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Mahoning County officials press for local psychiatric facility, mark Suicide Prevention Day
Summary
State and county mental health officials told county commissioners they are pursuing a small locked psychiatric hospital and crisis services in Mahoning County, presented a suicide-awareness proclamation and described recent declines in local suicide counts while urging continued investment.
Mahoning County officials and the state director of mental health told the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 4 they are pursuing a small locked psychiatric hospital and expanded crisis services in the county and presented a proclamation recognizing Suicide Prevention Day.
The discussion, led by Leanne Cornyn, Ohio’s state director of mental health, and Dwayne Pittsroman, director of the Mahoning County Mental Health and Recovery Board, centered on local shortages of inpatient and crisis care and state funding streams intended for crisis stabilization.
Cornyn said the state has increased mental-health investments since Gov. Mike DeWine took office and noted that the 2023 state legislature allocated…
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