Combined Services
Overview
Integrated Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment
When Both Need Attention, Both Get Treated
Mental health challenges and substance use are closely connected, and they often show up at the same time. If you’re dealing with both, you need care that addresses both. Treating one while the other goes unaddressed can keep you stuck. That’s why NorthStar treats them together.
NorthStar Behavioral Health was the first organization in Cincinnati to treat mental health and substance use disorders at the same time. That approach, sometimes called dual diagnosis treatment or care for co-occurring disorders, has since become standard practice across the industry. But we’ve been doing it here for decades, and it’s still central to how we care for people.
Our clinical team coordinates your treatment so that every part of your care works together. Your counselor, your prescriber, and your case manager are all on the same page. Nothing falls through the cracks.
Why Integrated Treatment Works
When mental health and substance use are treated together, outcomes improve. You’re not repeating your story to separate providers who don’t talk to each other. You’re not managing two different treatment plans that conflict. Your care is coordinated, and your team sees the full picture.
At NorthStar, integrated treatment is the default, not the exception. If you’re dealing with both, your care plan will address both from the start.
Services Available Through Combined Care
All of the services offered under our Mental Health and Substance Use programs are available as part of an integrated treatment plan. Your care team will help determine the right combination based on your evaluation.
- Psychological Evaluations: Comprehensive assessments that look at both mental health and substance use
- Outpatient Counseling: Individual, group, and family therapy for co-occurring challenges
- Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP): Structured care with the flexibility to maintain your daily responsibilities
- Women’s Residential Treatment: 24-hour residential care addressing substance use and mental health together
- Men’s Residential Treatment: Residential care for men with co-occurring needs
- Medication Management: Psychiatric medication support coordinated with your broader treatment plan
- Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT): FDA-approved medications combined with counseling for substance use recovery
- MOMS Program: Medication-assisted care for pregnant and postpartum women
- Adolescent Program: Support for young people ages 12–17 and their families
- Gambling: Outpatient support for individuals dealing with gambling addiction alongside other behavioral health needs
- Outreach and Prevention: Community-based education and early intervention programs
