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What's New: Month: June 2022

ISBH is About to Break Ground

ISBH and The Model Group closed on the necessary funding to co-develop 32 units of housing in Chillicothe for people who are chronically homeless. This will be all new construction and will be built on the former site of McArthur Elementary School on the east side of the city. The project will include ample outdoor space, supportive services, on-site laundry, and other shared amenities. This project is made possible from funding from the Ohio Housing Finance […]

We Have Lived: Natashia Rapp

Natashia Rapp, LICDC-CS Manager, Intensive Outpatient Programming, Ohio START Lead, SAMHSA MAT PD As an employee of Integrated Services, it’s my personal story that gives me hope for people we serve who use substances. I battled substance use issues from high school, through college, into having children, and my late twenties. When I transitioned to IV drug use, it wasn’t long until I walked away from everything I loved: my job, my home, my car and […]

New Leadership: ISBH Announces Samantha Shafer as New CEO

The Board of Directors for Integrated Services for Behavioral Health (ISBH) chose Ms. Samantha Shafer, LISW-S, as their CEO in December. 2021. Samantha has spent her entire career in behavioral health, most recently as Chief Operating Officer (COO) of ISBH where she has demonstrated exceptional leadership the last seven years. She led ISBH staff through expanded tele-health services during the COVID-19 surge, protecting the behavioral health needs of ISBH clients and customers across 14 Ohio counties, […]

ISBH is Honored to Announce the Launching of OhioRISE

This February, Integrated Services For Behavioral Health was selected as one of 20 regional providers to serve children with intense behavioral health needs. ISBH was selected by Aetna Better Health of Ohio to serve as a Care Management Entity (CME) to build local systems of care for OhioRISE (Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence) in 19 Ohio counties. OhioRISE is the state’s first highly integrated care program for youth with complex behavioral health and multi-system needs. […]

What is the MAT Program?

What is Medication Assisted Treatment? At ISBH, Medication Assisted Treatment is the use of medication to treat opioid use disorder. Types of Opioids are: Fentanyl Heroin Hydrocodone Morphine Oxycodone Others MAT for Opioid Use Disorder does not treat those dealing with Stimulant Use Disorders, Alcohol Use Disorder, Sedative/Hypnotic/Anxiolytic and other use disorders. People struggling with Opioid Use Disorder and seeking MAT may be experiencing withdrawal symptoms, cravings, relational and financial strain due to use, impairment of […]