Ohio Launching $20-Million, Decade-Long Study to Improve Behavioral Health Outcomes
The study seeks to better understand the root causes of mental illness, substance use disorders and suicide.
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The study seeks to better understand the root causes of mental illness, substance use disorders and suicide.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) -- Ohio University along with nine other universities in the state will embark on a 10-year mental health study, assisted by an initial $20 million grant, state
Ten Ohio universities will embark on a 10-year mental health study, assisted by an initial $20 million grant from the state.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted were joined by Tony Coder of the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services Director Lori Criss Monday to discuss the Social Media Parental Notification Act and other mental health priorities in the state budget.
The number of Ohioans who died by suicide increased in 2021, according to new data from the Ohio Department of Health.