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Community Access to Care Programs

New Horizons Mental Health Services serves children and adults of all ages throughout Fairfield County who need mental health counseling and treatment for a variety of mental health diagnoses through the following programs.

Crisis Intervention Program

24/7 Behavioral Health Crisis Intervention is provided by New Horizons Mental Health Services clinicians via Mobile Crisis Teams. These services are available to the general public in the community and through the county Crisis Line.

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Open Access

Walk-in or same-day initial assessment appointments for new clients are available Monday through Friday.

Employee Assistance Programs

These assessment and short-term counseling programs are available to employees upon request through contractual arrangements between New Horizons Mental Health Services and selected Fairfield County employers.

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Embedded Clinicians

New Horizons Mental Health Services therapists provide on-site assessment, counseling, care management, referral, and consultation services at the following community locations:

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Child Protective Services/Job and Family Services

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Select city and county school buildings

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Fairfield County Jail

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Ohio University-Lancaster

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Helpful Community Links

Fairfield County, 211
Fairfield County ADAMH Board
United Way of Fairfield County
Family, Adult, & Children First Council

Signs of Suicide Program

New Horizons Mental Health Services provides the Signs of Suicide Prevention Program (SOS) to selected Fairfield County school districts. The SOS Program is the only youth suicide prevention program that has demonstrated:

An improvement in students’ knowledge and adaptive attitudes about suicide risk and depression.
A reduction in actual suicide attempts.

Listed on SAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices, the SOS Program has shown a reduction in self-reported suicide attempts by 40-64% in randomized control studies (Aseltine et al., 2007 & Schilling et al., 2016).

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