Central Clinic Behavioral Health receives three grants totaling $105,000 for young children and youths
Greater Cincinnati Foundation groups award funding for critical services
Central Clinic Behavioral Health (CCBH) is pleased to announce that it has received grants totaling $105,000 from a trio of private organizations within the Greater Cincinnati Foundation: Thomas J. Emery Memorial, Andrew Jergens Foundation, and Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation.
The grants will support young children and youths through CCBH’s Ready to Learn (RtL) school-based services and Young Child Institute (YCI)’s mission to treat early childhood mental health. Many of the mental and behavioral health services covered by the funding are not billable to health insurance.
“These generous grants are a huge win for the children and youths served by Central Clinic Behavioral Health,” said Kimberly Mages, Ph.D., CCBH president and CEO. “We are humbled by and grateful for the generosity provided by the Thomas J. Emery Memorial, Andrew Jergens Foundation, and Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation. The foundations allow us to provide more compassionate care and hope as we serve kids who need it most.”
Thomas J. Emery Memorial’s $50,000 grant will help CCBH children and youths learn skills to build resiliency and better cope with adversity, which in turn can lead to success in school and the community. By creating a role for a Child/Youth Intervention Coordinator within the RtL program, CCBH can provide additional critical services for mentoring, academic support, assistance to caregivers, intervention, advocacy, resource coordination and more.
Daniel and Susan Pfau Foundation’s $40,000 grant will be used exclusively for direct prevention services in the RtL program. Funding will allow CCBH to expand its general operating budget to cover the salaries of staff providing additional services to children and youth. Funding will increase access to mental health services for students in Cincinnati Public Schools and accommodate an increase in referrals. The support services also aim to assist Latino children and youth in need of bilingual staff to decrease language barriers.
Andrew Jergens Foundation’s $15,000 grant will allow YCI to implement evidence-based training. YCI has an excellent reputation for providing high-quality, individualized and effective services to young children (newborns to age 6) as well as their parents, caregivers, childcare staff and preschool staff. Funding will allow multiple mental health staff members to attend training and earn certification in evidence-based treatments.
The grants support CCBH’s compassionate approach to providing behavioral health services resulting in lasting recovery and resiliency for children, families and adults. The CCBH system of care ensures available, accessible and high-quality services for all.
