Referrals
Please submit a referral by emailing the address listed below for the appropriate program.
Behavioral and Mental Health Services & the Lighthouse Clinic: integratedaccess@lys.org or fax referrals to 513-221-1901
Foster Care: tfcreferal@lys.org
Independent Living Program: ILPreferral@lys.org
Mecum House: MecumHousereferral@lys.org
Residential Treatment: RTreferral@lys.org
Sheakley Enhanced Services: Sheakleyreferral@lys.org
Transitions to Independence: Transitionsreferral@lys.org
Service Contacts at Lighthouse Youth & Family Services
Clinical Services
Vice President, Clinical Services, Victoria Ackman, vackman@lys.org
Outpatient Services Director (including school-based services),Victoria Ackman, vackman@lys.org
Foster Care & Adoption
Foster Care & Adoption Director Ashley Metzler, ametzler@lys.org
Homeless Youth Services
Vice President, Homeless Youth Services, Kelly Dunnigan, kdunnigan@lys.org
Mecum House Director Andrea Greene, agreene@lys.org
Sheakley Center for Youth Director Andrew Wilson, anwilson@lys.org
Youth Housing Opportunities, Simon Bradley, sbradley@lys.org
Residential Treatment Services
Vice President, Juvenile Justice & Residential Treatment Services, Nathan Lynch, nlynch@lys.org
Lighthouse Youth Center at Paint Creek & Ross County Community Juvenile Justice Director Joe Boggs, jboggs@lys.org
Residential Treatment Director (New Beginnings & Youth Development Center) Jason Baldwin, jbaldwin@lys.org
Community Juvenile Justice Services
Vice President, Juvenile Justice & Residential Treatment Services, Nathan Lynch, nlynch@lys.org
Hamilton County Community Juvenile Justice Services, Victoria Ackman, vackman@lys.org
Montgomery County Community Juvenile Justice Services Director (Dayton, OH) Ashley Downs, adowns@lys.org
Ross County Community Juvenile Justice Services (Chillicothe, OH) Carrie Willis, cwillis@lys.org
Complete this Referral Form and contact the appropriate Service Director. Thank you!