

$2.5 Million from State Budget for New Portage Behavioral Health Urgent Care
Ohio State Representative Gail Pavliga (R-Portage County) delivered a check in the amount of $2.5 million to the Mental Health and...

Overdose Awareness Day Event August 31 in Kent
Overdose Awareness Day is August 31. The Mental Health & Recovery Board will be holding an event at the Gazebo in downtown Kent on...


Stepping Up for Change: Portage County Tackles Mental Illness in Community and Jail
Portage County agency administrators, staff, and consumer advocates from the mental health, substance use, and criminal justice system...


CIT Class Graduates Spring 2023
Officers, dispatchers, and community partners were among the Portage County Spring 2023 Crisis Intervention Team training class. The...


Ofc Bartholomew CIT Coordinator of the Year for State of Ohio
Officer Josh Bartholomew of the Streetsboro Police Department was named the Michael S. Woody CIT Coordinator of the Year for the State of...


CARE Community Award of Appreciation for 2023
The Mental Health & Recovery Board is receiving the CARE Community Award of Appreciation for 2023 from the Chemical Abuse Reduced by...

Portage Overdose Surge
(March 2023) Portage County is currently experiencing a surge of overdoses. According to Dr. Dean DePerro, the Portage County Coroner,...


Portage Board Receives State Opioid & Stimulate Response Grant Funding
The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County is pleased to announce it will be able to continue providing life-saving services...


Empowering Students to Make a Positive Change
Portage County students learned how to make a positive change in their schools and communities during a Youth Leadership Summit hosted by...


Suicide Prevention Coalition of Portage County Awarded Public Awareness Grant
The Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition was awarded a grant from the Ohio Center for Excellence for Behavioral Health Prevention...