FY2024 Annual Report
Statement From Kim:
FY2024 has been a year of progress and improvement for the Lake County ADAMHS Board system of care. I reflect on the past 12 months with pride and gratitude, for what we have been able to collectively accomplish.
This year the Lake ADAMHS staff rolled up our sleeves, literally and figuratively, to carry our system forward. It was all hands on deck as the team relocated from our office of 25 years to our new home in Mentor. Every box moved, every paint swatch scrutinized, and every file relocated was a labor of love. And all was completed without losing sight of the Board’s mission: to ensure accountability, accessibility, and effectiveness in every service delivered.
This year has been defined by the word collaboration. Lake ADAMHS, our network agencies, community partners, and neighboring counties came together to begin developing the framework for a regional crisis response center. The foundation we have laid is destined to grow into a life-saving and life-changing facility for individuals and families in crisis. We’ve collaborated to grow our relationship with the criminal justice system and expand our court liaison program to include the Lake County Juvenile Court. We have worked in partnership with Lake County superintendents to ensure that school-based treatment and prevention services are meeting or exceeding the needs of their faculty, parents, and students. We’ve diversified community treatment options for individuals in need, enhanced training and support for service providers, and updated our data processes to ensure accountability.
Finally, this year we began laying the groundwork for our 2024, 0.9 mill levy renewal campaign. With the support of the Lake County Commissioners, our system will work to ensure that levy funding – lifeblood funding – continues to flow into the 16 network providers and 90 distinct services that Lake Countians depend upon. Since 1976 voters have recognized the importance of the Lake County ADAMHS Board and our system of care. With gratitude to the community, we will continue to provide essential services that improve and save lives.
Read the entire annual report, click on this link FY 2024 Annual Report – Lake ADAMHS Board