MHAP
Phone: (513) 558-8888
Fax: (513) 558-3133
Director: David Bagent, LISW-S
General Information:
As the 'Front Door' to the Hamilton County community mental health system, Mental Health Access Point (MHAP) of Central Clinic strives to provide support, care and connections for individuals, couples 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 clients to appropriate services.
Primary Functions
As an agent of the Hamilton County Mental Health and Recovery Services Board, 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 to community mental health services in Hamilton County, MHAP provides the following services:
- Triage of mental health referrals for intensive services from community agencies;
- Diagnostic assessment;
- Transitional case management services to both children and adults;
- Psychiatric medication evaluation and management;
- Transitional case management services to both children and adults for those in urgent need.
Admission Criteria
In order to be evaluated by MHAP for high utilization service appropriateness, the following is required:
- Hamilton County residency;
- Symptoms suggesting the person may have a mental health diagnosis.
Location
MHAP is located at Central Clinic's historic Logan Hall on the University of Cincinnati Medical Campus. For directions and information, please click the link below.
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