Now in its third year, the conference—formerly known as the African American Behavioral Health Conference—is looking for candidates who are experts in their field to impart valuable knowledge to conference attendees.
The Ohio Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, The Ohio State University Kirwan Institute for the Study of Race and Ethnicity, Multiethnic Advocates for Cultural Competence (MACC) and Alcohol Drug and Mental Health Board of Franklin County (ADAMH) invite you to apply to present at the 2025 Ohio Behavioral Health Conference.
Now in its third year, the conference—formerly known as the African American Behavioral Health Conference—has been rebranded as the Ohio Behavioral Health Conference to better reflect its expanded mission of serving and uniting the diverse communities across Ohio. The conference will be providing Continuing Education Units (CEU's) certified through MACC. Presenters should be experts in their field and will be required to impart valuable knowledge to conference attendees during an hour-long presentation.
The conference will be held on Friday, July 25, 2025, from 8 a.m.—3:30 p.m. at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Rd, Columbus, OH 43210. To be considered, please complete all elements of the application. All documents uploaded should be in a PDF or Word Doc format. Deadline to apply is Tuesday, May 5th at 11:59pm. If you have any questions, please contact Tom Wike at (wike.6@osu.edu) with 2025 OBHC Presenter in the subject line.
Conference Focus Areas
- Ethics Focus: Ethical Code for Administrative Roles and/or Employees
- Mental Health and Healing Focus: MRSS - Mobile Response Services and Support (Crisis support/Crisis Response Team, Adult Mobile Care), Self Care for Caregivers, Illnesses/Disorders (Anxiety, Alzheimer's, Bipolar, Depression, OCD, PTSD, TBI, etc.) Holistic Therapy/Mind-Body-Spirit Connection, Art/Movement Therapy.
- Policy, Equity and Populations Focus: Rural (Telehealth/Broadband Access, Suicide Prevention, Appalachian communities), Resilience, Veterans, Intergenerational (Elder/Youth), Refugee, Immigrant, Racial/Ethnic Identities, Religion/Spirituality.
- Workforce Development Focus: Improving Access and Opportunities, Rural (Telehealth/Broadband Access, Suicide Prevention, Appalachian communities), Resilience, Veterans, Intergenerational (Elder/Youth), Refugee, Immigrant, Racial/Ethnic Identities, Religion/Spirituality.
