Founded in 1923, Central Clinic has been providing quality Behavioral Health and Forensic services for over 85 years to children, adults and families. Central Clinic serves as an Outpatient Mental Health Clinic for Hamilton County and as a Forensic Clinic for the Hamilton and Clermont Counties, including the Municipal Court and the Court of Common Pleas, as well as operates a system of managed care for the Hamilton County Community Mental Health Board-funded services. In addition, Central Clinic is also the outpatient training arm for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Our caring, highly trained, and licensed clinical staff include psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed counselors, educational consultants, case managers and psychiatric nurses. Examples of the services we provide include counseling, medication management, outreach, training, prevention, and case management. For more detailed information on all the services we provide, please choose a program on the left side of the page.

Walter S. Smitson, Ph.D. President & CEO	Charles W. Collins, M.D Medical Consultant

Our Vision:
To be a leader in providing and advocating for accessibility, best practices, and outcome-driven behavioral health services for consumers and their families.

Our Mission:
To provide culturally sensitive and outcome-driven behavioral health, substance abuse, forensic and prevention services to children, adults, and families. Central Clinic accomplishes this by making services accessible, individualized, effective, user-friendly, and consumer oriented.

Central Clinic is licensed & certified by:
The Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH)
The Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services (ODADAS)
The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
The Court Clinic division of Central Clinic is a certified Community Forensic Psychiatry Center

Central Clinic is funded, in part, by:
The Hamilton County Mental Health Board and Recovery Services Board
The United Way
The University of Cincinnati
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

The services of Central Clinic are provided without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or handicap. Central Clinic is an Equal Opportunity Employer.