DAYTON, Ohio — Kettering Health Behavioral Medicine has expanded its mental health services, offering an Intensive Outpatient Program at its Miamisburg location.

The health system said in a press release that the goal was to meet the needs of south Dayton residents. 

“The need for consistent access to high-quality mental health services becomes more apparent each day as our community grapples with an ongoing mental health crisis,” said Julie Manuel, clinical program manager at Kettering Health Behavioral Medical Center, in a press release. “By expanding the Intensive Outpatient Program into Miamisburg, we’re creating a new access point that will help our patients better navigate the mental health system and their diagnosis.”

The health system said the program is "comprehensive and individualized" and has focus on several areas, including mood management, interpesonal interations, triggers, destructive impulses and behaviors, personal goals and coping skills. Throughout the program, patients will participate in both group and individual sessions with trained clinicians. 

“Making behavioral health services easily accessible in our communities is key to helping our patients successfully apply the skills they will learn in the Intensive Outpatient Program,” said Mike Rabuka, administrative director of Kettering Health Behavioral Medical Center, in a press release. “Not only does this expansion move a much-needed service closer to home, but it also allows for better collaboration between care teams, allowing patients to move seamlessly through their behavioral health care journey and ultimately leading to fewer emergency visits and hospitalizations.”

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