Youth Development Center
3603 Washington Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
Phone: (513) 221-1017
Fax: (513) 221-3817
Director: Karen Doggett
kdoggett@lys.org

The Youth Development Center (YDC) is a therapeutic community-based residential program for teenage boys who suffer from emotional or behavioral disorders or who have been unsuccessful in other out of home placements. Residents focus on developing age appropriate life skills as well as addressing issues regarding their emotional and behavioral well being.  YDC makes every effort to involve families when they are available so that youth can work toward reunification or a sustained positive family relationship.

YDC is part of the Lighthouse continuum of care and as such full community based mental health services are available to all youth including diagnostic assessment, pharmacological management, community psychiatric and support treatment and behavioral health counseling and therapy.  Youth in YDC currently in 6th through 12th grades are eligible to attend the Lighthouse Community School. Youth entering YDC from other Lighthouse programs such as foster care continue to receive services from the agency continuum that they were previously enrolled in – thus avoiding the disruption of services so often experienced when placement change occurs.

YDC also provides group and individual services for young men with a substantiated history of sexual offense.  Services to this group are provided by certified sex offender therapists.

New Beginnings is a therapeutic community-based residential program for teenage girls who are victims of sexual offense, who suffer from emotional or behavioral disorders or who have been unsuccessful in other out of home placements.  New Beginnings residents focus on developing age appropriate life skills as well as addressing issues regarding their emotional and behavioral well being.  The program makes every effort to involve families when they are available so that youth can work toward reunification or a sustained positive family relationship when appropriate.  Services at New Beginnings are gender responsive, are shaped to acknowledge the unique needs of girls and to help girls achieve the capacity to make wise and healthy choices.

New Beginnings is part of the Lighthouse continuum of care and as such full community based mental health services are available to all youth including diagnostic assessment, pharmacological management, community psychiatric and support treatment and behavioral health counseling and therapy.  Girls at New Beginnings currently in 6th through 12th grades are eligible to attend the Lighthouse Community School. Youth entering New Beginnings from other Lighthouse programs such as foster care continue to receive services from the agency continuum that they were previously enrolled in – thus avoiding the disruption of services so often experienced when placement change occurs.

Admission Criteria:
1) 11-18 years old
2) Female

Community Management
401 E. McMillan
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
Phone: (513) 221-0029
Fax: (513) 221-3665
Director: Nathan Lynch
nlynch@lys.org

Community Management is an innovative intensive outpatient program for the treatment and supervision of low to moderate risk sex offenders.  Participants in the program live either independently or in their families’ or relatives’ home.  Treatment is based on current best practices and includes a full continuum of mental health care including diagnostic assessment, pharmacological management, community psychiatric and support treatment and behavioral health counseling and therapy.  Services are provided by certified sex offender therapists.

Questions regarding referral to Community Management should be directed the Program Coordinator.

Admission Criteria:
1) 12 – 18 years old
2) Male or Female
3) Adjudicated and/or has substantiated sexual offense