Our Story

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 Agency for Hamilton and Butler Counties, and as a Forensic Clinic for the Hamilton and Clermont Counties, including the Municipal Court and the Court of Common Pleas.

The Clinic also operates a system of managed care for the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board-funded services. In addition, Central Clinic is the outpatient training arm for the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Latest News

Central Clinic Renews National Accreditation

8 September, 2009, 4:19 pm

Central Clinic has been accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for a period of three years effective May 2009. This accreditation, which extends through May 2012, is the third successive time Central Clinic has received a three year accreditation by our national accrediting body.
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Central Clinic Spring Newsletter Now Online

4 May, 2009, 11:07 am

The latest edition of the Central Clinic newsletter, Connections, is now available for download. Featuring an article titled ‘Meeting the Needs of the Behavioral Health Community’ by President and CEO, Dr. Walter Smitson, this edition focuses on the individual agencies of Central Clinic, Inc., highlighting the unique services and programs they provide.

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, evidence based, 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.

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