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Welcome to the fall 2022 newsletter. So much has impacted the behavioral health field broadly and right here at Central Clinic Behavioral Health.

The COVID 19 pandemic continues to impact our world, and within the behavioral health system it has created an unprecedented need for behavioral health and substance use disorder services. The Ohio Council tells us that marijuana use is at record levels among young adults. In November 2022, the Hamilton County Mental Health Levy will be on the ballot, and it is our responsibility as a community to support it. This levy supports local services for people from all walks of life to make our communities healthier and safer.

Anxiety, depression, suicidality, and drug overdoses all increased during the pandemic and do not show signs of abating. Given the enormous increase in people from all demographics and all backgrounds requesting help, we must be able to increase our capacity to provide mental health counseling to those in need.

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) – Kids are in crisis in these pandemic times, and it’s not getting better. That’s the latest from a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on teens and mental health.

This report is really a cry for help, and perhaps no one knows that better than Marcia Gause. This brave teen is sharing her story with Local 12 in the hopes that others who see it will not give up.

“I thought it would be great. I don’t have to go to school? I’m so happy,” said Marcia about when the pandemic first started.

Like many high school students, when the pandemic shut down Marcia’s classroom, at first, she missed her life but was OK, but that changed over time.

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Central Clinic Behavioral Health’s Child & Family Treatment Center has received a $20,000 grant from The Andrew Jergens Foundation to support Central Clinic’s Increasing Access to Mental Health Services initiative. This grant will provide funding for children and youth whose families are unable to pay for mental health services due to lack of health insurance or insufficient income.

Welcome to our spring 2022 newsletter. As we get ready for the first summer in two years with COVID-19 waning, we want to thank our patients/clients and personnel for being so flexible during this time in our history. Services are now being delivered in-person and via telehealth, which continues to greatly improve access to behavioral health care in the greater Cincinnati area.

Central Clinic Behavioral Health has received its seventh consecutive accreditation from CARF International. This accreditation is for a three-year period, and it applies to all of the Clinic’s services. CARF accreditation is an indication of Central Clinic Behavioral Health’s dedication and commitment to improving the quality of lives the persons served and is the highest possi- ble accreditation level. Additionally, the report applauded Central Clinic’s personnel on being dedicated to its mission and continued that everyone has “worked together as a team to perse- vere throughout the pandemic. The organization has found creative, but necessary, ways to ensure that persons served are connected to the program through telehealth services and has also made in-person services a viable option.”

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CINCINNATI – Central Clinic Behavioral Health has received its seventh consecutive accreditation from CARF International. This accreditation is for a three-year period, and it applies to all of Central Clinic’s services. CARF accreditation is an indication of Central Clinic Behavioral Health’s dedication and commitment to improving the quality of lives the persons served and is the highest possible accreditation level.

Letter from Chair of the Board and CEO

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hope. It is the foundation of the human spirit.

Welcome to the 2020-21 annual report and what a year it has been. The pandemic continued; funders supported us more than ever; personnel continued to deliver important services both in-person and via telehealth. All of us are grateful to everyone who helped our patients/clients throughout the year – thank you.

This annual report will share stories of hope. When hope is missing for a length of time, an individual not only loses interest in his/her surroundings but eventually loses the will to live. Personnel are uniquely educated experts to help people process feelings of hopelessness. It is what they do every day so they can remove barriers to a spirit that can utilize its talents and eventually feel joy about oneself and about life.

Central Clinic Behavioral Health Adult Services division has received a $54,600 grant from the L&L Nippert Charitable Foundation. The grant will be used to provide equipment that will take the delivery of Central Clinic’s current telehealth program to a higher service level.

Thanks to this grant, Central Clinic will be able to purchase equipment that is used during telehealth calls and increase the number of patients and clients it sees and provide a better experience to them as well as our clinical personnel. In addition, Central Clinic will be able to purchase air cleaners for the offices where in-person visits are held, which will improve the office air circulation.

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This is what you provide to the many children, adults and families who are supported through our work now and over the years. Your philanthropy adds vibrancy to our diverse community and it has been truly realized during the pandemic. Foundations, corporations, and individual donors really came through for the nonprofit sector – thank you.

Cincinnati, OH (December 14, 2020) – bi3, Bethesda Inc.’s grantmaking initiative, has awarded $50,000 to Central Clinic Behavioral Health for building capacity, educating clinicians and telehealth training.

“In today’s environment, it is important that the behavioral health therapists stay up-to-date with the latest technology to interact with patients,” says Dr. Walter S. Smitson, Central Clinic Behavioral Health president and CEO. “Thanks to the generosity of bi3, Central Clinic will be able to prepare for future ways that behavioral health services, including mental health and substance abuse services, are delivered and help even more individuals who need these services.”