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One-Time Economic Recovery Payment In May 2009, Social Security will distribute a one-time payment of $250 to Social Security and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries nationwide. The payments are provided under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Featured Service Community Support Network (CSN) The Community Support Network program is the Brain Injury Association of Ohio's (BIAOH) plan to extend and enhance its information, resource identification and outreach services by placing "field" staff in fifteen (15) geographic areas which encompass all of Ohio's 88 counties.The CSN's primary goal is to link individuals with brain injury and their families to existing services and supports. Individuals in the remaining Ohio counties may call our Helpline for assistance: 1-866-644-6242.
Community Support Network (CSN) Areas 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 12, 13 and 15 are currently staffed. Click on one of those areas to read news & information from that area. Featured Connection OHIOCARES Brain Injury Association of Ohio (BIAOH) is pleased to be a member of OHIOCARES, a group created by Major General Wayt of the Ohio National Guard to respond to the needs of returning soldiers and their families. OHIOCARES is a collaboration of state and local agencies supporting the behavioral health of returning OIF/OEF (Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation Enduring Freedom) veterans and their families. Although the VA is the primary source of services for veterans, this partnership provides community based alternatives to veterans and their families. OHIOCARES' purpose is to enhance the “safety net” community of behavioral health services available for military personnel and their families and to complement the services available through the Department of Veterans Affairs and Vet Centers by linkages with county alcohol, drug and mental health boards and behavioral health care providers, as well as advocacy and support organizations such as BIAOH. Links: www.ohionationalguard.com/ohiocares View the OHIOCARES brochure, "Coping With Stress...A Guide for Soldiers and Families." Service Member, Family and Community Behavioral Health Resource Guide is provided to assist military service members, veterans, their families and community-based agencies with the service member’s behavioral health needs during the transition from active duty back to civilian life. |
CALL TO ACTION! Date: Friday, June 26, 2009 Advocates - It's urgent that you contact Conference Committee Conferees and your own State Senators & Representatives NOW. As you know, they, along with the Governor, are working to fill a 3.2 Billion dollar deficit and pass the State Budget Bill by June 30, 2009.
Conference Committee Members must work
in a bi-partisan way to reach compromises on
ways to identify additional sources of revenue or go forward with
disastrous cuts to vital services for vulnerable Ohioans, including
children and adults with brain injury. Without additional revenue,
an additional 30% cut to funding for people with brain injury (on top of an
earlier 15% cut) is expected.
Ask Conferees, your own state senators and
representatives to come together in a bi-partisan way to demonstrate the
necessary political courage to resolve the State Budget Bill crisis in a way
that protects Ohioans at greatest risk. Gap-filling proposals include
restoration of earlier tax breaks to high-income individuals, slot machines
at race tracks, etc.
Let them know that failure to do so will
result in dismantling the network and level of services advocates for
Ohioans with brain injury put in place over a 20-year period, including the
highly valued assistance provided through the Brain Injury Association of
Ohio's Community Support Network offices.
What's the Message to Our Leaders?
Work together to fill the
hole in Ohio's budget; pass a State Budget Bill
preserving vital services to at risk populations,
including those with Brain Injury.
As voters, we expect you to make the politically courageous decisions
required by these historically difficult times.
When to Contact them?
Immediately!
Conferees (see contact info below) are scheduled to meet over the weekend,
and a vote on the State Budget Bill is tentatively scheduled for early next
week.
How to Contact them?
Through phone calls, emails and faxes. An email link to your own State
Senator and Representative can be found on the website for the
Ohio General
Assembly
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This website was designed and developed with support from Operation MAPS: Maximizing Access to Programs & Supports for Ohioans with Brain Injury and their Families, a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) State Demonstration Grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) to the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission. Additional and continuation funding was provided through an Information & Resource Identification grant, also awarded to the Brain Injury Association of Ohio from the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission's Brain Injury Program.