Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) Public Affairs office actively participates in the legislative process, analyzes proposed legislation affecting consumers and the Department, and serves as the liaison between the agency and members of the legislature.

2022 State of the State

• 2022 State of the State address on the Ohio Channel
• Watch the Behavioral Health Excerpt from the State of the State
• Transcript of Governor Mike DeWine's remarks
• Key highlights from the address
• Reactions from the behavioral health field

Budget FY 22/23

• Watch Director Lori Criss’s webinar highlighting the FY 22/23 budget
• Budget Support
• Visit budget.ohio.gov to learn more about the introduced budget.
• View Director Lori Criss' webinar regarding budget introduction or download the PDF of the presentation.

What the Community is Saying

• Read Director Lori Criss' House Budget Testimony
• Budget Support
• Director Criss’ House Subcommittee Budget Testimony
• Director Criss’ Senate Health Committee Testimony
• Read the budget as enacted

2019 State of the State

Governor Mike DeWine calls for investing in Ohio in his 2019 State of the State address, held March 5, 2019, during a joint session of the Ohio General Assembly.

• 2019 State of the State information