Crisis Services

Crisis Intervention

Child Focus provides crisis intervention in the office to children, adolescents and families when a child is experiencing high levels of stress and is considered to be at risk of harm to self or others. Crisis resolution can be achieved through brief, focal psychotherapy.  The crisis therapist will perform a  risk assessment and will work with the family to develop a safety plan. Clients in crisis are seen face-to-face within 24 business hours, but are often seen the same day.  A therapist is available by phone 24/7.  Requests for a crisis appointment can be made by calling 513-752-1555.

Crisis Hotline

The Crisis Hotline, 513-528-SAVE (7283), is a free and confidential hotline available 24-hours/7 days a week that provides suicide prevention, crisis intervention and referral information to residents of Clermont County and Brown County of all ages.  The Hotline is operated by Child Focus, funded by the Clermont and Brown County Mental Health and Recovery Boards and accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).   You can also call, text and chat 988, the three-digit code that routes you to the use the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. 

Clermont County Mobile Crisis Team

The Mobile Crisis Team is staffed by Master’s level mental health professionals who are available to provide in-person mental health assessments to Clermont County youth and adults who are experiencing a mental health crisis and who may be at risk of harm to self or others.  Due to safety precautions, the mobile crisis responder is often accompanied by law enforcement.  The service is available 24 hours per day, 7 days a week, including holidays. The Mobile Crisis Team can be accessed by calling the Clermont County Crisis Hotline at 513-528-SAVE (7283).  Mobile Crisis is operated by Child Focus, funded by the Clermont County Mental Health and Recovery Board, and accredited by Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

Mobile Response and Stabilization Services (MRSS)

MRSS is a comprehensive program available to youth (ages 0 through 21) and their families and is a part of the Clermont County Mobile Crisis Team. MRSS is a short-term 6-8 week, intensive service to address emotional and/or behavioral issues that require crisis intervention, as well as linkage to ongoing services, if needed. MRSS can be accessed by calling the Clermont County Crisis Hotline at 513-528-SAVE (7283) or 988.

Mental Health in Early Childhood

Child Focus has been providing Mental Health in Early Childhood services since the 1990’s and is considered a leader in the state in this area.  Classroom consultation provides early childhood teaching staff with tools necessary for working effectively with young children, focusing specifically on providing social-emotion supports in Head Start classrooms and child care classrooms in Clermont, Brown and Adams counties.  Specialists provide consultation to administrators, teachers, parents or other adults to recommend behavior modification strategies and to provide support or suggestions to better meet student needs.  Individual intervention/prevention services are offered for children who have been identified as being at risk for removal from the center due to severe behavioral difficulties. The Early Childhood Treatment team also offers diagnostic assessments, individual and family therapy, case management, psychological testing, and group therapy services.

Child Focus is also a recipient of the Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services (OMHAS) Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge Grant.  Through this grant, 2 consultants provide mental health consultation and professional development to early childhood programs in 16 counties in Southern Ohio.