Network Agencies

Network Agencies & Programs 

These agencies and programs receive funding from the Mental Health & Recovery Board to provide services to Portage County residents. Residents seek services at the agency locations. They pay what they can afford based on a sliding fee scale or have Medicaid or insurance. The Board shares in the cost.

Coleman Professional Services
 

Coleman Professional Services is a nationally-recognized not-for-profit provider of behavioral health and rehabilitation programs for individuals and families and of wellness, employment and data services for businesses.
Coleman services include: 

• Mental health and rehabilitation services, including psychiatry, community support and case management
• 24/7 crisis help and access to outpatient and inpatient behavioral health services 
• Vocational and employment services to individuals and companies
• Housing for the disabled and assistance in apartment planning and support.

Kent Office 
5982 Rhodes Road
Kent, Ohio 44240
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Ravenna Office
3920 Lovers Lane
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
Click here for written directions to Coleman Access.
The Ravenna Office is next door.


PHONE: 330-673-1347 or 800-673-1347 
FAX: 330-678-3677 
WEBSITE: www.coleman-professional.com

Coleman Access, 24-hour access
Sue Hetrick Building
3922 Lovers Lane
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
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24-HOUR PHONE: 330-296-3555 or (toll free) 1-877-796-3555

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Children’s Advantage

The agency offers behavioral healthcare services that are child-centered, family-focused and community-based exclusively for children, adolescents and families. The services include

• Individual, family and group counseling
• Child & adolescent psychiatry
• Community support program which school links parents/guardians with other services in the community to meet the child or adolescent’s behavioral healthcare needs
• Early childhood and community-based consultation/prevention services
• Childhood Trauma Clinic.

520 N. Chestnut St.
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
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PHONE: 330-296-5552
24-HOUR PHONE: 330-296-3555 or (toll free) 1-877-796-3555
FAX: 330-296-6126
WEBSITE: www.childrensadvantage.org

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Townhall II

Townhall II promotes the health, wellness and recovery of individuals and communities through prevention, education, advocacy, intervention and treatment. For the MRHB, the agency provides the

• HELPLINE, a 24-hour crisis service; suicide prevention
• Prevention education especially for youth at risk of addicrion
• Outpatient chemical dependency treatment
• Sexual assault counseling
• Horizon House, a halfway house for women in recovery
• Coordination of the county suicide prevention coalition and the county crisis response network

Click here for a map.

PHONE: 330-678-3006
24-HOUR HELPLINE: 330-678-4357 or (toll free) 1-866-449-8518
FAX: 330-673-7558

WEBSITE: www.townhall2.com

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Family and Community Services, Inc.

Counseling Services of Family and Community Services, Inc. receives funds from the Mental Health & Recovery Board to work with families struggling to overcome domestic violence.

143 Gougler Ave.
Kent, Ohio 44240
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PHONE: 330-677-4124
24-HOUR PHONE: 330-296-3555 or 877-796-3555
FAX: 330-678-1264

WEBSITE: www.portagefamilies.org

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The Bair Foundation

Bair works with Portage County children and families who are referred through the MHRB network of services. The agency provides intensive in-home mental health services.

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Compass Recovery Center

Compass provides alcohol and dug abuse treatment for adults and adolescents through a contract with the Mental Health & Recovery Board.

246 S. Chestnut St.
Ravenna, Ohio 44266
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PHONE: 330-298-9391
FAX: 330-298-9392
EMAIL: ckrothcrc@sbcglobal.net

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NAMI Portage County

Meetings: Second and Fourth Thursday of the Month
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County
155 E. Main St., Kent, Ohio
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All are welcome!

NAMI is the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots organization for people with mental illness and their families. Founded in 1979, NAMI has affiliates in every state and in more than 1,100 local communities across the country. There has been a Portage County chapter since 1989.

NAMI is dedicated to the eradication of mental illnesses and to the improvement of the quality of life for persons of all ages who are affected by mental illnesses. NAMI members and friends work to fulfill our mission by providing support, education, and advocacy. To reach NAMI Portage County, call Karen Cox at 1-330-947-1756. For more information about NAMI, go to NAMI or NAMI Ohio.

Contact NAMI Portage County by emailing here.

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Family-to-Family Education Program

The NAMI Family-to-Family Education Program is a free, 12-week course for family caregivers of individuals with severe mental illnesses. The course is taught by trained family members. All instruction and course materials are free to class participants. Over 115,000 family members have graduated from this national program.

For more information, call the Mental Health & Recovery Board at 330-673-1756, ext. 201. You can also email us by clicking here. We will contact you as soon as possible. For more information about Family-fo-Family, go to NAMI or NAMI Ohio.

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BRIDGES

BRIDGES is the acronym for Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals Through Education and Support. It is a peer-to-peer education and support group program for adults. There is no fee to participate and it is open to all people with a diagnosis of mental illness.

Peer-to-peer means the education course and support groups are led by persons with mental illness who have received special training in BRIDGES.

The program has two components. It provides a 10-week education course followed by a support group with trained teachers and facilitators. The program is modeled after the NAMI Family-to-Family education course. For more info about BRIDGES, call the Mental Health & Recovery Board at 330-673-1756 or click here to send email.

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