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5 days ago
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GCBHS Doctors Named to Best Doctor List

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) is honored to once again have Doctors Tracey Skale and Katie Schmidt named to Cincy Magazine's end of 2022 Best Doctors list (see their profiles on page 42 of this month's Cincy Magazine). This is the third year that readers of Cincy Magazine have been asked to nominate their favorite doctors in 80 specialties, including psychiatry. Dr. SKale is the Chief Medical Officer at #GCBHS and has been with our organization since 1

Jan 26
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Congratulations to Dr. Katie Schmidt

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services' (GCBHS) Medical Director, Dr. Katherine (Katie) Schmidt has been selected as a Movers & Makers Magazine Notable in the filed of Addiction and Recovery Services. The magazine's February issue features 12 local "notables" who are helping people struggling with addiction and/or assisting them in their recovery. Dr. Katie completed her residency in Psychiatry in Milwaukee before returning home to Cincinnati in 2008. She worked for s

Jan 24
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January is Mental Wellness Month

Celebrated every January, the month serves as a reminder to focus on your mental as well as your physical health, especially if you suffer from seasonal depression, loneliness, or feel deflated in the post holiday months. Find out more about "Wellness" and its importance by viewing this video featuring #GCBHS Therapist and Certified Wellness Counselor, Kelle Greeson, MA LPCC CWC.

Dec 15, 2022
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Celebrate National Ugly Sweater Day!

Since 2011, the third Friday in December has been designated as #NationalUglySweaterDay. So when did the celebrating of ugly sweaters start? Ugly sweaters first became popular in the 1980's and were known as Jingle Bell sweaters. They became even more popular after appearing in National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation movie. In 2002, some of our neighbors to the North held the first known "Ugly Sweater Party" to raise money for cancer treatment. Since then its popularity has bec

Nov 30, 2022
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Thank You for Your Giving Tuesday Generosity

#GivingTuesday was celebrated yesterday (November 29th). It's been an international day of giving since 2012. What was originally launched in New York City is now a global movement that according to the Giving Tuesday website, "inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity." This year's campaign was celebrated in over 80 countries! Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services would like to thank those who participated and supported l

Nov 14, 2022
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Nurse Practitioner Week is November 13-19

Information for this post comes from the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) https://www.aanp.org/ This week we celebrate our fantastic #GCBHS Nurse Practitioners (NP) as well as all NP's nationwide. The theme for this year's NP week is NPs: Rising to Meet the Needs of Patients. Did you know that more than 355,000 NPs are licensed to practice in the US? NP's are vital to our medical system helping to reduce health care disparities and address social determinan

Sep 29, 2022
1 min

First Ladies for Health Hold Annual Family Health Day Events

The First Ladies for Health are a Cincinnati, faith-based, nonprofit, volunteer organization which focuses on empowering people to make informed choices about health. Family Health Day is celebrated every year at multiple locations across Greater Cincinnati. Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) has been participating in these events since 2016. Each event includes health screenings and flu shots for children and adults as well as free food, giveaways, raffl

Sep 12, 2022
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Board Member Gloria Walker Honored as Volunteer of the Year

Gloria Walker, a GCBHS Board member and Executive Director of the NAMI Urban Greater Cincinnati Network on Mental Illness, was honored by the Hamilton County Mental Health & Recovery Services Board at their annual meeting which took place on Friday, September 9th. at the Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza. Ms. Walker who became involved with mental health committees and boards almost 30 years ago, was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award for her ongoing work through NAMI U

Sep 1, 2022
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GCBHS Kicks Off Recovery Month on the field at GAB

Last night some of the Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCB) crew attended #OverdoseAwareness night at Great American Ballpark to help kick off #RecoveryMonth which is commemorated every September. The team brought clients, family, and friends to honor those lives lost to overdoses as well as celebrate those who are in recovery. The #CincinnatiReds honored #GCBHS with the night's first pitch, which was thrown and caught by clients "Earl" and "Abby" respectively.

Aug 24, 2022
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Bringing Awareness to Overdose Deaths in our Community

International Overdose Awareness Day is August 31st. To bring awareness to this global problem #GCBHS will be attending multiple events this weekend throughout Greater Cincinnati. Join us as we bring attention to the overdose crisis facing our communities. On Friday, August 26th, GCBHS substance use disorder (SUD) staff will attend an Overdose Awareness event sponsored by the Addiction Services Council. This second annual event will take place at 2828 Vernon Place from 4 - 7

Aug 16, 2022
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2022 Nonprofit of the Year Voting Begins

#GCBHS has been nominated for ten Cincy Magazine Nonprofit of the Year awards in five categories! Vote for us by going to: https://cincymagazine.secondstreetapp.com/2022-Greater-Cincinnati-Nonprofit-Awards/ We are nominated in the following categories: Individual & Family Life Mental Health Related Support Groups Education Alcohol Use Disorder Education/Prevention Drug Use Disorder Education/Prevention Health Care Family Counseling General Health Education Programs General Me

Aug 9, 2022
2 min

Narcan Trainings Available Through GCBHS

News about the increase of Fentanyl in our community is alarming and scary - especially for parents. Teens experimenting for the first time could end up overdosing. That is why the importance of having Narcan and knowing the proper way to administer it, is imperative for our community. Clermont County Mental Health & Recovery Board Executive Director Dr. Lee Ann Watson, “Since the pandemic started there has been an increase in the number of fatalities due to overdoses – not o

May 4, 2022
1 min

GCB Connects - Connecting people to services and addressing immediate needs

At this year's Champions of Hope gala, held April 29th at the Hyatt Regency, #GCBHS debuted a new video which highlights the team providing services as part of a new program called GCB Connects. How Does the Program Work? It's about the importance of connecting people as quickly as possible, to address their most pressing needs. Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services has specialists on-site to assist with things such as: Housing, Furniture and food needs Mental health

Sep 1, 2021
1 min

GCBHS Named as Nonprofit of the Year

Cincy Magazine's 2021 Greater Cincinnati Nonprofit of the Year Awards was recently released and GCBHS was named top nonprofit in two categories. #GCBHS was recognized for Addiction Substance Use Support and Drug Use Disorder/Prevention. These awards are voted for online by the readers of Cincy Magazine. You can see the entire list here.