Mental Health and Addiction Services During the Pandemic

• Ohio Department of Health Call Center
• Coronavirus.ohio.gov

• Housing Questions: COVID19Housing@mha.ohio.gov
• Opiate Treatment Program Questions: OTP_COVID19@mha.ohio.gov
• General BH Questions: COVID19BH@mha.ohio.gov
• Telehealth Questions: COVID19BHTelehealth@mha.ohio.gov

• Licensure and Certification COVID-19 Waiver Process
• Licensure and Certification COVID-19 Waiver Request
• Alcohol Use Disorder Fact Sheet
• Addressing Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• Caring for Patients’ Mental Well-Being
• CDC Managing Stress and Anxiety
• CDC Information for homeless shelters
• Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA) —resources for healthcare providers
• COCA RSS Feed—subscribe to be notified of conference calls, updates, and CDC guidance for health providers
• Coronavirus Preparedness Business Planning
• Coronavirus Support for Military Families
• Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication Training—training program that draws from lessons learned during public health emergencies, and incorporates best practices from the fields of risk and crisis communication
• Disaster Planning Handbook for Behavioral Health Treatment Programs
• Disaster Distress Helpline
• Disaster Distress Helpline – Chinese
• Emergency Responders: Tips for taking care of yourself
• Free App to Support People in Recovery During COVID-19 Outbreak 
• Funding for BH Services via Telehealth
• Guidance to recovery housing operators and residential care facilities
• Guidance from OhioMHAS for Opioid Treatment Programs - UPDATED 10/22/2020
• Guidance from OhioMHAS for Office-based Opioid Treatment - UPDATED 10/22/2020
• Guidance for In-Home Visitation and Screening of Youth and Visitors to Offices, Facilities and Programs 
• Guidance on Reopening In-Person Behavioral Health Services
• Helping Homebound Children
• Helping First Responders
• Housing Questions: COVID19Housing@mha.ohio.gov
• Information from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
• Leader’s Guide to Risk Communication
• Medical Clearance for Psychiatric Hospitalization-Considerations with the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency
• Medicare Telemedicine Health Care Provider Fact Sheet
• Mental Health Crisis Care
• Mental Health Guidelines for Preparedness
• National Institute of Mental Health - Coping with Coronavirus Stress
• OhioMHAS State-operated Hospital Patient Screening Criteria
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Coping
• Personal Protective Equipment
• Planning for Quarantine and Isolation Sites Checklist
• Psychological Effects of Quarantine for Leaders
• Psychological Effects of Quarantine for Providers
• Responding to the Behavioral Health Surge
• Sustaining Well-being of Health Care Professionals
• Telehealth Guidance
• Tips for OhioMHAS Housing Providers
• Tips for Social Distancing
• Training and Technical Assistance Related to COVID-19
• Update for Project DAWN/Community Naloxone Distribution
• Wallet Card for Coping with Disaster
• What Supportive Housing Providers Need to Know
• WiFi Access and Telecommunication Policies

• Housing Questions: COVID19Housing@mha.ohio.gov
• CDC Information for Homeless Shelters
• COVID-19: Tools & Resources Website
• Disaster Distress Helpline
• Guidance for Supportive Housing Providers
• Guidance to Recovery Housing Operators and Residential Care Facilities
• Guidance for In-Home Visitation and Screening of Youth and Visitors to Offices, Facilities and Programs
• Helping Homebound Children
• Homeless Shelter Checklist
• Housing Guide for Special Populations
• Medical Clearance for Psychiatric Hospitalization-Considerations with the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency
• Psychological Effects of Quarantine for Providers
• Supportive Housing Home Visit Script
• Supporting Providers in Group Living Situations during COVID (provider flow)
• Supporting Residents in Group Living Situations during COVID (resident flow)
• Tips for OhioMHAS Housing Providers
• What Supportive Housing Providers Need to Know

• Alcohol Use Disorder Fact Sheet
• Get Alcohol Use Disorder Treatment
• Alcoholics Anonymous Online Meetings
• Back to School Mental Health Resources
• CDC- Managing Stress and Anxiety
• COVID-19 and Anxiety
• Disaster Distress Helpline
• Disaster Distress Helpline – Chinese
• Health Alert Network—CDC's primary method of sharing cleared information about urgent public health incidents with public information officers; federal, state, territorial, and local public health practitioners; clinicians; and public health laboratories
• Helping Homebound Children
• Healthcare Transportation Resources
• Higher Education Resources
• Managing Coronavirus-related Stress
• Managing Fears and Anxiety Around Coronavirus
• Mental Health Crisis Care
• Mental Health Considerations
• National Institute of Mental Health - Coping with Coronavirus Stress
• Parent/Caregiver Guide to Coping
• Safety celebrate the holiday season
• Supporting Yourself
• Talking to Children about Coronavirus
• Tips for Social Distancing
• Taking Care of Your Family
• Top Ten Tips for Parents
• Unemployment Information
• Video: Wear a Mask
• Video: Wash your Hands (available in multiple languages)
• Wallet Card for Coping with Disaster
• Wexner Medical Center - How to Talk to Your Children About Coronavirus
• When to get help for stress
• WiFi Access and Telecommunication Policies

Please visit our Telehealth web page.