The Ohio Federation for Children’s Mental Health is a voluntary, non-profit organization that was founded by, is run by, and is staffed by families who have encountered behavioral difficulties in their own lives as youth and/or in the lives of their children. Our members have much combined expertise in the field of providing effective care for these behavioral issues, as they have lived with them and, in most cases, successfully employed the principles of resiliency in order to help youth achieve their potential.

The Federation provides support and advocacy for families, as well as education for families, agencies, systems, and elected and appointed officials. While the Federation never charges for its services to families nor does it solicit donations from them, its funds come from grants, donations, fees for agency services, and memberships. Its services are offered throughout all sections of Ohio and are open to all without discrimination to race, orientation, religion, sex, the child’s age, multiple disabilities, behaviors, or other issues or factors. The consideration of the Federation is that each family and child receives the services that exist and to which they are entitled.

In certain cases, services which are needed are unavailable or simply don’t exist. In this case, the Federation will work with officials to educate them as to the consequences of the vacancy of the services. If, in the long run, society and the constituency which they serve would be improved by the addition of these services, the Federation will work either alone or with others in order to help officials to see the benefits as well as to help them come about.