Launched in 2012, Champions Community-Based Services benefit school-age youth (typically in grades 6 through 12) who have mental health needs and/or are exhibiting at-risk behavior that has negatively impacted their daily lives at home, in the classroom, and within the community. For more information, go to: www.chnk.org/our-programs/champions/
NorthKey
NorthKey employs treatment and service delivery staff with a variety of professional degrees and educational backgrounds. They offer a wide array of mental health, substance use and developmental disabilities services. Their staff maintains a working knowledge of current clinical research, and provides care and services in an effective and efficient manner. NorthKey seeks to provide the right service, at the right time and in the right place. For Boone County Locations, go to: www.northkey.org/about-northkey/northkey-locations/?county=boone-county
Individual Practitioners in Northern KY Please note this is not a complete list of all referral sources in our community. Cost incurred for using these resources are the responsibility of the family. This list was last updated 6/7/2018.
Psychiatrists James Eppley 572-0400 Jeffrey Strawn 212-5200 Lisa Fernandez 212-5200 Sharon Wynn 525-8181 Joseph Kline, Jr. 823-0507
Psychologists Keli F. West (testing and counselling) 462-0900 Tom Volker (family/marital/divorce/trauma) 469-4591 Stan Heck (testing/counseling/trauma) 331-2500 Phil Hester (testing/counseling/trauma) 331-2500 Peter Ganshirt (testing and counseling) 341-9888 Steve Hoersting (testing/counseling/ADHD) 282-0180 Michael Downer 282-6585 Ed Connor (custody eval./psych eval./mental health) 341-5782 Sara Jones-Connor (custody eval./psych eval./mental health) 341-5782 Kirk Little, Suzanne Collins, & Debra Goran 525-4911
Counselors Maureen Benson (mental health/substance abuse) 13yr-adult 750-7804 Charlene Burlew (mental health/substance abuse) children-adult 750-7804 Holly Maddy (mental health/trauma) children-adult 431-6333 Stephani McElheny (mental health/trauma) children-adult 431-6333 Dawn Hinton (mental health/trauma) 746-1006 Cindy Dennemann (mental health) 6yr-adult 866-5865 Emily Bennings (mental health/trauma) 14yr-adult 242-5726 April Lynn Jones (mental health/trauma) children-adult 951-6500 Michael Adams (mental health/trauma/substance abuse) child-adult 903-0126 Kara Riegler (mental health) 14yr-adult 474-2777 Lora Davis 301-5900 Tom Noyes (grief and other mental health issues) 282-0119 Donna Montgomery (clinical counseling services) 292-8888
Nurse Practitioners Maribeth E. Hibbit, psychiatric nurse 331-7234
Agencies for Counseling Services (costs incurred are the responsibility of the family) Grief Support (no cost) Stars of St. Elizabeth: ages kindergaerten to 18yr and parents/guardians 301-4611 Fernside Grief Center (Cincinnati) ages 3-18 and parents/guardians 513-462-9140
Abuse (no cost) Family Nurturing Center: (children/adolescents), including Parent Education 525-3200
Community Collaboration for Children (no cost) 581-6607 In-home based services to help with a multitude of needs (including parenting skills) 0-18yr
Crisis Intervention Services (24 hours/7 days a week) North Key 331-3292 Women’s Crisis Center (Abuse/Sexual Assault) 491-3335 United Way Help (dial 221) 513-721-7900 CARE 513-281-2273
Legal Consultation (Children’s Law Center) 431-3313
Counseling Centers (*asterisk indicates both mental health and substance abuse counselling) Commonwealth Counseling Services Inc (private insurance) * 5yr-adult 341-2433 Therapeutic Alliance (mental health counseling/private insurance) 3yr-adult 572-0400 Cincinnati’ Children’s Clinical Psychology Services (private insurance) 3yr-17.5 513-636-8107 Viewpoint Psychological Services, Jennifer/Ted Ossage (private ins.) 5yr-adult 442-8439 Wellspring Psychological Services (private insurance) 342-6444 Counseling & Diagnostic Center (mental health, grief, private ins.) 3yr-adult 282-0119 Awareness and Discovery Group (substance abuse, private ins./sliding scale) 525-1487 Catholic Charities (private ins./sliding scale) *ages 5-17 581-8974 Champions (in-home counseling/no cost) * grades 6-12 (under 18) 292-4169 Positive Pathways (Medicaid/private ins., sliding scale) * 3yr-adult 746-9272 Northkey (Medicaid and private ins.) All ages 331-3292 Lifepoint Solutions Covington Location (Medicaid/private ins.) * 3yr-adult 547-5773 Holly Hill Children’s Service (Medicaid, private ins.) * 3yr-adult 442-8500 Greg Mebs and Associates (Medicaid) * 3yr-18 835-2573 Northern Kentucky Behavioral Health (Medicaid/private ins.) All ages 282-1202
Impact Plus types of services (no longer called impact plus) are now being delivered and administrated by the individual Medicaid plans. Families will call their plan for a list of providers that deliver these services for an assessment and implementation of services. Anthem (1-855-690-7784), Aetna Coventry (502-719-8600), Passport (1-800-578-0603), WellCare (1-877-389-9457), Humana Care Source (1-800-488-0134)
Substance Abuse Treatment The Brook (Medicaid/private ins.) 502-426-6380 Children’s Home of Northern Ky IOP (private ins/Medicaid/sliding scale) 261-8768 St. Elizabeth Intensive Outpatient Program, IOP (private ins/Medicaid) 301-5900 The Ridge Behavioral Health System Early Intervention/IOP (prvt ins/Medicaid) 594-1211
Support Groups Alcoholics Anonymous 491-7181 Narcotics Anonymous 513-820-2947 Alanon/Alateen (nky.alanon.com) 760-6178 PAR (People Advocating Recovery) nkypar.org