ODRC - Talbert House at Turtle Creek Center

Talbert House is empowering children, adults and families to live healthy, safe and productive lives. The agency's network of services focuses on prevention, assessment, treatment and reintegration. Services are provided at multiple sites throughout Southwest Ohio. The organization has a culture of innovation that thrives on the creation of new services to meet the complex needs of clients, their families and the community while maintaining effectiveness, excellence and professionalism. Talbert House values an integrated system of high-quality care focused on best practices, easy access to services and providing a full range of services in a cost-effective and efficient manner.

Halfway houses are community corrections programs for federal, state and county offenders that offer assessment, treatment and reintegration for adult male and female offenders in a residential setting. Services include case management, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, criminality/behavior modification, restitution and child support, frequent and random drug testing, education, employment readiness, verified and monitored community employment, and a variety of supportive activities.

These programs serving Southwest Ohio are known as: Cornerstone, Pathways, Serenity Hall, Spring Grove, and Turtle Creek Center.

• The Turtle Creek Center is committed to helping individuals make a positive reentry into their home communities. To better prepare the individual, requirements have been established holding the clients accountable and responsible with the lowest level of intervention from staff. We are here to facilitate growth and to develop independence not dependency. To facilitate this vision, we offer individualized services based on best practices policy.
• Cognitive Behavioral modality
• ODADAS certified to provide Outpatient Substance Disorders Services
• Abstinence based program
• Tracking system to individualize services
• Assessment driven placement in the program
• Responsivity to enhance client success
• The expectation of accountability and responsibility of thoughts and behaviors
• Expectations of securing and maintaining employment
• Expectations of individual financial responsibility
• Expectations of an appropriate level of respect for self and others

The Turtle Creek Center is committed to the philosophy of reintegration of individuals back into their home communities. Our program is designed to enhance personal growth and recovery and to improve social behaviors thus, making the transition back into the community a positive experience and a lifelong commitment.