$850K Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services Settlement Ends Class Action Lawsuit over December 2023 Data Breach

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An $850,000 class action settlement with Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services (GCBHS) offers cash payments and free credit monitoring and protection services to those impacted by a December 2023 data breach.

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The GCBHS class action settlement received preliminary approval from the court on August 13, 2025 and covers nearly 62,000 United States residents whose private information may have been impacted in the GCBHS data breach, including all individuals who received notice of the incident from Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services.

The court-approved website for the GCBHS class action settlement can be found at https://GCBDataSettlement.com/.

Greater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services settlement class members who submit a valid, timely claim form have several options for reimbursement. Those who submit evidence of documented, out-of-pocket losses incurred due to the breach can receive a one-time cash payout of up to $5,000. Class members can also submit a claim form to receive a one-time cash payment of between roughly $60 and $120, with the final amount subject to increase or decrease based on the total number of valid claims filed.

Both payment options can be sent to eligible class members via check or electronic payment, and class members can submit claims to receive both forms of reimbursement.

In addition to the settlement cash payouts, GCBHS class members can also file a claim to receive one free year of three-bureau CyEx Identity Theft Monitoring. This CyEx Medical Shield covers credit monitoring and protection services and may be combined with any/all cash payments from the class action settlement.

To submit a settlement claim form online, class members can head to this page and enter the class member ID found in their copy of the settlement notice. Consumers who believe they are a class member but did not receive a notice should contact the settlement administrator to confirm their identity and receive their login ID.

GCBHS settlement claim forms must be submitted online or by mail by December 11, 2025.

The class action settlement website adds that class members who submit a valid claim will have 180 days to cash their check after the date of issuance before it expires.

The court will determine whether to grant final approval to the GCBHS settlement at a hearing on January 14, 2026. Compensation will begin to be distributed to class members only after final approval is granted and any appeals are resolved.

The GCBHS class action lawsuit claimed that the provider failed to implement and maintain proper security measures to protect the private information of tens of thousands of patients. The data accessed during the breach included, but was not limited to, names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, driver’s license or state identification numbers, health insurance information, the lawsuit claimed.

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