Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT)

Intensive Home-Based treatment (IHBT) is a comprehensive and time-limited mental health service designed to meet the needs of children and youth ages five (5) through twenty (20) with significant behavioral health challenges. 

What are the goals? 

  • Prevent more restrictive placements or reunify youth with their families after a placement in a congregate care setting or other higher level of care 

  • Stabilize safety concerns related to the youth's behavioral health diagnosis 

  • Reduce behavioral health symptoms 

  • Increase resiliency  

  • Stabilize and improve functioning in school, within the family and the community, and with peers 

Services are provided:  

  • In the home, community, and school  

  • At times and days that are convenient for the family (crisis response is available 24/7) 

  • Generally, four to eight hours per week 

  • For a limited amount of time, typically three to six months

Services address:

  • Risk reduction and safety planning

  • Family and interpersonal relationships

  • Behavioral health symptoms   

  • Functioning in relevant areas of life 

How are youth eligible?   

They MUST have a diagnosis that qualifies as a "serious emotional disturbance" as outlined in the Ohio Administrative Code AND one of the following: 

  • At risk of out-of-home placement due to their behavioral/mental health condition 

  • Has returned within the previous thirty days from an out-of-home placement or is transitioning back to their home within thirty days 

  • Requires a high intensity of mental health interventions to remain in or return home safely 

Current offices that participate in IHBT:

  • Serving Shelby, Logan, and Hardin counties from the Lima office:

    2727 Harding Hwy
    Lima, OH 45804. 419-221-2821. NYAPNorthwestReferrals@nyap.org

  • Serving Montgomery, Greene, Fayette, Highland, and Preble counties from the Dayton office:

    1020 Woodman Drive, Suite 330
    Dayton, OH 45432
    937-253-0606
    daytonhb@nyap.org

  • Serving Delaware, Fairfield, and Union counties from the Columbus office.

    527 S. High St
    Columbus, OH 43215
    614-227-9444
    columbusreferrals@nyap.org  

  • Serving Licking, Muskingum, and Knox counties from the Newark Office.

    59 Grant St
    Newark, OH 43055
    740-349-7511

    Serving Stark County from the Canton Office.

    800 Market Ave North, Suite 400
    Canton, OH 44702
    234-226-7350. newarkadmin@nyap.org