Promotes the health and well-being of the community through a continuum of mental health services. Responsible for planning, funding, and monitoring mental health services in Lorain County. Funds mental health agencies so that Lorain County residents can access mental health services regardless of ability to pay. Note: Does not provide direct services to consumers.

Offers job placement and job coaching for individuals with a severe and persistent mental illness or developmental disabilities. Provides pre-screened workers matched to needs of an employer and individualized on-the-job training. Provides contracted work crews. Educates employers concerning disabilities.

Offers a HelpLine staffed by trained volunteers. Provides information, referral, and support to all who have questions about or are affected by serious mental illness.

Offers late evening/early morning peer support by phone to anyone in need of non-crisis support. Provides peer support, resources and referrals.

Offers residential treatment facilities for persons living with severe and persistent mental illnesses. These facilities provide 24-hour supervision and support. The Residential Treatment Program is a transitional housing program designed to habilitate the participants to enable them to live as independently in the community as possible upon discharge.

Conducts child development research and offers publications related to child development, child development research, parenting, and education.

Provides informational brochures, booklets, products and website resources regarding mental health. Also provides an online mental health screening and following the screening one will be provided with information, resources and tools to discuss the results with a mental health provider (note: a provider will most likely conduct their own screening/assessment.)

Offers peer support groups for a variety of local communities. Groups vary by focus and include groups oriented specifically towards alcohol and others oriented towards all substance use disorders. Formats include traditional Alcoholic Anonymous groups, Christian oriented groups, Atheist/Agnostic groups, LGBTQ2+ friendly groups.

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.

Provides a program to develop and enhance mental and physical wellness for mental health consumers. A specialist works with participants to use information about their diagnoses to make a plan to deal with crises that come up, to give direction to others working with them about what they may need while in crisis, and to know and use tools to develop mental health wellness over the long term.

Provides 120 units of permanent supportive housing to individuals who are currently homeless, including homeless individuals with mental illness. Provides medical and mental health services for residents on site through a partnership with Community Support Services (CSS), who partially owns the building.

Provides speakers who can discuss a variety of behavioral health topics including different types of mental illnesses, alcohol, drug and other addictions, mental health and the elderly, living with mental illness or addiction, Medicaid, the role of the board. for community agencies and groups who wish to learn about Board-funded mental health, alcohol and other addiction services and treatment available in the County.

Offers temporary respite up to twelve hours per month for caregivers caring for someone in their home or regularly outside of the home with mental illness.

Provides a special library of books, videos, pamphlets and other relevant materials specifically dealing with mental health issues.

Offers seminars on mental health topics for organizations and groups.

Provides a tool designed to simulate a conversation with a doctor in order to guide a person through a series of questions regarding their emotional well-being and readiness to seek help. Program launches after person completes online screening and scores positive for having symptoms of depression or alcohol abuse. Screenings are anonymous, not intended to be a diagnosis but to help indentify signs of mental health and/or addiction issues.

Mobile apps can be effective tools that make therapy more accessible, efficient, and portable for those with anxiety disorders, depression, OCD, PTSD, and other related disorders. ADAA provides a list of Mobile apps that are available to the public. When you are trying to select an app for its benefits and ease of use, read the reviews shown by ADAA members. These volunteer reviewers are mental health professionals with degrees in psychology, medicine, social work, and counseling; they are not involved in the development or marketing of mobile apps.

Provides an internet-based search engine to locate mental health counseling providers in their area.

Provides programming and information on nutrition, food safety, budgeting, babysitting, worksite wellness, sun safety, mental health first aid, and food preservation.

Offers a variety of educational workshops including heart health, preventing stroke, diabetes information, mental health, parenting, and others.

Provides funding and oversight for community mental health services throughout the state. Reviews and certifies mental health service providers throughout the state.

Offers individual and family counseling, marital and couples counseling, anger management and parenting groups to help those experiencing a wide range of life problems. Provides community based programming including case management, Adolescent Suicide Prevention Programming (ASPP), Parent Education Empowerment Resources and Support (PEERS), and Strengthening Families programming.

Provides an extensive library of psychoanalytic literature, including over 6,000 books and bound volumes of professional periodicals. Special collections include books on applied psychoanalysis, and classic texts. The library is open to the public; borrowing privileges available to members and students enrolled at the Center.

Provides individual and group counseling to help children and adults cope with illness, stress, and disabilities. Evaluations including psychological and behavioral testing are also available.

Treatment foster care is designed for youth who have difficulties with behavior, school problems, substance abuse, physical, medical, or emotional needs and/or other conditions that require a foster placement. Also, trains and license therapeutic foster parents.