Older Adults Behavioral Health Coalition of Ashland County
The mission of the Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition of Ashland County is to unify, educate, and collaborate among professionals who work with older adults and their caregivers in all areas of mental, physical, and behavioral healthcare. We also strive to involve and include older adults who are consumers of healthcare services.
Our coalition has three active focus areas:
- 1. Access/Crisis – which focuses on aspects of assessment, intervention, availability of resources and approaches to older adults experiencing a behavioral health crisis, a primary medical crisis, or both.
- 2. Training – with a focus on what training opportunities currently exist related to older adults and their well being as well as community needs which may be met by additional trainings.
- 3. Community Awareness/Resources – which will focus on "spreading the word" to the community through a variety of mechanisms highlighting what the coalition is all about and what resources are available to the community. The "Vile of Life" program will be initiated from within this group.
The Older Adult Behavioral Health Coalition is a partnership between the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Ashland County, the Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging and many local partners interested in the behavioral health care of older adults in Ashland County. The Coalition began meeting in October of 2006 and has been meeting every other month since then.
Vial of Life
The Vial of Life is important medical information that can save your life. Click here to learn more about the Vial of Life program
For additional information, or information on how you can participate on the coalition, please contact the Mental Health & Recovery Board at 419-281-3139
