Assists students with disabilities who are between the ages of 14 and 24 years old who want to pursue individual interests and independence in the community. Monthly Youth Group meetings provide opportunities to discuss and practice the following topics such as: Pre-employment, Self-advocacy, Independent Living Skills, Socializations skills, Self-Advocacy, and Youth Leadership. Empower YOUth Facebook page and youth discussion groups, and a Disability Mentoring Day activity.

Prescribe and monitor use of medication for dealing with symptoms of diagnosed psychiatric disorder. Services DO NOT include counseling or therapy. * Services are LGBTQ+ friendly.

Provides an evidence-based effective tobacco, alcohol, drug abuse and violence prevention program in Richland County. Training promotes healthy alternatives to risky behavior through activities that: teach students the necessary skills to resist peer pressure to smoke, drink and use drugs; help students develop greater self-esteem and self-confidence; enable students to effectively cope with anxiety; increase knowledge of immediate consequences; enhance cognitive and behavioral competency to reduce and prevent a variety of health risk behaviors.

Offers mental health assessment, community psychiatric support, counseling, therapy and pharmacological management.

Offers health education programs designed to supplement existing school curriculum.

Offers a tip line for reporting concerns related to safety of incarcerated youth including sexual misconduct.

Provides unique, once in a lifetime opportunities for children diagnosed with life-threatening disorders.

Operates the InfantSEE public health program designed to ensure that eye and vision care becomes an integral part of infant wellness care to improve a child's quality of life. Offers a comprehensive infant eye assessment within the first year of life as a free public health service by AOA member optometrists.

Provides free eye exams and glasses to all children and their family who qualify. Additional services include preschool vision training and preschool screening programs, educational curricula and brochures, research, and advocacy for public health issues relating to vision and blindness.

Houses Madison School District students in grades 9th through 12th. Can obtain youth work permits for students from principal's office.

Outpatient counseling provides family, individual and group counseling and therapy. Program assists children and their families with problems like attention-deficit, anger management, oppositional behaviors, depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss and conflict resolution. Case management services can be added when needed.

Provides residential care for 95 children and young adults who are non-ambulatory and have profound or severe developmental disabilities. All residents are served by a team that includes a teacher, therapist, caregiver, dietitian, nurse, social worker and behavior specialist. Offers dietary assessments, nursing care, physical and occupational therapy and recreational and educational programs.

Houses Lexington School District students in grades 9-12. Can obtain youth work permits for students from principal's office or Board of Education office.

Operates a specialized docket program that serves juveniles charged in Juvenile Court who also have a mental health diagnosis which presents barriers to the youth's success. Adjudicated youth can be in the program between 6- and 12-months, with their delinquency charges being dismissed upon successful completion/graduation.

Offers 24-hour crisis intervention services for teens. Provides a 24-hour crisis shelter and crisis hotline. Offers counseling services for youth who have run away from home, or are thinking of running. Counselors work with teens and their families to provide crisis intervention and to develop communication and understanding. Average length of stay is 5-7 days with a plan of reconciliation in place.

Provides education, information and advocacy to reduce the risk of injury and death in children. Offers car seats at a reduce cost to low-income families. Provide free car seat checks to ensure they are properly installed. Offers information on bike helmets and offers helmets at a reduce cost. Provides home safety inspections.

Offers a coordinated specialty care program for individuals age 10 to 25 at clinical high-risk for psychosis.

Services geared toward children and teens. Provides reading and learning stimulation and reader's advisory to parents. Offers puppet shows, story times, Summer Reading Club, and other services geared toward children.

Offers dental services including cleanings and hygiene, radiographs, fluoride treatment, sealants, oral cancer screenings, fillings, amalgams and composites, extractions, general examinations, and root canals. NOTE: Assistance with transportation to appointment may be available.

Offers a fellowship of young Al-Anon members, usually teenagers, whose lives have been affected by someone else's drinking. Young people come together to share experiences, discuss their difficulties, learn effective ways to cope with their problems, encourage one another, and help each other understand the principles of the Al-Anon program.

Offers a program that seeks to improve access to treatment and support services for youth and young adults with a serious emotional disturbance or serious mental illness. Youth are paired with a navigator who can determine what services they need and where they still need help transitioning from youth to adult systems to avoid a gap in services. Program is an outreach initiative of the Ohio Health Transitions Project.

Offers a treatment program for adolescents ages 13 to 17 with substance use related issues. Aims to replace alcohol and drug use with positive reinforcements such as spiritual and recreational activities, mentoring programs, and better communication with family members.

Zepf Center Youth Urgent Care provides timely access to pediatric mental health services for children and adolescents (age 6-17) presenting in a mental health crisis. The program is designed as an alternative treatment setting for those who need urgent (same day) intervention, but do not necessarily require the services of the emergency room.

Provides mental health and case management services to families with children who are having difficulty in school or at home, have poor coping skills and have mental, emotional and behavioral disturbances. Offers education and consultation through the linkage of community support services.

Education course teaching youth about mental health conditions.