DRO submits testimony on proposed mental health crisis stabilization facilities
May 12, 2017 / mental illness
Disability Rights Ohio Executive Director Michael Kirkman submitted testimony Thursday on the provision of Substitute House Bill 49 allocating $12 million ($6 million per fiscal year) for mental health crisis stabilization facilities. The testimony focuses on the importance of evidence-based community services as well as providing for the proper implementation of the facilities, specifying the need for their licensure, certification, and oversight.