Work Group Meeting: Eliminating Structural Racism in Behavioral Health Care
Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County
Monday, Nov. 1, 2021
1:00 p.m. — 2:30 p.m. EDT
Remote
On June 24, 2020, the ADAMHS Board of Directors passed RESOLUTION NO. 20-06-01 declaring Racism as a Public Health Crisis. The ADAMHS Board will work with its partners to plan immediate, short-term and long-term goals for eliminating structural racism in the behavioral health community by upholding the recommendations in the resolution. The ADAMHS Board and its partners will create a strategic plan for addressing racism and implementing solutions to eliminate structural racism in behavioral health care.
The first work group meeting was held on October 5, 2020. At this meeting it was determined that the large work group will meet the first Monday of each month at 1:00 p.m. It was also decided that the group would divide into five subcommittees; Workforce; Health Equity; Policy and Advocacy; Data and Research; and Community Collaboration/Education and Stigma.
India Harris and Brenda Stevens from Rice Education Consulting, LLC. (REDCon), the ADAMHS Board’s new Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant, will be presenting.
You can join this Zoom meeting: https://adamhscc-org.zoom.us/j/86302303039?pwd=dFdvelpmemtNSTlQQlhhdS9panpadz09
Meeting ID: 863 0230 3039
Passcode: 915826
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Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County
The Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County is responsible for the planning, funding and monitoring of public mental health and addiction treatment and recovery services delivered to the residents of Cuyahoga County. Under Ohio law, the ADAMHS Board is one of 50 Boards coordinating the public mental health and addiction treatment and recovery system in Ohio.
The Board is a quasi-independent part of county government, governed by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Board contracts with provider agencies to deliver services that assist clients on the road to recovery.
Mission: Enhance the quality of life for our community through a commitment to excellence in mental health and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery services coordinated through a person-centered network of community supports.
Vision: Mental health, addiction, prevention, treatment and recovery services will be available and accessible for every county resident in need and the ADAMHS Board will provide a preeminent, seamless and integrated system of care.