Cuyahoga County, Ohio To Launch Jail Diversion Center For Behavioral Health Treatment

Cuyahoga County and the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board are opening a pre-arrest diversion center that will provide addiction or mental health treatment as an alternative to incarceration for people accused of non-violent crimes. It is the first program of its type in the state. The 50-bed center is funded by a two-year contract valued at $9.2 million awarded to the county ADAMHS Board on December 8, 2020 by the Cuyahoga County Council. The ADAMHS Board selected Oriana House to provide the center treatment space and run the center. Funding for . . .