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Sometimes it's difficult to hear the stories about our TIP team clients. TIP is short for the Transitions to Independence program. Their team provides wrap-around services to adolescents and young adults who are struggling with mental health and/or substance use disorder. Many of these youth have significant histories of trauma, developmental delays, and mental health diagnoses that require consistent, long-term support—resources that many of their families frequently lack th

Charles was not in a good place when he voluntarily entered the substance use disorder (SUD) program at Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS). He admits, "My whole life was consumed by drinking and taking drugs." That lifestyle also led Charles down a path that included jail time. "I wasn't living right," he says. "My focus was on using so I couldn't hold down a job." He continued to hang out with the wrong crowd, making bad decisions and ended up incarcerated

When Cassidy Lekan joined Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) as the VP of Recovery Services, our Hamilton County substance use disorder teams were spread out in multiple locations, such as Shelterhouse, St. Anthony’s Center in OTR, our Madison location, and at Glenway, as well as in the community. One of Cassidy’s goals was to create a “hub,” so to speak, for all substance use disorder (SUD) services in Hamilton County. Earlier this year, a remodel of our G

A two-year grant courtesy of the Joe Burrow Foundation allowed Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) to offer a summer camp through our school-based services program. The two-week camp provided funding for staff, food, transportation, field trips, and activities for underprivileged children in the St. Bernard Elmwood Place school system. According to Carlie Yersky, Director of School-Based Services for GCBHS, without the Burrow Foundation’s support, these chil

This fall, Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services launched integrated primary care services at its Madison and Amelia locations. National statistics show that integrated care provided through community health centers (CHC) has a proven track record of reducing overall health costs by decreasing the impact of chronic diseases, which eliminates costly hospitalizations and unnecessary visits to emergency rooms. In fact, community health center costs account for only 1% of

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) was named a Cincinnati Top Workplace for the 15th year. The Top Workplaces program surveys workplaces and celebrates people-first organizations nationally and across 60 regional markets. In addition to being named a Top Workplace, GCBHS was also honored with a Top Workplaces Culture Excellence award, which recognizes organizations that excel in specific areas of workplace culture:  Work-Life Flexibility This award celebrat