SAFE Services
Hamilton County Public Health’s bloodborne infectious disease prevention program called SAFE (Stigma Free Access for Everyone) Services is designed to help prevent the spread of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis and promote safety, health and wellness by proactively addressing risk behavior. Please see hours and locations below. Send us an e-mail at SAFEServices@hamilton-co.org, follow us on Facebook (SAFE Services), or give us a call at 513-316-7725 for additional information.
Hours & Locations
Mondays: Over-the-Rhine
Sunrise Treatment Center
1718 Central PKWY
Cincinnati, OH 45214
(Enter at 1908 Dunlap St.)
12pm – 3pm
Tuesdays: Lincoln Heights & Bond Hill
The Healthcare Connection
1401 Steffen Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45215
(Parking lot)
12:30pm – 2:30pm
Hamilton County Central
1701 Patricia McCollum Way
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(Enter on Reading Road.)
4-7pm
Wednesdays: Fairmount
1515 Carll Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45225
12pm – 3pm
Thursdays: Northside
Caracole
4138 Hamilton Ave.
Cincinnati, OH 45223
4pm – 8pm
Friday: Walnut Hills
Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services
1501 Madison Road
Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
12pm – 3pm
Printable Safe Services Schedule
Download or print the Hamilton County Public Health weekly SAFE Services schedule, last updated on October 13, 2026.
Vending Machines
The overdose prevention vending machines are part of a comprehensive effort to meet people where they are. We can offer community members supplies that reduce harm and prevent overdose, helping them avoid potentially devastating and costly diseases such as HIV and hepatitis. Supplies in the machines can include items such as naloxone, safe sex supplies, fentanyl test strips, and first aid supplies.
Locations:
- Cincinnati Fire Department Station 3 at 329 E. 9th Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
- Neighborhub Health’s Integrated Care Clinic at 40 E. McMicken, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
To gain access to the machines, you may call 513-801-6330 between 8am-4pm, Monday through Friday OR complete this online survey.
Anyone over the age of 18 can access the machine.
Mail Orders
Text 844-734-4081 with the following keywords:
- ‘Locations’ – text every morning at 9am with notifications on where the SAFE Services bus will be that day
- ‘FTS’ – mail order fentanyl test strip form (We must have your full address and name to send. Any information you provide will remain confidential.)
- ‘Narcan’ – mail order Narcan form (We must have your full address and name to send. Any information you provide will remain confidential.)