Stark County Board of Developmental Disabilities

Service and Support Administration

The Stark DD Service and Support Administrators assist 1,631 individuals and their families to identify and acquire appropriate service and support. Individuals can choose these services for themselves among a variety of resources. Administrators assist communities to develop the capacity to support people with DD and provide information to individuals, families and communities.

Service and Support Administration provides advocacy to safeguard the rights and protect the interests and choices of eligible individuals. Administrators also monitor and work closely with agencies and organizations that provide services to individuals with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.

Service and Support Administrators work with individuals and families to identify

• Issues and concerns of the individual and/or family
• Outcomes that are important to the individual and family
• Resources which an individual may need
• Individual and family supports and strengths
• The services and supports that will maintain and enhance the individuals health, safety and welfare

Specifically, Ohio law mandates the Service and Support Administration within each county board of MRDD to provide the following services:

• Needs Assessment to determine the services needed and requested by an individual;
• Service Coordination and Linkage to identify, assess, and link eligible individuals with the appropriate educational, vocational, or residential setting to ensure that appropriate services are being provided while reducing duplication of services;
• Individual Service Monitoring to assure that all services are being appropriately delivered according to the individual's service plan and in accordance with the established time lines;
• Crisis Intervention to provide necessary emergency services to eligible individuals and their families on a 24-hour basis;
• Information and referral to respond to questions and requests from individuals in the community regardless of their eligibility for services.

Stark DD Service and Support Administrators