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07/07/2025
2025 heat-related illness brochure available
With the high temperatures Ohio has been experiencing, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS) is pleased to announce the release of the 2025 Heat-Related Illness brochure. Individuals taking psychiatric medication can be at an increased risk for heat-related illness.
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MHA: National Minority Mental Health Month Toolkit
July is Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. In preparation, Mental Health America has released its 2025 BIPOC Mental Health Toolkit — available in both English and Spanish. This free resource includes tools to help behavioral health professionals spark conversations and take meaningful steps to improve mental health in communities of color. The toolkit includes: culturally grounded worksheets; communication resources; social media images and messages; and printable posters and handouts.
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MOORE Equity in Mental Health 5K - join OPPA's team remote 5K Run, Walk, and Roll
Location: remotely from your home community on Saturday, July 19, 2025
The OPPA has created a team for psychiatrists in Ohio to join the APA's Division of Diversity and Health Equity combating mental health inequities facing young people of color and in honoring mental health advocate Bebe Moore Campbell. Your time and dollars can help make a difference for young people of color facing mental health challenges and the impact of systemic racism. Funds raised benefit the APA/APAF Moore Equity in Mental Health Community Grants Program, which supports community organizations that have undertaken innovative awareness programs and/or have provided services to improve the mental health of young people of color.
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