Adult Outpatient Services
Adult Outpatient Services (AOS) provides individual and group counseling / therapy to adult residents of Hamilton County. Additionally, the staff of licensed professionals provides medical somatic services (psychiatric evaluations and medication management) and diagnostic assessment services.

 

A.D.A.P.T.
ADAPT (Alcohol and Drug Addiction Partnership for Treatment) is a partnership between CCHB and the Talbert House. As the primary treatment provider for the Drug Court of Hamilton County, ADAPT provides a treatment continuum for male and female non-violent felony drug offenders as an alternative to incarceration. CCHB coordinates the outpatient components of ADAPT, which include Intensive Outpatient Programs and Continuing Care Programs.

 

Children's Services
Children's Services at CCHB meets the mental health needs of children and families in the community. Children and families are identified and referred for services primarily by schools, private physicians and adult serving programs within the agency. In addition to diagnostic assessments, treatment planning and therapy that is complimentary to to the client needs, collaboration is emphasized to encourage ongoing community supports and the support of other natural settings for the continued well being of children and families.

Community Support Program
The Community Support Program at CCHB is comprised of five teams of community workers, formerly referred to as case managers. This program serves approximately 1,000 consumers who suffer from severe mental disorders. Services provided include psychiatric and nursing evaluation, and monitoring of psychiatric medications and regimens. The support workers provide any service or referral required to meet a consumer need. A primary goal of this service is to assure that these consumers are assisted to remain stable in the community and out of inpatient or other acute/high intensity services.

 

CCHB's Drug Services employs professionals who specialize in providing services for chemically dependant individuals. Our program successfully treats opioid addicts by providing methadone treatment. We also treat patients who are dependant on other substances such as cocaine, tranquillizers, alcohol, etc., through our "Drug Free" counseling program. Our innovative treatment approaches match specific levels of care with the individual clients need. 

 

The HIV-Early Prevention and Intervention Project is a collaborative service of CCHB and the Cincinnati Drug and Poison Information Center. The focus of EPIP is training and education to chemical dependency treatment staff and identified client groups, to aid in preventing the transmission of HIV, other sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) and tuberculosis (TB). EPIP services include risk assessment, anonymous HIV antibody testing, pre and post testing counseling, case management, client education, staff training, advocacy and system development.

 

Geriatric Services
CCHB offers specialized mental health services for persons over the age of 55 through the Geriatric Outreach Program (GOP). Staff members have specialty training and experience in treating mental health issues that develop late in life. Services are generally provided in-home with physician visits also included. Evaluation and treatment planning, counseling, medication management, advocacy and referral are typical client services. Staff are available for consultative and education request from other professionals or the general public. The GOP continues to provide the psychiatric screening for prospective nursing facility residents in Hamilton County in conjunction with the council on aging and the Ohio Department of Mental Health. 

 

Partial Hospitalization (Adult Day Treatment) and Crisis Stabilization Center
CCHB's Partial Hospitalization Program is a psycho-social center that offers group therapy, medication evaluation, recreational activities, art therapy, and community outings. The goal of the program is to prevent hospitalization of consumers and to facilitate their ability to reside independently in the community through the enhancement of their daily living skills.
The Crisis Stabilization Program provides treatment and structured living arrangement to individuals experiencing severe stress in their current environment. The program serves as an alternative to hospitalization for individuals exhibiting psychotic behavior and for persons assessed as incipiently psychotic. Consumers treated at the center are engaged in a full schedule of treatment activities to assist them in making a smooth transition back into the community.

Professional Management Training Services (PMTS)
Professional Management Training Services, a consulting division of CCHB, specializes in organizational human resources development, management skills training, team building and organizational consultation.

 

Prevention & Education
The primary goal of Prevention & Education is to reduce the incidence of psychological problems through the promotion of positive human development, prevention, intervention and professional skills training. Our Prevention & Education professionals provide instruction to enhance psychological competence of the general population and conduct intervention programs for identified at-risk groups. Challenging training experiences and consultations for human service professionals are also developed and facilitated by our multidisciplinary Prevention & Education team. 

 

Residential Programs
There are approximately 100 licensed adult family and group facilities in Hamilton County that are contracted and / or affiliated with CCHB. Each facility provides personal care services to residents that have been diagnosed with mental illness or a dual diagnosis such as substance abuse (SA/MI) or mental retardation (MI/MR). Each facility was developed to promote and motivate residents towards independent living. The Home Administrators Extended Living Program (H.E.L.P.) and "Quick Access Housing" are two specialized programs offered by Residential Services that are designed to meet specific needs of consumers. 

 

 

ADAPT (3009 Burnet Avenue) 513-872-8870
Adult Outpatient, Intake 513-559-2097
Community Psychiatric Support Program (Case Management) 513-559-2062
Geriatric Services 513-559-2060
Prevention & Education 513-559-2933
Crisis Stabilization Program 513-559-2923
Partial Hospitalization Program 513-559-2063
Drug Services Program 513-559-2056
Early Prevention and Intervention Program (7162 Reading Rd - 7th Fl.) 513-961-9930
Clinical / Medical Records 513-559-2028
Research and Evaluation 513-559-2030
Residential Services 513-559-8058
Emergency 24-Hour Telephone Service 513-558-8577
TDD / TTY 513-559-2004
All Other Departments 513-559-2000