1984
ODMH announces plans to close the Central Ohio Adolescent Center (COAC). ODMH asks area Boards to form consortium to plan services.

1985
Five Southern Ohio ADAMHS Boards come together for planning purposes. Eventually, four remain.

1987
The SCC Plan is submitted and approved by ODMH.

1988
Interboard Agreement authorizing SCC's formation was executed between the four Boards. Steve Trout was hired as Regional Coordinator.

1988
COAC closed.

1989
Private psychiatric hospitals recruited to form a network of inpatient care. The SCC became fully operational, managing inpatient services for indigent youth throughout the ten counties.

1989
A Place in Our Community grant received from ODMH.

1990 to 1993
Integrated System of Care grant received from state cluster.

1991
The four Boards pass a resolution to abolish the Interboard Agreement and establish the SCC as a Regional Council of Governments.

1992
Runaway and Homeless Youth grant received from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. DHHS.

1992
SCC selected as semifinalist for the Innovations in State and Local Government Award - JFK School of Government, Harvard University, and the Ford Foundation.

1992 to 1995
Rural Mental Health Outreach grant funded by the Health Resources Administration, U.S. DHHS

1993
Regional Cross-system training on "wrap-around" services - sponsored by the SCC - begins.

1994 to 1997
Supported Employment grant funded by ODMH and the Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (ORSC)

1994 to 1998
Integrated System of Care for Children and Families grant funded by the Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. DHHS.

1994 to 2006
Teenline, the Southern Ohio Runaway hotline begins operations.

1995
The Ohio Scales outcome measurement instrument developed by Benjamin Ogles, Ph.D. becomes operational.

1996 to 1998
Integrated Services for Youth, the managed care pilot program, gains private, non-profit and corporate status with a separate Board of Directors.

1997 to 2001
Behavioral Medicine for Children grant funded by the Rural Outreach Grant Program, Health Resources Services Administration, U.S. DHHS.

1998
Job Placement for Substance Abuse grant funded by the Ohio Department of Alcohol and and Drug Addiction Services and ORSC.

1998
Challenge Grants funded by the Ohio Department of Youth Services for Washington and Lawrence County Juvenile Courts.

1999
Early Childhood Prevention grant funded by ODMH for developing a growth chart for statewide distribution.

2000
Expansion of Job Placement for Substance Abuse into Adams, Lawrence, Scioto, Gallia, and Jackson Counties.

2000
Child/adolescent training curriculum developed and distance learning project initiated for regional behavioral health professionals.

2001
Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative grant funded by ODMH for collaboration with mental health and Head Start agencies.

2001
Runaway and Homeless Youth grant received from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. DHHS for the fourth consecutive 3-year cycle.

2001
Teen Depression / Suicide Video Project grant funded by ODMH for video production for statewide distribution.

2002
Outcome Video Project grant funded by ODMH for video production for statewide distribution.

2003
The Southern Ohio Telepsychiatry Network grant was funded by the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth, Health Resources Services Administration, U.S. DHHS.

2004
Launched CBHED.com

2004
Selected by the Annapolis Coalition on Behavioral Workforce Education as one of the Innovative Educational Practices for our work in creating www.cbhed.com.

2004
ODMH funding received for the creation of videos on cultural competency, early childhood training, and a survey of children's behavioral health services available in Washington County.

2005
Launched website, Communities of Care.

2005
Added five videos on Cultural Competency to the CBHED Website.

2005
Administrative Code rules adopted allowing for Medicaid reimbursement for telepsychiatry and telepsychotherapy.

2006
Teenlineohio.org, a website designed by and devoted
to the region's youth, launched.

2007
Runaway and Homeless Youth grant received from the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. DHHS for the sixth consecutive 3-year cycle.

2008
SCC's new website launched - www.scchildren.com