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July 16, 2017 Joseph Trolian, Executive Director of The Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, brought a long discussed program to fruition. Located at 283 Grandview in Mansfield, Trolian worked with the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services to build Ohio’s first free-standing apartment facility dedicated to transitional-age youth. Built on property obtained through the Richland County Land Bank, Director Trolian has designed an 8 one-bedroom apartments for young adults between the ages of 18 and 21. Joe Trolian stated that in his early career he worked with a lot of adolescents that were in alternative placements that would age out of the system. He said they would typically disappear for a year or two and re-appeared on his caseload with minor legal problems and credit card debt. He said the facility will give young adults the opportunity to learn and develop independent living skills in a helpful and nurturing environment which will give them the best chance at success. Christy Ellis-Trolian stated that this was a passion project. Joe and her spent many nights reviewing plans and ideas for a successful build. Trolian stated that the facility will be known as Wood Pointe, named after former Mental Health and Recovery Services Board Director William Wood, who built the first housing unit owned by the Board and introduced this dedication to addressing housing needs. Read Full Article: Richland Source

August 28, 2018 In 2016, Joseph Trolian, the Executive Director of the Richland County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board, started collaborating with many community partners and leaders to address the growing needs in addressing opiate addiction. A missing component in the treatment continuum of care in Richland County was withdrawal management, otherwise known as "detox". Director Trolian was the Clinical Director of the Board when Freedom Hall closed its doors, it was the only local option for withdrawal management service in Richland County. Trolian spent two years gathering funds and pinning down a location for these new services to help the community. Christy Ellis-Trolian discussed how many starts and stops Joe faced in the process and but Joe just kept persevering. After repeatedly running into multiple barriers, Joe Trolian coordinated with the Sterkel Trust and partnered with Catalyst Life Services to break ground on Scholl Road for a new withdrawal management facility and a women’s residential treatment facility. Trolian said the addition of these builds on the same campus as New Beginnings (residential treatment), will allow individuals in need of withdrawal management services and then walk across the parking lot to start residential treatment with little to no disruption. The $2.5 million dollar project will be built with money provided by the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Richland Foundation, the S.N. and Ada Ford Foundation, OhioHealth Foundation, and local levy dollars. It is anticipated that these buildings will be operational by Summer of 2019. Read Full Article: Richland Source

February 3, 2022 A growing concern among the Mansfield downtown businesses has been the increasing number of unhoused individuals. Mansfield traditionally, has done well with helping this population, but that means that people need to be made aware of where to go when looking for help. Commissioner Tony Vero turned to Executive Director Joseph Trolian of the Richland County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board and Sharlene Neumann Director of Job and Family Services to explore potential options. Shortly there after, a larger group was organized, and Director Trolian alluded to helping the homeless in a similar way as they had with the opiate epidemic. A model approach is currently being used to form a mobile response team that can help individuals in need. The Homeless Response Team consists of a behavioral health professional and a law enforcement officer. Joe Trolian stated the team will be funded in part by The Mental Health and Recovery Services Board for the behavioral health professional and through a grant from the Richland Foundation to pay for the law enforcement officer. The purpose of the team will be to engage with unhoused individuals and determine their need and then assist them in addressing their concerns. Trolian said that the best way to help someone is to actually ask them what they need rather than to presume. The Team will run for 4 hours at a time, 3 days per week. They will provide resources, referrals and immediate access to urgent cares for those in need of immediate behavioral health services. Read Full Article: Richland Source