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Link to Community Services
Community
Services
Karen
Long
Inter
Parish Ministry supports
the working-poor and other low-income families in Cincinnati’s
eastern suburbs and Clermont County.
Clermont
Counseling Center
Families
Connected of Clermont County Email
Mental
Health Association of the Greater Cincinnati Area: Provides education,
advocacy, and coordination of service in the Cincinnati area. Email
Clermont
County Mental Health and Recovery Board Plans and makes
provisions for comprehensive mental health and recovery services;
and evaluates
the effectiveness of the services.
Phoenix
Place: A Clubhouse for adults in recovery from mental illness.
Email
Ohio Advocates for Mental Health: Educates public officials and the
community at large, about mental health and recovery. Email
Ohio
Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health: Advocates
for providing the voice of families and their child when planning
services and treatment. Email
There is a support
group for parents of children in the military,
specifically in Iraq and the Middle East. The group meets at
Kennedy's Landing near Eastgate Mall. Call Jan Rolland at 753-1756
for more information. See also Military
Support Connection.
If
you're looking for a
specific support group or trying to find out if one exists, log
onto the Mental Health
Association's Support Groups website or call them at (513)
287-8542 ext. 12.
Clermont
County Community Services Inc. is a private,
nonprofit agency located in Batavia that serves as the local
community action agency and offers a variety of services for
individuals and families: weatherization, senior home repair,
youth services, lifeline (for help with phone service), emergency
assistance, energy assistance, childrens medical clinic, dental
clinic, and transportation. Visit CCCSI or
call 732-7182 to see if you are eligible.
If families need
help, they can contact the following local agencies: Milford/Miami
Ministry (248-1114); Inter
Parish Ministry (561-3932); the YWCA (732-0450);
and the Salvation Army (732-6328).
There are eligibility requirements and sign ups so please call first.
Karen Long has lived
in the Milford area for 23 years and lives in the city of Milford with
her husband and two daughters. She was the Director of a private nonprofit
agency in Batavia for 21 years, is a licensed social worker and is currently
working on a graduate degree in School Counseling at Xavier University.
She is a regular contributor to milford-miami.com.
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