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Our People Building Programs
We offer a diverse group of programs at 10 locations as well as at clients' homes and places of employment.

Case Management
Case Management refers to coordinating the overall care of our clients. Case managers may assist with Social Security benefits, medical benefits, housing and crisis management. They may refer clients to job training and placement, day programs, client support groups, family support and education groups, and specialized services. Our case managers collaborate with family members, psychiatrists, medical professionals and other service providers to ensure optimal care for clients.

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Psychiatric Services
In addition to diagnosing, assessing and treating clients, GCB's psychiatric services include psychotropic medication management.

Nursing Services
Physical health care and medication monitoring are a service we provide our clients, thanks to our network of skilled, caring and licensed nurses.

Range of Supportive Housing Options
Our clients learn and maintain independent living skills with the support of regular visits from staff.

Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
A portion of clients with severe mental illness requires intensive “wraparound” services to remain in the community and work toward recovery. For these clients, GCB has created ACT teams of experts who work together to help clients achieve, maintain and increase their independence.

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Transitional Youth Services
This program smoothes the transition from children's mental health services to adult mental health services for clients ages 16 to 18 who have been receiving youth services. The Transitional Youth Project ACT Team connects with the clients and helps them adjust and transition from youth-oriented programs to the community services available to them as young adults.

PATH/Homeless Outreach
In response to increased numbers of mentally ill homeless persons in Greater Cincinnati, GCB created a Homeless ACT team. This team works proactively with area shelters and providers of services to the homeless and goes out into the community to engage homeless mentally ill persons with service. Once clients are engaged with the Homeless ACT team and stabilized in treatment, they are referred to regular case management. Our services for homeless persons with mental illness continue to grow, giving these clients treatment, support, hope and direction.

Forensic Project
Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) utilizes intensive community support to provide mental health services and treatment to individuals who are mentally ill and are being released from prison on parole or post release control. The state prison system collaborates with the mental health system to link former prisoners with appropriate services. Services can include day treatment, vocational support and employment, medication training and education, housing, budgeting, assistance with daily living skills, and Medicaid, SSI and SSDI benefits.

Vocational Programs
Helping persons with disabilities gain and maintain employment is a major goal of GCB. Vocational services include job training, job placement and supervised employment programs.

Deaf/Mental Health Treatment Team
We provide culturally sensitive services for mentally ill adults who are deaf, helping them live independently. These services may include advocacy, case management, therapy, job placement, doctor visits, computer training, shopping and family visits.

Day Activities at Crossings and Mitchell Center
A key challenge for persons with severe mental illness is isolation and lack of meaningful activity. In response, GCB operates programs providing psychoeducational groups, one-on-one coaching and peer support in an accessible, supportive setting. Day programs are highly beneficial in helping clients develop skills for functioning in the community.

Substance Abuse/Mental Illness (SAMI Programs)
This program takes a highly specialized approach to helping adults with both severe mental illness and substance abuse problems.

Mental Health Court Project
This is a diversion program that enables qualified individuals to be treated in a court-monitored, community based mental health program in lieu of incarceration. Qualified clients have been diagnosed with a severe mental health condition and are charged with a non-violent misdemeanor with no previous history of violent offenses. The program offers ACT case management, housing and day support.

Social and Recreational Programs
The interpersonal and social skills development provided by these programs help clients connect with others and live their lives in less isolation.

Group Homes
For clients coming out of the state hospital or other institutional environments, GCB provides a safe haven at Kemper House and Restoration House. At these locations, clients can begin to reconnect with the community as they work toward independent housing. GCB provides 24-hour, supervised living arrangements for 29 persons at two locations throughout Greater Cincinnati.

Money Management (Payee) Services
Assistance with managing daily finances is one of the many services GCB provides to help clients live independently and successfully in the community.