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Compeer Program | Far West Center

574 North Leavitt Road, Amherst, OH 44001

Barrier Free Restrooms|Designated Parking|No Stairs in Service Delivery Areas|Wheelchair Accessible Building (ramps & main entrance doors).
Eligibility
  • Call for more information for Lorain County.
  • Serves adults residing in Cuyahoga County with severe mental illness currently receiving treatment.
Required documents
Will be requested as needed.
Hours
Varies based on needs of client and availability of mentors.
Languages
None.
Application process
Call the office for more information.
Fees
No fee.
Service area
Lorain County, Ohio Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Provides a peer support program to match adults coping with severe mental illness with a community volunteer for friendship and social skill building. Provided through a partnership with Compeer International. Opportunties in the program may include:
  • One-to-One Friendship Program: Offers face-to-face contact with adult volunteer.
  • Compeer Calling: Provides telephone support (may be offered in addition to face-to-face support).
  • Compeer Community: Offers group events and celebrations among Compeers to strengthen social skills.
  • Peer-to-Peer: Matches clients with one another in supportive, one-on-one friendships.
  • Skillbuilders Program: Promotes social ties through structured life skills training.
Last assured
03/04/2026
Providing organization
Far West Center
Provides mental health assessment and treatment services for persons with severe mental illness, as well as depression, trauma, loss, grief, anxiety and other mental health disorders. Services include individual, group and family counseling services; medical and psychiatric care; community psychiatric treatment support services; safety program. Specialized Recovery Programs include Help for Mom Program, the Family Program, Compeer and AHH! Art Helps and Heath therapeutic arts program.