​Three-Year Strategic Plan 2023-2025

To help focus the Board of Directors, staff, and community partners in advancing the mission, the Tri-County Board develops long-range strategic plans. Input for the plan comes from community surveys, coalitions, clients, families, provider agencies and other partners. The Strategic Plan is a working, living document, subject to change as needs, funding and opportunities arise. In 2022 the Board contracted with OnPointe Strategic Insights and Illuminology to research, catalog and analyze potential inequities in the Tri-County Board's mental health and addictions service area. The Report to the Board and the associated research findings inform the Board's strategic planning activities. The Board's Three-Year Strategic Plan 2023-2025 below was adopted September 20 2023.

1. Enhance Prevention Across the Lifespan
The Tri-County Board will encourage and support programs, services, community coalitions and other partners to promote mental wellness and healthy lifestyles to prevent illness, addiction and crisis with particular focus on children and adolescents as identified in the Board’s Behavioral Health Community Plan, as well as Adults and Older adults.

2. Enhance Access to Services
The Tri-County Board will invest in research, technology, and other resources to improve access to mental health and addiction services through:

• Data-driven identification of gaps, high-need services and barriers to completion of treatment plans
• Developing hospital diversion, step-down and group home facilities
• Increase capacity of local crisis team
• Increasing the number of Intensive Community Teams for mental health and substance use treatment
• Encourage and support strategies to improve the quality of telehealth and telemedicine when appropriate
• Assisting providers with workforce development, recruitment and retention efforts to ensure appropriate staffing levels, increase the number of Certified Peer Supporters, extend hours and mobilize services​

Strategic Plan 2020-2022 Final Report to the Board

3. Reduce the Impact of Suicide
The Tri-County Board will invest in education, training, and other resources to enhance suicide prevention across all age and cultural groups.
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4. Address Inequities
Continue efforts to reduce the impact of inequities as they affect mental health and substance use, including but not limited to youth, lower socioeconomic status, racial/ethnic identities other than white, LGBTQ+, and homeless populations.

5. Engage in Community Harm Reduction Efforts
Work with public health and other community partners to raise awareness and promote implementation of harm reduction strategies related to behavioral health concerns.

6. Promote Awareness and Understanding of the Tri-County Behavioral Health System

• Using the training capacity of the Board’s Administration & Training Center, develop, host and present educational programs that raise awareness of mental illness, substance use, and the array of services and supports available to residents of Miami, Darke and Shelby Counties.
• Engage with community partners, service organizations and other opportunities to promote the mission, structure and role of the Board; increase awareness and understanding of mental illness, substance use, and services available; and reduce stigma.

Behavioral Health Equity Plan adopted Jan 18 2023
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Mental Health Inequity Community Assessment
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