Ongoing outpatient psychiatry services are available for children and adolescents who require medication management to support their mental health treatment. Services include a comprehensive psychiatric evaluation followed by ongoing psychiatric appointments to monitor progress and adjust care as needed.

Bellefaire JCB’s Child and Adolescent Group Services provide structured, evidence-based group treatment facilitated by credentialed clinicians with specialized training and experience in child and family counseling.

Children and adolescents referred to the program must meet defined clinical criteria and demonstrate the ability to participate in a group setting.

Groups address a range of clinical needs using evidence-based approaches, including:

• Distress tolerance skills and coping strategies
• Mindfulness and impulse control skills
• Emotion identification and regulation
• Communication and interpersonal effectiveness skills
• Anger management
• Self-esteem development
• Trauma and crisis management skills

Services are primarily funded through Medicaid, with limited grant funding available when applicable. Groups operate year-round Monday through Friday, excluding holidays and quarterly staff training days.

Limited transportation is available to and from the Bellefaire JCB location.

Functional Family Therapy (FFT) is an Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) service that provides in-home therapy for families with youth ages 10–18 who are at risk of out-of-home placement due to mental health and/or behavioral concerns.

Services are delivered directly in the home environment, allowing clinicians to engage families in their natural setting and address challenges in real time. FFT is an evidence-based practice (EBP) supported by extensive research demonstrating both short- and long-term positive outcomes for youth and families.

The model focuses on strengthening family relationships, improving communication, and developing practical strategies to reduce risk factors and support lasting change.

Behavioral Health Respite Services provide short-term support and a planned break for caregivers of children and adolescents ages 8–16. Each session is approximately three hours, offering caregivers time for self-care while youth participate in a safe, structured, and engaging environment.

Youth are supervised by trained professionals with experience in child and adolescent care and participate in developmentally appropriate activities in the community or at Bellefaire’s office.

Respite services are designed to support families enrolled in OhioRISE and are scheduled in advance based on each family’s care plan.

Services include:

• Planned, short-term respite for caregivers
• Structured activities in a safe, supportive environment
• On- and off-campus recreational and social activities
• Transportation to and from activities when needed
• Supervision by experienced staff with high staff-to-youth ratios
• Support for youth with behavioral health needs, including challenges related to aggression and emotional regulation

Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) services are provided to children, youth, and families who need a higher level of support to address emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges. The program is designed to help families stabilize and strengthen functioning within the home and community.

Families typically participate in IHBT for three to six months, receiving three to six hours of service per week. As progress is made, services are gradually stepped down to less intensive outpatient care in the community.

IHBT uses a multisystem, wraparound approach that supports the whole family. Treatment focuses on strengthening relationships, improving communication, and developing practical strategies to address challenges. Interventions may include cognitive behavioral therapy, family preservation services, and coordinated care planning.

The IHBT counselor works closely with the family and collaborates with other involved systems, including schools, courts, therapists, and other community providers, to ensure coordinated and effective care.

Services include:

• In-home assessment and treatment
• Individual and family therapy
• Coordination with schools, courts, and providers
• Ongoing consultation and progress monitoring
• Transition and aftercare planning