Project Grant H79SM086250

OHIO PRO: PEER RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK - SUMMARY: OHIOPRO (PEER RECOVERY ORGANIZATIONS) SEEKS FUNDING THROUGH THE STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORK OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE STATEWIDE MENTAL HEALTH CONSUMER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND RELATED SERVICE SYSTEM CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT TO BE CONSUMER-CENTERED AND TARGETED TOWARD RECOVERY AND RESILIENCY. OHIOPRO'S STATEWIDE NETWORK INCLUDES 40 PROS AND 9 RECOVERY COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS (RCOS). POPULATIONS SERVED: OHIOPRO'S SCN PROJECT SEEKS TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF UNDERSERVED AND UNDER-REPRESENTED CONSUMERS, INCLUDING THOSE FROM ETHNIC, RACIAL, OR CULTURAL MINORITY GROUPS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND GENDER MINORITY INDIVIDUALS; THOSE WITH HISTORIES OF CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS OR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM; AND THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS (COD). PROS AND RCOS ARE IN 37 OF OHIO'S 88 COUNTIES . THERE ARE NO PROS OR RCOS ON OHIO'S EASTERN BORDER WITH PENNSYLVANIA AND THE NORTHERN PANHANDLE OF WEST VIRGINIA, NONE IN THE NW CORNER OF OHIO, AND LARGE CLUSTERS OF COUNTIES CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST OHIO AND CENTRAL NORTHERN OHIO. THUS, THE GEOGRAPHIC CATCHMENT AREA INCLUDES ALL 88 COUNTIES IN OHIO TO ENSURE THAT CONSUMER-OPERATED SYSTEM REACHES PERSONS IN NEED. OHIOPRO WILL WORK WITH ITS KEY PARTNERS TO ESTABLISH LEARNING COLLABORATIVE HUBS IN FIVE REGIONS ACROSS THE STATE TO ENSURE THAT THE REACH OF THE PROJECT IS EXPANSIVE. GOALS: THERE ARE SIX GOALS FOR THIS PROJECT: (1): ENHANCE CONSUMER PARTICIPATION, VOICE, LEADERSHIP, AND EMPOWERMENT STATEWIDE TO EFFECT SYSTEMS CHANGE AND IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. (2): FACILITATE ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING MENTAL HEALTH PEER-DELIVERED PRACTICES. (3): ENHANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES WITHIN MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE AND/OR MENTAL HEALTH PEER SUPPORT PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE RELATED TO RECOVERY AND PEER SUPPORT, AND PEER ENGAGEMENT/EMPOWERMENT. (4): EMPHASIZE AND BUILD CONSUMER LEADERSHIP WITHIN CONSUMER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS AND IN COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE, AS WELL AS THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND COLLABORATION WITH ALLIED STAKEHOLDERS. GOAL (5): BUILD CAPACITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF STATEWIDE CONSUMER NETWORKS. GOAL (6): PROMOTE ACTIVITIES RELATED TO FOSTERING LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS WITH MENTAL HEALTH PEERS AND PEER-RUN ORGANIZATIONS; ENGAGING CONSUMERS VIA TRAINING, AWARENESS, OUTREACH AND SUPPORT; STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE, REGIONAL, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIES AND COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS; AND IDENTIFYING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH PEER INVOLVEMENT, PEER SUPPORT AND MENTAL HEALTH PEER LEADERSHIP WITHIN ORGANIZATIONS, COMMUNITIES, AND AT THE STATE LEVEL.