About
One Community One Family is a partnership working to improve the System of Care in Southeastern Indiana, particularly for youth with emotional/behavioral issues and their families. In recent years, OCOF has broadened their scope of work to include supporting and serving individuals of all ages through a variety of initiatives, trainings and support. OCOF has placed an increased focus on substance-use initiatives, suicide prevention, and mental health training & awareness for the community at large. OCOF supports evidence-based programs, peer-to-peer support, parent empowerment, as well as system-level work with partner agencies by providing trainings. OCOF also serves as a venue for regional/community planning to address the needs of human services organizations and those entities that interact with children and families.
Our Story
OCOF began as program of Community Mental Health Center, Inc. (CMHC) in 2005 as a champion to lead System of Care development in Southeastern Indiana. An Advisory Board comprised of key stakeholders, including families of youth with system involvement, was formed that first year and began assessing community needs and working towards addressing those needs. Over the years numerous evidenced based programming has been implemented through OCOF as well as an assortment of supports that benefit a variety of partners in improving the System of Care. In 2008, OCOF was awarded a Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration cooperative agreement with the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to further develop the System of Care. OCOF grew tremendously as a result of this funding and many more partners were impacted thereby improving outcomes for children and families.
As OCOF grew, the Advisory Board saw a need for OCOF to be an unbiased entity independent of any one organization and thereby benefiting all partners. In 2014, OCOF became a 501(c)3 non-profit agency separate from CMHC and began with a small team of staff and contractors working with parents, youth and partner organizations in continuing to improve the System of Care in Southeastern Indiana to this day.
Our Mission & Current Initiatives
A community partnership facilitating an evidence supported System of Care approach that promotes the wellness of children and families.
Mission Statement
System of Care is a framework of collaboration across agencies, families, and youth with the goal of improving services and supports for all youth. This requires a commitment to expanding and transforming systems and communities in order to better support families. The focus is upon both direct service level work with families and system level work to improve organizations that serve families through a focus upon strengths, needs, and solution-focused efforts across an entire community.
What is a System of Care?
Indiana is actively working to improve the access to and quality of behavioral and mental health services for youth and families. The Indiana Department of Mental Health & Addiction's mission is "to ensure that Indiana citizens have access to quality mental health and addiction services that promote individual, family and community resiliency and recovery.” A state priority intended to assist communities in reaching this goal is expansion of evidence-based practices and the adoption of a System of Care strategy to behavioral and mental health service delivery in Indiana.
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Indiana Systems of Care
Community Action Recovery Effort (CARE) is the Recovery Oriented System of Care for Dearborn County. It is a collaborative group of diverse stakeholders coming together to support community wellness and ensure a recovery-ready community.
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CARE - Community Action
Recovery Effort
LIF²T teams are comprised of trained volunteers who are dedicated to support those left behind after a suicide loss or substance-related loss. This support includes an immediate, on-scene presence, as well as scheduled follow up support. Many LIF²T team volunteers reaching out to the newly bereaved are themselves a fellow suicide loss survivor.
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LIF²T
Suicide and Overdose Fatality Review (SOFR) teams work to prevent future suicide and overdose deaths by conducting a series of confidential case reviews, determining contributing risk factors and circumstances, identifying opportunities for system improvement, and recommending policies, practices, and programs for prevention.