Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT)
Intensive Home-Based treatment (IHBT) is a comprehensive and time-limited mental health service designed to meet the needs of children and youth ages five (5) through twenty (20) with significant behavioral health challenges.
What are the goals?
Prevent more restrictive placements or reunify youth with their families after a placement in a congregate care setting or other higher level of care
Stabilize safety concerns related to the youth's behavioral health diagnosis
Reduce behavioral health symptoms
Increase resiliency
Stabilize and improve functioning in school, within the family and the community, and with peers
Services are provided:
In the home, community, and school
At times and days that are convenient for the family (crisis response is available 24/7)
Generally, four to eight hours per week
For a limited amount of time, typically three to six months
Services address:
Risk reduction and safety planning
Family and interpersonal relationships
Behavioral health symptoms
Functioning in relevant areas of life
How are youth eligible?
They MUST have a diagnosis that qualifies as a "serious emotional disturbance" as outlined in the Ohio Administrative Code AND one of the following:
At risk of out-of-home placement due to their behavioral/mental health condition
Has returned within the previous thirty days from an out-of-home placement or is transitioning back to their home within thirty days
Requires a high intensity of mental health interventions to remain in or return home safely
Current offices that participate in IHBT:
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Serving Shelby, Logan, and Hardin counties from the Lima office:
2727 Harding Hwy
Lima, OH 45804. 419-221-2821. NYAPNorthwestReferrals@nyap.org -
Serving Montgomery, Greene, Fayette, Highland, and Preble counties from the Dayton office:
1020 Woodman Drive, Suite 330
Dayton, OH 45432
937-253-0606
daytonhb@nyap.org -
Serving Delaware, Fairfield, and Union counties from the Columbus office.
527 S. High St
Columbus, OH 43215
614-227-9444
columbusreferrals@nyap.org -
Serving Licking, Muskingum, and Knox counties from the Newark Office.
59 Grant St
Newark, OH 43055
740-349-7511
Serving Stark County from the Canton Office.
800 Market Ave North, Suite 400
Canton, OH 44702
234-226-7350. newarkadmin@nyap.org