Mercy Health — REACH (Recovery, Education, Advocacy, Care and Hope) Services is our alcohol, drugs and tobacco treatment program.
When you’re struggling with substance abuse, you need a place where people understand your challenges. Mercy Health — REACH Services is that place. Our professionals provide caring treatment and work with adults and adolescents to help you recover and rebuild your life.
No referral is needed for REACH Services.
However, we do accept referrals from:
- Local schools and colleges
- Employers, agencies and companies
- Court and legal from surrounding counties
- Self-referrals
- Professional licensing boards
- Hospital/medical transplant programs
- Children services
- West Center Correctional
- Physician offices
- Residential programs, step-down level of care
The services we offer include:
Smoking cessation program and tobacco outpatient treatment
Our free innovative cessation program helps many people quit any type of tobacco use, and a licensed, certified therapist leads our highly successful outpatient tobacco treatment programs. Mercy Health — REACH Services also help businesses become tobacco free and offer on-site smoking cessation programs. Programs include collateral materials, quit kit ideas and personal journals. Free patches, gum and lozenges are also available while supplies last. Call for scheduled programs in Urbana and Springfield. We also have a specialized program for pregnant women and their families.
Prevention and education presentations for adults and youth
Mercy Health — REACH Services provides free community programs to help others avoid alcohol, drugs and tobacco abuse.
As part of our service to the community, we:
- Teach children and adults about alcohol, drugs and tobacco
- Give educational presentations for schools, churches and other organizations
- Participate at local health fairs and company programs
Outpatient treatment
With individualized treatment plans and clinical guidance by our qualified, licensed professionals, people with addiction learn to address factors in their lives that contribute to their abuse of alcohol, drugs and tobacco.
Details of the treatment include:
- Clinical assessments
- Individual sessions
- Counseling (stress, anxiety, grief, relationships and more)
- Group therapy: We offer co-ed, men and women groups.
- Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) offered on select days
- Telehealth
- Domestic violence and anger management program
- Case management/navigation services
- Placement assistance for active clients who need higher level of care and/or detoxification and residential care
Medication Assistance Treatment (MAT)
Medication Assistance Treatment can help sustain recovery. Vivitrol is one of the medications that is used to help sustain recovery.
Barriers to treatment and sobriety support
We offer support to help our patients return to a sober society.
This can include:
- Transportation assistance to REACH treatment
- Residential placement assistance
- Free YMCA day passes
- Food bank and food bag access
- Assistance with medical coverage and connection to support services
- REACH will work with clients to connect them with medical care and support
Community involvement
- Participation in multiple coalitions for youth and adults, including the Clark State Advisory Committee, Partners in Prevention Youth, Substance Abuse Coalition and TRIAD School District
- Health department committees to address overdoes death reduction, including the Drug Overdose Death Review, Substance Abuse Coalition and Health Living
- Lung cancer coalition programs, including the Mercy Health Lung Cancer Program
- Infant vitality programs offered, including the Start Strong Infant Vitality Coalition
Financial assistance
Mercy Health — REACH Services accept most major insurances, Medicare, Medicaid and no charge care if eligible. Financial assistance is available to everyone.
Learn more about our locations:
Mercy Health Reach Services — Springfield
30 W. McCreight Ave.
Springfield, Ohio 45504
Tel: 937-390-5338
Fax: 937-342-4311
Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Mercy Health Reach Services — Urbana
904 Scioto Street
Urbana, Ohio 43078
Tel: 937-653-3001
Fax: 937-484-6186
Tuesday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
REACH offers same and next day appointments with no referral required.
Meet our staff:
Sheri Haines, MA, LPC, LICDC-CS | Manager/Therapist
Alvin Bailey, MA, LICDC-CS, LSW | Therapist
Tina Cotto, MA, LICDC | Therapist
Mike King, MA, LPC, LSW | Therapist
Melissa Townsend, BA, LCDC-III | Therapist
Marcy Ivory, BA, CTTS, LCDC-III | Tobacco Ed/Therapist/Case Management Navigator
Jennifer Hall, BA, MA | Tobacco Ed/Clerical Coordinator Support
Asia Howard, STNA | Clerical Coordinator Support
Victoria Toriello, BA | Clerical Coordinator Support
Carl Douglas Porter, M.D. | Medical Director
Carolyn Young, MAHCM | Director Community Health