OhioMHAS announced March 3 that Ohio Council member organization Thrive Peer Recovery Services will develop and manage the statewide call center for Mobile Response Stabilization Services (MRSS), Ohio’s behavioral health system of care crisis response program for children, youth, young adults (under the age of 21) and their families. Ohio’s MRSS programs are currently transitioning from a regional, federal grant funded initiative to a statewide implementation. As one of the new OhioRISE services, MRSS will be reimbursable through Medicaid.

Thrive Peer Recovery Services will receive nearly $800,000 for SFY22 and SFY23 ($121,017 for SFY22 and $678,012 for SFY23). The MRSS call center is not intended to take the place of local carelines, hotlines, or warmlines. Instead, it will be an essential supplement to those lines, ready to address active crisis needs and deploy immediate services specifically to youth, young adults, and their families. The MRSS call center is expected to launch in June.