Local Resources
From the Ohio
Directory of Adult Mental Health Recovery Services
Summit County:
BRIDGES
Contact: Sheila 330-762-8151
Lisa 330-923-0688
OAMH 1-800-589-2603
Consumer Educational Outreach Center (CEOC) Strives to expand both consumer and community awareness of recovery. CEOC provides a staffed office where consumers have access to a wide variety of resources about recovery, including written and videotape materials.
Contact: Mary 330-253-9487
CHOICES, A Community Social/Recreational Center The mission for Choices is to provide a community-based social/recreational facility for consumers of mental health services. The opportunity for socialization in a recreational setting that is designed and operated by consumer participation, and is based on consumer choice, is central to Choices’ philosophy.
Contact: Sheila 330-762-8151
Criminal Justice CCOE hopes to reverse the trend known as "criminalization of the mentally ill" by assisting communities in approaches efforts to divert people with mental disorders from unnecessary arrest and incarceration.
Contact: Jo Ann 330-325-6162
DBSA – Akron Area
Contact: Claudia 330-344-3475
Parent Education Empowerment Resources and Supports (PEERS) Project offers parents of children with mental health issues support, education, and advocacy opportunities. PEERS Project Advocates work at local, state and federal levels for change within the mental health system.
Contact: 1-800-991-1311
NAMI of Summit County
Contact: NAMI Hotline 330-258-0811
NAMI – Family to Family
Contact: Ron 330-670-9880
Suzanne @ NAMI Ohio 1-800-686-2646
Recovery Group a peer group that meets weekly from 2-3 p.m. to discuss recovery and related issues/
Contact: Linda 330-253-9487
Summit Consumer Peer Support , Inc. (SCPS) We are a self-help group that gives emotional support, helps peers with a sense of community, embraces mental health and helps combat the stigma we often encounter. We are guided by the principles of choice, self-empowerment, and self-determination.
Contact: Mary 330-928-3137
WRAP
Contact: Carol 330-836-4456
Walter 330-345-3523
Portage County
BRIDGES
Contact: MHR Board 330-673-1756
OAMH 1-800-589-2603
Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) provides training to local law enforcement officers, helping them better understand how to deal with individuals with mental illness during times of crisis
Contact: MHR Board 330-673-1756
NAMI Portage County
Contact: MHR Board 330-673-1756
NAMI – Family to Family
Contact: MHR Board 330-673-1756
Suzanne @ NAMI Ohio 1-800-686-2646
WRAP
Contact: Laura 330-673-1756 ext. 201
Stark County
BRIDGES
Contact: Foundations 330-454-2888
Crisis Intervention Center for mental health and substance use issues; licensed counselors available 365 days a year, 24/7; has a 14 bed psychiatric unit and a 6 bed detox unit; offers various programs for suicide prevention and domestic violence.
Contact: 330-452-6000
DBSA – Canton / Foundations
Contact: 330-454-2888
Double Trouble in Recovery This is a twelve-step program for people who have a drug/alcohol history and have been diagnosed as having a mental illness.
Contact: Kelley 330-454-2888
FACES of Stark County is a mental health consumer advocacy organization.
Contact: Rima 330-455-2520 x 37
Foundations, Inc. is a consumer operated, peer-run support and recovery network for people with a mental illness. It promotes mental health through peer support, education, networking and advocacy; programs include WRAP, peer support training, sign language, and speakers bureau.
Contact: 330-454-2888
Ladies Tea Time builds women’s self-esteem and social skills through informal interaction and peer instruction.
Contact: Vicki 330-454-2888
Make-A-Way Drop-In Center is a center providing social and recreational activities and programs for its members who have mental retardation, physical disabilities, developmental disabilities, and/or loneliness.
Contact: Bryan 330-837-0650
Mens’ Group Foundations of Canton hosts a Mens’ Group every Friday at 12 noon. The group offers opportunities for support, socialization, trips, various speakers and presentations.
Contact: 330-454-2888
NAMI of Stark County
Contact : Terry 330-477-7574
NAMI – Family to Family
Contact: Sandy 330-497-9776
NAMI – Peer to Peer
Contact: Email: pjsgrateful@yahoo.com
Parents and Children Together (PACT) is a support group for families who have one or two parents with a mental illness. PACT is designed for the whole family with support groups for parents and their partners, for teens, and for graded school children. For all support groups, members will be encouraged in their emotional, mental, and spiritual growth. The PACT program is free for all participants; childcare and transportation can be arranged with advance notice.
Contact: Amy 330-454-5773
Peer Support Training emphasizes attitudes, ethics and communication skills useful when being with, and helping others.
Contact: 330-454-2888
Warmline Training prepares consumers to work on the Foundations’ Warmline. The Warmline provides "a caring voice, a listening ear, a helping hand, and a shoulder to lean on." The Warmline is similar to the Crisis hotline, except that it is not to be used for emergency situations; Warmline volunteers are instructed to contact the Crisis Center in case of a true emergency.
Warmline # 330-455-1234
Contact: 330-454-2888
WRAP
Contact: 330-454-2888
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Lynda
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The Ohio Supported Employment Coordinating Center of Excellence (Ohio SE CCOE) is a technical-assistance organization that promotes knowledge development and the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) for the treatment and recovery of people with mental illness.
Participants in WMR begin to identify and achieve personal goals; develop informed, collaborative approaches to selecting and managing effective treatment; and chieve an overall healthier lifestyle.
Community Voice Mail is a simple and effective solution to a complex problem – how to help people in crisis and transition stay connected to the very tool they need most: a constant telephone number.
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