Child care assistance, Child care provider, Food assistance, Fraud hotline, Grandparents and kinship caregivers, Health start, Ohio works first, Services for the disabled, services for older adults, ,Waiver programs.

Ombudsman
P.o Box 1978 Mansfield Ohio 44901

1-800-860-5799 or 419-524-4144

and/or exploitation

· Provides protective services

· Help in accessing County and

community resources, benefits, and

services

· In-home assistance to promote

independence

Shelter, Supportive Services, Youth Programming, Justice System Advocacy, Individual Counseling, Group Support, Intervention Services.

The Division of Community Health Services combines program development with coordination of existing community resources to address identified local health issues. The Division fulfills this missions by working with a broad base of community groups and organizations which are involved in health issues and public health service. Programs operate on a regional basis extending throughout the County and for some programs on a multi-County basis. There are three units within the Division: Health Promotion, Health Systems Development, and Women's Preventive Health Services.

Adult Services & Supports, Community/Residential Services & Supports, Early Childhood Services & Supports, Special Services, Behavioral & Healthcare Services, Assistive Technologies, School Age Services & Supports, Support Administration, Transportation, Quality Assurance.

emotional disturbance

and behavioral concerns,

Adults who have mental

illness or emotional

concerns

· Assessments

· Counseling services

· Other mental health services

St. Matthews Lutheran Food Pantry426 Sherman Place Mansfield

419-522-0212

Shiloh Baptist 130 E 2nd St. Mansfield

419-525-2923

Misc.ResourcesChatholic Charities35 N. ParMansfield

419-524-0733

The health department performs food licensing and food inspection, vaccination programs, free STD and AIDS tests, and other medical assistance.

Rx for Ohio Website; http://www.rxforohio.org/who/

Angel Food Ministries MAnsfield First Assembly of God

(419) 529-6501

The Health Plan offers a complete line of managed care products and services designed to provide clients with innovative healthcare benefits at a reasonable cost. These include:

• Fully Insured Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
• Fully Insured Preferred Provider Organization (PPO)
• Fully Insured Point-of-Service (POS)
• SecureCare Medicare Advantage Plans
• Self-funded Health Plans (EPO, PPO, POS, HMO)
• Exclusive Stop Loss Coverage
• Medicare Select Plans – A, C, D and F are available
• Mountain Health Trust – W.V. Medicaid
• Ohio Workers' Compensation Programs
• Self-funded Workers' Compensation programs
• Complete VEBA Administration and TPA Services
• Access to many ancillary benefits such as group term life, AD & D, STD, LTD, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drugs and COBRA Administration.

Firelands Electrical Co-Op, New London

(800-533-8658). 

Other Guardianship Programs in Ohio

Ohio Coordinating Center of Excellence

For Illness Management and Recovery

Medical College of Ohio

Ruppert Health Center #0004

3120 Glendale Ave.

Toledo, Ohio 43614-5809

(419) 383-5696

FAX (419) 383-3088

OHIO COORDINATING CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

FOR ILLNESS MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY

ILLNESS MANAGEMENT and RECOVERY

The Illness Management and Recovery program is an Evidence-Based Practice that utilizes educational techniques, motivational strategies, and cognitive behavioral approaches to address nine topics toward recovery:

Recovery strategies

Practical facts about mental illness

The stress-vulnerability model and treatment strategies

Building social support

Using medication effectively

Reducing relapse

Coping with stress

Coping with problems and symptoms

Getting your needs met in the mental health system

Through learning the above skills and strategies individuals with a mental illness can expect to achieve these goals:

Acquire hope, optimism and confidence that positive change is possible

Develop a collaborative relationship with a treatment team

Establish personally meaningful goals to strive towards

Learn information about mental illness and treatment options

Develop skills for reducing relapse, dealing with stress and coping with symptoms

Get information about where to obtain needed services

Develop or enhance natural supports for managing mental illness and pursuing goals

What is Illness Management?

Feeling a sense of control over your illness

Coping effectively with the symptoms

Reducing susceptibility to the illness

Reducing the likelihood for relapse, re-hospitalization, and minimizing symptoms

Collaborating with professionals and others to develop strategies for recovery

What is Recovery?

Discovering or rediscovering your strengths and abilities for pursuing personal goals

Developing a sense of identity that helps you to grow beyond your illness.

Practitioner Benefits of IMR

Practitioners will:

Learn a comprehensive, step-by-step approach to helping you gain/reinforce skills and knowledge for managing your mental illness;

Increase efficiency with ready-to-use materials for conducting sessions and implementing change;

Enhance skills in motivational, educational and cognitive behavioral strategies;

Experience increased job satisfaction by seeing improved outcomes, with individuals making progress in their recovery goals and decreasing the time spent in crisis

THE IMR CCOE

The Ohio Department of Mental Health established and supports the Ohio Coordinating Center of Excellence for Illness Management and Recovery (Ohio CCOE-IMR). Located in the Department of Psychiatry at the Medical College of Ohio, the CCOE mission is accomplished by providing education, training, consultation, coaching, supervision and evaluation regarding IMR mental healthcare system in Ohio

Heritage Health Care Services, Inc.

Mansfield Branch   Heritage Health Care Services, Inc. 2312 Village Park Court Mansfield, Ohio  44906   Mansfield Office:  (419) 747-9199 Mansfield Toll-Free:  1-866-747-9194 Mansfield Fax:  (419) 747-7899

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http://www.heritage-hcs.com/index.htm

Joe Devany
OHCAC Executive Director
372 East Center Street

P.O. Box 779
Marion, Ohio 43302 

740-387-1039

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http://www.hilsonline.org/default.asp

Homeland Individual Locator System
HILS - 911 Plus

HILS is an online voluntary, private, individual data file that becomes available to emergency personnel in a time of personal or community crisis.  It provides critical information when it is needed, which can save lives. 

Participants will complete a survey with only the information that they wish to make available on themselves and their family.  The information will immediately be deposited into their local area data file.  Updates can be made as information changes.

The information you provide is strictly voluntary - you may provide as little or as much as you like.  We ask for information such as:

• Individual emergency contacts
• Medications, allergies, disabilities, and specific medical needs
• The type of home you live in and what it is made of
• The distance to the nearest fire hydrant
• The presence of explosives, flammables, or harmful chemicals
• The presence of pets, gaurd dogs or dangerous animals
• Primary and secondary entrances to the home

Information entered into a HILS data file is kept safe and secured.  Only authorized emergency service providers may directly access your information.   

Example --    A “911” call comes in - the dispatcher checks to see if a HILS file exists.  As the dispatcher sends out the emergency response team, vital HILS data is relayed:

 “Jane Lane, a 75-year-old female, lives alone at 233 Sherman Street.  She has diabetes and a heart condition, and she takes Coumadin.  Her home is a three bedroom two story – enter through the side door.  Be aware of the presence of her pet German shepherd – Heidi.”

By registering your information with HILS, emergency personnel will have accurate vital information at their fingertips.  The more information you provide, the better and faster emergency personnel will be able to help you. This knowledge of circumstances can reduce medical errors and the number of first respondent-related accidents.

Area Agency on Aging, Inc. 

AAA Ohio District 5

Care Choice Ohio

P.O. Box 1978

780 Park Ave. West

Mansfield, Ohio 44901OD5AAA@aging

northcentralohio.org

For Further Information Call
419-524-4144 or 1-800-860-5799

fax 419-522-9482

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http://www.agingnorthcentralohio.org/programs-care.htm

What is it?
Care Choice Ohio is a service that provides senior and other individuals seeking long-term care the opportunity to explore their present and future care options.

• It provides free information and in-home consultations for persons of any age concerned about planning for the future.
• It is directed to individuals who are able to pay privately for their long-term care services.
• It provides individuals with information on services that are appropriate, affordable and available in their area.
• It provides for more independent living and methods of care.
• It helps "prepare today for tomorrow's choices."

Who is eligible?

• Any person of any age, looking for information regarding long-term care for themselves or other loved ones.
• There is no financial eligibility.

What services are available?

• Free in-home consultations to provide the latest information on available programs and services and any associated eligibility requirements.

How to access the program?

• If you are interested in contacting Care Choice Ohio, call the Area Agency on Aging, Monday through Friday, 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. and ask to speak to a Care Choice Ohio Consultant the Screening Department

Ohio citizen corps

http://www.serveohio.org/CitizenCorps/index.htm

Ohio Citizen Corps is a community based initiative that engages citizens in hometown security through public education and training. Our mission has two separate objectives:

• Increase knowledge and skills through training and education, producing stronger citizens and safer communities.
• Establish a pool of volunteers who will supplement first responders in the event of a disaster, saving lives and property.

• Ohio Citizen Corps Programs

Richland County Foundation

24 West Third Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902 
(419) 525-3020

http://www.richlandcountyfoundation.org

The Richland County Foundation is a community foundation established
in 1945 as a way for individuals to pool and invest their gifts for the
long-term good of Richland County and its residents.

We have been at the center of charitable giving for over 60 years,
managing, distributing, and investing the gifts of generous donors
to improve the quality of life in our county.

Through your help we can meet important needs of today and build the
community endowment to create a lasting legacy for the future.

Family Life Counseling

http://www.flcps.com/

151 Marion Avenue

Manafield, Ohio 44903

419-774-9969

Monday through Friday from 9am to 5pm

As a private non-profit mental health and substance abuse agency, Family Life Counseling and Psychiatric Services, with its caring staff and innovative programs, is dedicated to one common goal - helping troubled youth, adults, and families lead fuller, happier lives.

Adults often struggle with depression, anxiety, phobias, job stress, marriage concerns, sexuality, divorce and custody issues, remarriage and step-family adjustment, grief and loss, trauma, drugs and alcohol, and other psychiatric disorders.

Children and adolescents often struggle with school, oppositional behavior, parent-child conflicts, attention deficit impulsiveness, eating and sleeping disorders, drugs and alcohol, anger, delinquency, truancy, running away, post-traumatic stress, and other acute or chronic psychiatric and behavioral problems.

VOA Transitional Housing Program

280 N Main St
Mansfield, OH 44902-7317

Fax number:  (419) 522-3509
E-Mail address: marti.smith@voago.org

Hours of operation:  7 days, 24 hours

Eligibility Requirements:  Homeless Men 18 to 65 years of age wanting to become independent

Fees Charged: Once employed, 30% of their income in charged.

Service Description:  Helps homeless men become independent and readjust to life. Includes life skills training, job skills training, case management, community referrals, AA meetings, and relapse prevention.

Other Services Offered by this Program: Homeless; Housing; Housing, Transitional

First Call of Richland County

http://www.firstcallrichland.org/

Call us first - 419.522.4636

Mansfield/Richland County Public Library.

43 West Third Street, Mansfield, Ohio 44902

419.521.3100

First Call of Richland County is a free community service to assist you in finding the help you need for you and your
household.Whether the problem is as simple as not knowing where to call or get an answer to a zoning issue,
or as complex as trying to meet all you monthly bills, First Call - 419-522-4636

Walk in services are available at the Mansfield/Richland County Public Library , 43 W. Third St, Mansfield, OH 44902

Our database of community agencies, organizations and services is continually being updated with contact and eligibility information to assist you.