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The Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities ROSC Implementation Committee, along with researchers from The Ohio State University, have launched a statewide ROSC Survey. This survey will measure the progress communities have made in creating local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care.
 
The survey is open to all and we encourage everyone to participate.
 
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SURVEY
 
The survey will be open until August 1, 2018.
 
Results from the survey will provide county-level and state-level data to show the impact of recovery work being in completed in local communities.

Read more about Recovery Oriented Systems of Care below.
Are you a member of or staff for a county behavioral health board?  
BOARD MEMBER SURVEY [click here].

Are you a leader, clinician, caseworker, or staff person employed by a behavioral health provider organization that receives funding from a county behavioral health board (but are NOT a Board member)?  
PROVIDER SURVEY [click here].

Are you a service user (client) or a family member of a service user (but are NOT a board member or provider)? 
CONSUMER & FAMILY MEMBER SURVEY [click here].

Are you a leader, clinician, caseworker, or staff person employed by a health or human service organization or agency that works in collaboration with behavioral health providers but does NOT receive funding from a county behavioral health board?
STAKEHOLDER SURVEY [click here].

Recovery Oriented System of Care (ROSC)

What is ROSC?
  • ROSC (Recovery Oriented System of Care) is a way of thinking about service delivery for those with mental illness and/or addiction disorders that focuses first and foremost on clients and family members.
  • ROSC emphasizes the importance of peer supports, employment supports, housing, and transportation. It calls for services that are culturally appropriate, and delivered in an accountable, effective, and efficient manner.
  • ROSC recognizes that local management of behavioral health services is vital.

​Objective: “Change the conversation”

Mental illnesses and addiction disorders are chronic illnesses.
Mental illnesses and addiction disorders can be successfully treated.
Recovery is worth celebrating.

ROSC and Strategic Planning

The Tri-County Board utilized its 2017-2019 Strategic Planning process to roll out ROSC to the community and to determine the level of familiarity and preparation for the implementation of the core ROSC principles within the three-county service area. The Tri-County Board of Recovery and Mental Health Services staff developed questionnaires and survey tools with Brown Consulting which included questions pertaining to a Recovery Oriented System of Care familiarity, critical components, local linkages, opportunities, challenges and threats to a ROSC in the three-county area, as well as community openness to creating a “culture of change” and the community having a voice in the design and evaluation of a Recovery Oriented System of Care. 
The survey was administered through: 
     On Line Survey | Stakeholder Interviews | Focus Groups
Data Analysis
  • Brown Consulting conducted the surveys, interviews and led the focus groups with the end product of a 3-year Strategic Plan that takes into consideration ROSC principles.
Focusing on clients and families
Ensuring timely access to care
Promoting healthy, safe, and drug-free communities
Prioritizing accountable and outcome-driven financing
Locally managing systems of care
Target groups identified to participate in the ROSC/Strategic Planning process:
  • Law enforcement/judicial
  • Education
  • Provider executive directors & direct service staff
  • ADAMHS Board staff/members
  • Community partners
  • Advocates
  • Consumers & family members

​Key Findings

Strengths

  • The Board’s presence in the respective communities.  [Executive Director] Mark [McDaniel]/Board staff are very responsive and provide for good access; Board’s presence in the respective communities
  • Visible in the community. Players involved in community discussions/planning              
  • Stronger/wider array of services in the Tri-County area than ever before
  • Training opportunities (e.g., Mental Health First Aid) provided at low cost)
  • Crisis Intervention Team training
  • Crisis Intervention Team training for non-law enforcement (e.g., dispatchers, community members, etc.)
  • Advocating for/assisting consumers
  • Board has adopted a Prevention Strategic Plan and supports best practice programming like Botvin Life Skills, PAX Good Behavior Game and Youth Led Prevention.
  • Board has invested heavily in supportive services such as housing, consumer operated services and community support systems.

​Opportunities for Improvement

  • Wait time for services (avg. 4-6 week wait).  Need more timely access
  • Target marketing to the right groups in the right ways; too many messages are lost because the intended recipients never receive the information (e.g., billboards located in the wrong areas). (Too often, consumers, family members and referral sources are unaware of available relevant services and don’t know how to access those services)
  • Add additional recovery housing to the Board’s housing inventory
  • Develop peer support and mentoring opportunities
  • Develop and implement a plan to increase or maintain high levels of community readiness to receive prevention messaging and implement programming

​Action Steps

  • ​Explore the expansion of the Centralized Service Facility concept to all counties.  Complete the One Wellness Place project with an enhanced Front Door Experience that will greatly assist consumers, family members and referral sources in their search for relevant services.
  • Pursue Ohio Recovery Housing certification for all four of the Board-funded Recovery Homes in the Tri-County service area.
  • Explore additional opportunities to add recovery housing to the catchment area.
  • Implement the Tri-County Board 2017–2019 Strategic Plan which includes ROSC principles.