On May 6, 2021 the Huron County Commissioner’s passed a resolution declaring Huron County a Stepping Up county.  The Stepping Up Initiative is a national movement to provide counties with the tools they need to develop cross-system, data-driven strategies that can lead to measurable reductions in the number of people with mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders in jails. The Initiative provides a structured action plan to assist us as we begin this endeavor.  We will track four key measures to determine success: reducing number of people with mental illnesses booked into the county jail, increasing connections to treatment, reducing the length of time spent in jail, and reducing recidivism.

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Partners in this initiative include:

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     • Bellevue Municipal Court                                • Family Life Counseling & Psychiatric Services

     • Firelands Counseling & Recovery Services     • Fisher Titus Medical Center

     • Huron County Board of Commissioners         • Huron County Board of Mental Health &                                                                                             Addiction Services 

     • Huron County Coroner                                    • Huron County Court of Common Pleas

     • Huron County Probate and Juvenile Court     • Huron County Sheriff's Office 

     • Let's Get Real, Inc.                                           • Mercy Health Willard Hospital

     • NAMI of Huron County                                    • Norwalk Municipal Court

     • Ohio State Highway Patrol - Norwalk Post      • Oriana House, Inc.

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