Stepping Up Portage

The Stepping Up Initiative is a national effort to support counties in developing and implementing various strategies to reduce the number of people with mental illness in jails. Ohio’s Stepping Up Initiative helps people with mental illness in jails get connected with clinical treatment and other services so that they can get the help that they need to improve their lives and stay out of jail.

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Sequential Intercept Mapping exercises help counties identify and prioritize area for improvement within the system. Portage County completed this process in 2014 and 2023 and in 2024 for youth.

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Stepping Up Portage convenes a cross-section of local stakeholders, including behavioral health treatment providers; law enforcement; specialty court dockets; and housing, veteran, and other support services providers. The group meets several times a year.

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If you are interested in learning more, contact that Mental Health & Recovery Board: mhrbpc@mhrbpc.org

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2024 Stepping Up Portage Report

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