About
About Maryhaven Inc
Founded in 1953 by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd as a home for women battling alcoholism, Maryhaven has grown into the largest nonprofit behavioral health provider in Central Ohio. Headquartered at 1791 Alum Creek Drive in Columbus, the organization operates four campuses across Franklin County and serves additional patients through regional clinics in Union, Delaware, and Morrow Counties. CARF accreditation and recognition as a state-designated Opioid Treatment Program reflect the agency’s clinical rigor across more than seven decades of practice.
The Alum Creek flagship houses residential beds, outpatient programming, the Gambling Intervention Program, and the Central Intake and Engagement Center, where walk-in assessments are conducted seven days a week. A separate Addiction Stabilization Center on South High Street operates 24/7 detox services, while the Women’s Center concentrates programming for pregnant patients and mothers. Adolescent counseling, dual-diagnosis services, and trauma-informed care round out the system, allowing patients to step up or down within Maryhaven rather than transferring between agencies.
Clinical care centers on evidence-based modalities including cognitive behavioral therapy, medication-assisted treatment, and structured individual, group, and family counseling. The agency holds the unusual distinction of treating problem gambling alongside substance use disorders, and it accommodates Deaf and hard-of-hearing patients through American Sign Language services. Court-ordered referrals are accepted, and the team coordinates with criminal-justice and child-welfare partners across Franklin County.
Maryhaven contracts with Ohio Medicaid, Medicare, and TRICARE, accepts commercial insurance, and offers sliding-scale fees plus financial assistance for self-pay patients. President and CEO Oyauma Garrison leads a multidisciplinary team of clinicians, peer recovery supporters, and counselors. Patients leaving residential or detox care are connected to twelve-step communities and peer recovery groups, an aftercare emphasis Maryhaven credits for its long-term outcomes.
- Central Ohio's oldest addiction treatment provider with 70+ years of clinical experience since 1953
- 24/7 medical detox with around-the-clock medically supervised withdrawal management
- CARF accreditation and Opioid Treatment Program (OTP) certification for specialized detox protocols
- Comprehensive dual diagnosis detox treating co-occurring mental health disorders and trauma
- Specialized services for deaf/hard of hearing clients and pregnant women during medical detox