mental Health Court judge, hugged her as she left the stage.
CRC RATED BEST IN CUSTOMER SATISFACTION FOR 2ND YEAR Clermont Recovery Center achieved the highest overall customer satisfaction
score for Drug and Alcohol Outpatient Care of any participating organization in 2016, as determined by Mental Health Corporation of America. The award was recently announced at the MHCA winter conference in Clearwater Beach, Florida.
CRC provides an extensive variety of individualized outpatient substance abuse and addiction services for Clermont County and the surrounding areas, including complete assessment and treatment as well as intervention and prevention. “This honor is a reflection of the dedication and excellence of the CRC staff,” said Steve Goldsberry, GCB Vice President of Addiction Services. “I am proud of them and the difference they make for our clients and our community.”
MHCA is a national alliance of behavioral and related healthcare organizations; its surveys evaluate performance in order to target improvement opportunities.
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STAFF NOTES
Alicia Fine is serving on the newly-formed CareSource Community Transition Program
(CTP) Steering Committee.
Brad Deegan, of GCB’s Madison QoL pharmacy, was added to the Genoa President’s Club,
recognizing the top five percent of pharmacists.
Diane Wright was a presenter at the All-Ohio Institute on
Community Psychiatry, speaking on behavioral health redesign.
Kristy Mudd gave testimony at the Ohio Statehouse on how Medicaid
expansion aided her recovery.
GCB is referenced in a Stanford University white paper, “The Integration of Early Psychosis Services in a System of Care
Framework” for integration of its First Episode Psychosis Project
and Transitions to Independence program to better serve youth
with mental illness.
YES PROJECT FINDS EMPLOYMENT FOR GCB’S YOUTH CLIENTSMental Health recovery is a personal journey, unique for each individual. For many, recovery involves feeling productive by having paid employment. GCB’s Vocational Department addresses this recovery process using the evidence-based practice of Supported Employment/Individual Placements and Supports, a model that emphasizes helping people with mental illness to obtain competitive work in the community and providing the supports to ensure success in the workplace.
The first of this model’s eight core principles is “Zero Exclusion”, meaning all who want to work are eligible for services with the goal of competitively-paying employment, including youth and young adults.
The Supported Employment model attracted the attention of the City of Cincinnati, which in 2014 approved a $1.5 million increase to its Human Services funding to boost employment for youth and reducing homelessness. This funding paved the way for the creation of GCB’s Youth Employment Services (YES) program, now renewed for its second year. The project is staffed by two full-time Employment Specialists connected to the agency’s Transitions to Independence Process (TIP) treatment teams, which serves youth aged 16 to 24. GCB’s Employment Specialists work closely with the clients’ Care Managers and support team to insure the most positive outcomes.
The program supports youth in getting and keeping competitive employment in the community for at least three months or longer, to build a work history and continue a career path. The focus is on the client, his or her interests and where they see themselves being successful, a crucial distinction which can lead to higher job satisfaction and tenure.
My’kala, a young woman in GCB’s TIP program, first began working as a healthcare aide through the YES Project, but decided her dream would be to become a State Tested Nurse Assistant. Her Employment Specialist Monique Peek was able to connect her to Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities for state-funded resources to help pay for the licensing process. My’kala obtained her license and is now in the process of interviewing for positions.
Approximately 54% of the youths taking part in the YES Project have obtained employment to date. Of those, 74% achieved 90 days of uninterrupted work history, with 73% reporting an increase in their quality of life and a decrease in symptom distress. These promising results demonstrate that employment can be an integral component in a client’s recovery.
GCB Employment Specialist Monique Peek assisting young client
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PRESIDENT & CEO MESSAGE CONTINUEDRecently, Hubert announced his retirement and GCB would like to take a moment to publicly wish him well. He has been at the helm of the Ohio Council since 1987; before that working at the Ohio Department of Mental Health. For most of his professional career, Hubert has worked tirelessly to ensure that individuals and families have the opportunity to access the needed services to support their recovery from mental illness and addiction.
As he finally decides to “take it easy”, we would like to express our sincere thanks and gratitude to Hubert for his service to the residents of Ohio and wish him well in retirement!
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