Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

What Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services does

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (formerly the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, rebranded in 2025) is a state government agency headquartered at 30 East Broad Street, 36th Floor, Columbus, Ohio, and the single state authority for behavioral health policy, funding, and oversight in Ohio. It serves Ohio residents across all age groups experiencing mental health crises, substance use disorders, and emotional distress through a portfolio that includes the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (call, text, and chat), Mobile Response and Stabilization Services for youth, regional psychiatric hospitals, peer supporter training and certification, a recovery housing registry, the Driver Intervention Program, provider licensure and certification, grant-making, and data infrastructure such as the Ohio Youth Surveys and the State of Ohio Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboards. Sub-segments served include youth in crisis (including deaf/hard-of-hearing and KODA youth), children and teens in partial hospitalization, and veterans reached through the Veterans Crisis Line via 988.

The department's underlying technology stack is concentrated in two areas. First, a statewide crisis and data infrastructure anchored on the 988 Lifeline routing, regional hospital Epic (EpicCare Link and MyChart) deployments, and public-facing data dashboards hosted on data.ohio.gov. Second, an emerging clinical technology footprint inside the pediatric partial hospitalization program being co-built with Cleveland Clinic Children's (planned fall 2026), which incorporates virtual reality exposure therapy, AI-assisted emotional regulation therapy, and frequency-specific microcurrent therapy. The department is also a co-funder of the $20 million SOAR Study led by Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, which uses mobile MRI units and collects social, environmental, psychological, genetic, and biological data from 1,200 families in northeast Ohio.

The business model is non-commercial: the department is funded through state and federal appropriations, with services provided free or at subsidized cost to eligible Ohioans. There is no commercial revenue model, no pricing for end-users, and no investor base. Its 'go-to-market' is regulatory and operational — it licenses and certifies providers, disburses grants, and operates direct service infrastructure — rather than sales-driven. The 1,001–5,000 employee base and recent partnership cadence indicate a sizeable, programmatically expanding agency whose growth is driven by public demand (e.g., a 300% increase in pediatric mental health ER visits cited as context for the Cleveland Clinic partnership) and by state-level policy initiatives such as the 'Reading for Resiliency' initiative announced in June 2026.

Name

Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

Legal name

Ohio Department of Behavioral Health

Website

https://mha.ohio.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health is Ohio's single state agency for behavioral health, providing crisis services (988 Lifeline), regional psychiatric hospitals, mobile youth response teams, provider licensing, grants, and statewide behavioral health data, serving Ohioans of all ages including youth, veterans, and children with serious mental health needs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (622210), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (62142), Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (6222)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Specialty Outpatient Facilities, Nec (8093)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health Crisis Services Management (988/Hotlines/Mobile Crisis Coordination) (HLAEAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE), Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Crisis intervention support
• Psychiatric hospital care
• Addiction treatment programs
• Suicide prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (now Ohio Department of Behavioral Health) is a state government agency that operates crisis intervention, inpatient psychiatric care, addiction treatment, suicide prevention, peer support, recovery housing oversight, and behavioral health provider licensing and funding programs for Ohio residents. Its portfolio is anchored by the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, regional psychiatric hospitals, mobile response teams for youth, and a network of licensed community providers.

Product overview

The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (formerly Mental Health and Addiction Services) operates as a state government agency providing a portfolio of behavioral health programs and services. The core offerings include the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (crisis hotline with call, text, and chat capabilities), Mobile Response and Stabilization Services for youth in crisis, Regional Psychiatric Hospitals with Epic patient portals, Peer Supporters training, Recovery Housing registry, and data platforms including Ohio Youth Surveys and Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboards. The department also administers licensure and certification for providers, funding opportunities, and suicide prevention programs across Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline: National three-digit crisis hotline providing 24/7 free and confidential support for mental health crises, substance use crises, and emotional distress

Products and services

• 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in Ohio
• Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS)
• Regional Psychiatric Hospitals
• Driver Intervention Program
• Peer Supporters Program
• Recovery Housing Residences Registry
• Suicide Prevention Program
• Licensure and Certification
• Funding Opportunities
• Ohio Youth Surveys (OHYES)
• State of Ohio Integrated Behavioral Health Dashboards
• Pediatric Partial Hospitalization Program (with Cleveland Clinic Children's)

Quantifiable outcome

• 300% increase in patients under 21 seeking mental health care at Cleveland Clinic's pediatric emergency room following COVID-19 pandemic, underscoring the critical demand driving program expansion.
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ohio Department of Behavioral HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026The Ohio Department of Behavioral Health (the department itself) collaborated with Cleveland Clinic Children's to fund and support a pediatric partial hospitalization program at Cleveland Clinic's Hospital for Rehabilitation, with an anticipated fall 2026 opening. The partnership is part of a broader initiative including mobile intervention teams and a suicide prevention center, responding to a declared national state of emergency in children's mental health.
• Cleveland Clinic Children'scoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Cleveland Clinic Children's partnered with the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health to launch a pediatric partial hospitalization program featuring virtual reality exposure therapy, AI-assisted emotional regulation therapy, and frequency-specific microcurrent therapy, responding to a 300% increase in patients under 21 seeking mental health care.
• The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CentercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is leading the $20 million SOAR Study in northeast Ohio, enrolling 1,200 families and involving social, environmental, psychological, genetic, and biological analyses using mobile MRI units. The study is a government, academia, and private sector collaboration addressing emotional distress, suicide, and drug overdose in Ohio.

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Texas Health and Human Services Commission — Behavioral Health: Texas's state behavioral health authority with comparable functions — crisis services funding, inpatient state hospital operations, and provider regulation across a large population.
• SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration): Federal counterpart to Ohio DBH; administers nationwide behavioral health programs, funds state agencies, and coordinates the 988 Lifeline at the federal level. Directly analogous statutory role at federal scale.
• Vibrant Emotional Health: Administers the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline backbone and trains crisis counselors. Directly comparable to DBH's 988 Ohio operations in scope and mission.
• California Department of Health Care Services — Behavioral Health: California's state authority for behavioral health policy, Medi-Cal behavioral health oversight, and crisis system coordination. Comparable scope and regulatory depth to Ohio DBH.
• New York State Office of Mental Health: Operates state psychiatric hospitals, regulates behavioral health providers, and funds community mental health services in New York — the closest functional parallel to Ohio DBH in another large state.

Broad incumbents

• Universal Health Services (Behavioral Health): Operates one of the largest acute psychiatric and behavioral health hospital networks in the U.S. Closest private analog to the inpatient side of DBH's operations.
• Magellan Health (Centene): One of the largest managed behavioral health organizations (MBHO) in the U.S. Comparable to DBH in managing behavioral health benefits and crisis network coordination, though at private, multi-state scale.
• Carelon Behavioral Health (Elevance Health): A large national MBHO providing utilization management, care coordination, and crisis support services to Medicaid and commercial populations — parallel to DBH's statewide care coordination role.
• Optum Behavioral Health (UnitedHealth Group): Operates a national managed behavioral health platform similar to DBH's care management function. Serves commercial, Medicaid, and crisis populations — closest private analog to statewide BH care coordination.
• Acadia Healthcare: Operates a national network of psychiatric inpatient hospitals and residential treatment facilities — directly comparable to DBH's regional psychiatric hospital system in service line, although for-profit and multi-state.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/OhioMHAS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OhioDBH
• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioMHAS
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohiomhas
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohiodbh

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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