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OhioMHAS Offers Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness in Individuals Using Psychiatric Medication

5/28/2015

From OhioMHAS NewsNow....

With the summer months approaching, it is important to recognize the warning signs of heat-related illness and learn how to prevent it. Although anyone can be affected by heat-related issues, the elderly, the very young and individuals with medical problems including those with psychiatric disorders and addictions are especially susceptible. With appropriate preventive actions, heat-related illness and deaths can be avoided. Our brochure titled Heat-related illness in individuals using psychiatric medication provides information for providers, caregivers and consumers about how to identify, avoid and respond to heat-related illness.

Bid process opens for housing renovation project

5/11/2015

Sealed bids will be received by Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health Services located at 1100 Wayne Street, Suite 4000, Troy, OH, between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 4:00 P.M., Monday through Friday, until 3:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2015 for the renovation of six apartment units located at 818-828 Willow Glen, Tipp City, Ohio and six apartment units located at 1061-1069 Mayfield Drive in Troy, Ohio.

Said bids will be opened on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. by the Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health Services at their office.

Specifications are available at Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health Services located at 1100 Wayne Street, Suite 4000, Troy, OH; or by filing an electronic request to kbeasley@beasleyarchitecture.com. (Print copies of plans and drawings are available for $15; checks made payable to Beasley Architecture & Design. CD copies are available at no charge.)

A Bid Bond, certified check or cashier's check of bid bond in the amount of the bid MUST BE ENCLOSED WITH THE BID. The Bid Bond will be held as the Performance Bond for the successful bidder and will be returned to the successful bidder at the completion of the project. All other Bid Bonds will be returned to subject bidders after successful bidder is selected and approved. (Project estimate is $400,000.)

All potential bidders are hereby advised that the Non-discrimination and Equal Opportunity Provisions of these bid specifications shall be incorporated into the contract. Wage rates paid shall be not less than Federal Government Davis Bacon Wage Rates.

Bid shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope identified as "Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health Services Renovations" and MUST HAVE THE FULL NAME AND ADDRESS of the bidder on the envelope.

Tri-County Board of Recovery & Mental Health Services reserves the right to reject any or all bids or any part of any bid and to waive any irregularities of bids.

Questions about the project shall be directed to Karen Beasley of Beasley Architecture & Design (937)599-2323.

Area officers complete 2015 Crisis Intervention Team Academy

5/1/2015

Twenty five law enforcement officers from Darke, Miami and Shelby Counties attended Crisis Intervention Team Academy April 27-30, presented by the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services.

Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) Training is a nationally recognized program that teaches law enforcement safe and effective approaches to handling crisis incidents involving a mentally ill individual. The intensive 4-day training is conducted under the instructional supervision of local CIT-trained police officers, mental health professionals, consumers, and family advocates and offers practical techniques for de-escalating crisis situations.

CIT Coordinator Jodi Long, Director of Clinical Services and Planning for the Tri-County Board, said, "The CIT Academy and the companion courses have been extremely successful. Officers tell us they now feel better equipped to handle calls involving mental health crises, and those of us involved with mental health services have a better understanding of what the law enforcement officers deal with in the field."

The class of 2015 is the 10th law enforcement group to complete the program in the Tri-County Board's service area, bringing the total number of trained officers to 198. The training is underwritten by the Tri-County Board's mental health levy, by grants from the Ohio chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness, and by in-kind donations of food by local vendors.

"We are especially excited this year," Long said, "because not only is it our 10th academy, but with the assistance of the NAMI stipends, we were able to train officers from three communities who had not yet had any officers trained. We now have CIT-trained officers in every corner of each of our counties."

The Tri-County Board also presents CIT companion courses for mental health professionals, dispatchers, court personnel and other groups. For more information about the CIT Academy or companion courses, see the Tri-County Board's website at www.tcbmds.org/community.

OhioMHAS Offers Tips for Preventing Heat-Related Illness in Individuals Using Psychiatric Medication

Bid process opens for housing renovation project

Area officers complete 2015 Crisis Intervention Team Academy

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