The GCBMHRS ensures quality mental health, alcohol & drug addiction services are available to residents of Geauga County. The Board is dedicated to planning & coordinating a full range of community-based services.
It shall be the mission of the Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services to provide community leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based mental health and recovery services that are responsive to consumer-centered planning.
"Excerpt from Value Statement"
The Geauga County Board of Mental Health and Recovery Services, as the duly constituted local planning and funding authority, is responsible for the distribution of funds and administration of public mental health, alcohol and drug addiction services in Geauga County. It is the primary responsibility of the Board to develop, promote, and monitor services, facilities, and programs that are responsive to the behavioral health care needs of the citizens of Geauga County. It is the philosophy of the Board to support programs that are recovery based, defined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration as, " a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with a mental health or chemical abuse problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his or her choice while striving to achieve his or her full potential.
