MHAP
Phone: (513) 558-8888
Fax: (513) 558-3133
Director: David Bagent, MSW, LISW-S, CCDA
General Information:
As the front door to the Hamilton County public mental health system, Mental Health Access Point (MHAP), a division of Central Clinic, strives to provide assessment, support, and connections for individuals and families who are in need of mental health services. MHAP’s primary mission is to provide a standardized entry to a managed system of care that ensures services are available, accessible, and of high quality.
To ensure availability, MHAP operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week to answer calls and connect consumers to appropriate services. In order to be eligible for assistance through MHAP, the following are required:
- Hamilton County residency
- No current service connection with a HCMHRSB-funded provider
- No Veterans Administration connection/eligibility for mental health services
- For adults, current mental health symptoms meet criteria for a severe mental disorder and symptoms justify a case management referral
Primary Functions
MHAP's primary functions are:
- Mental health assessments
- Authorization and connection of appropriate services
- Utilization review and monitoring for publicly-funded mental health services
- Quality improvement and assurance through clinical and statistical review
- MACSIS data enrollment to provide benefits to clients entering the public mental health system
Available Services
As the front door for access into public community mental health services in Hamilton County, MHAP provides the following services:
- Mental health assessments
- Transitional case management services for children and adults who have urgent mental health needs
- Transitional pharmacologic management services for children and adults who have urgent mental health needs
- Triage of mental health referrals for intensive services from community providers
- Housing assessments for adult consumers connected to case management requesting to move into Adult Care Homes
- Assistance to initiate the medical and disability benefits application process for Hamilton County Job & Family Services and the Social Security Administration
Location
MHAP is located at Central Clinic’s historic Logan Hall at 311 Albert Sabin Way, on the campus of the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. For directions and information, please click the link below.
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