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Miami Co. Common Pleas Drug Court Earns Certification

11/26/2014

 
The Miami County Common Pleas Drug Court recently earned final certification from the Ohio Supreme Court’s Commission on Specialized Dockets. The existing County Municipal Drug Court is also certified.

In order to receive the certification, the local court had to submit an application, undergo a site visit, and provide specific program materials in response to certification standards that went in to effect in January 2014.

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor congratulated Common Pleas Drug Court Judge Christopher Gee for receiving final certification.

“Specialized dockets have proven effective at addressing persistent criminal behaviors,” said Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor. “Specialized dockets result in significantly lower recidivism rates which means offenders become productive members of society, for which we all benefit.”

Specialized dockets are courts that are dedicated to specific types of offenses or offenders and use a combination of different techniques for holding offenders accountable while also addressing the underlying causes of their behavior. There are more than 150 specialized dockets in Ohio courts that deal with issues such as Drugs and Alcohol, Mental Health, Domestic Violence and Sex Offenses.

The new standards provide a minimum level of uniform practices for specialized dockets throughout Ohio, and allow local courts to innovate and tailor to meet their community’s needs and resources.

Recommended practices outlined in the certification process include establishing eligibility requirements, evaluating effectiveness of the specialized docket, and assembling a treatment team for implementing daily operations of the specialized docket. The team can include licensed treatment providers, law enforcement, court personnel, and is headed by the specialized docket judge.

The Commission on Specialized Dockets has 22 members who advise the Supreme Court and its staff regarding the promotion of statewide rules and uniform standards concerning specialized dockets in Ohio courts; the development and delivery of specialized docket services to Ohio courts; and the creation of training programs for judges and court personnel. The commission makes all decisions regarding final certification.

Tri-County Board gets new, shorter online address

11/12/2014

 
Effective immediately, the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services is online at a new, shorter, easier-to-use domain name: tcbmds.org.

The Board's website address is now www.tcbmds.org and the email addresses will be "@tcbmds.org." The part of the email address before "@" remains the same.

For the time being, both the old and new domains are working. However, the old name - mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us - will "forward" to the new one. If you click an old bookmark or type in "www.mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us" there will be a momentary pause, and your browser will load "www.tcbmds.org."

Similarly, when using an older mail list or typing in an email address as "LastFI@mdsadamhs.mh.state.oh.us" the message will still be delivered, but email coming from the Board will use the "@tcbmds.org" domain name.

"Transitioning websites and email from one domain name to another is never easy, and can cause some confusion for users," said Brad Reed, Director of Community Resource Development for the Tri-County Board. "However, our older domain name was very long and parts were often mistyped or missed altogether. Taking the steps to convert to the more commonly used .org greatly simplifies the process of reciting our address on the phone, or in other media."

Reed said the old domain name was impractical to use in social media or in campaigns using billboards, radio or anyplace the audience needed to remember the address. "Twitter, for instance, only allows 144 characters, so using 28 just on our web address really was not effective," he said. "All of our media accounts now use the same six letters - tcbmds - which stand for Tri-County Board Miami Darke Shelby. On the web, the address is www.tcbmds.org. Email is @tcbmds.org. We have a Facebook page at /tcbmds, and on Twitter we are @tcbmds. This change will greatly simplify our online outreach."

Questions about the new domain name or any of the Tri-County Board's social media accounts may be directed to Brad Reed, Director of Community Resource Development, by email at ReedB@tcbmds.org.

Movember Foundation commits to changing the face of men's health

11/5/2014

 
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The month of November has been re-branded as "Movember" to promote awareness and raise funds to support research into men's health issues, specifically mental health, prostate cancer and testicular cancer.

Throughout the month, "Mo Bros" commit to growing a mustache from a clean start, to start conversations about men's health issues. The Movember Foundation website features health facts, such as that more than four times as many men as women die by suicide in the United States, and that 1 in 5 adults each year experience an anxiety disorder.

If you become a "Mo Bro" send us a picture of your mustache and we might share it on our site and social media feeds!

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    Brad Reed is Director of Community Resource Development at the Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services.

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If you or someone you know is in crisis and needs help, please call the Tri-County CRISIS Hotline.
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