Childhood mental health support
Changes are underway. Please go to the JFS website for the most up-to-date information.
In some instances, a child who has experienced trauma or another mental health challenge may struggle to cope as they get older. If your child seems to be battling feelings of hopelessness, sadness or difficult behaviors, consider seeking the help of a mental health support provider in Stark County.
Start early with mental health support
It’s never too early to think about children’s mental health. For women who are pregnant or parents who have young babies at home, mental health support is available in Stark County for your child’s emotional development. Early childhood mental health is measured by a child’s behavioral well-being, including the capacity to express themselves, form relationships and learn. A baby’s caregiving arrangements, nutrition, safety and physical characteristics all have an impact on their behavioral development.
Referrals and guidance
You can ask your child’s pediatrician for referrals and guidance throughout the process of seeking services. This may include direct counseling for the child or family and community-based treatment. If a child has lost a loved one, consider working with a health care professional who knows how to support children who are grieving.
School settings can be one place where the need for mental health consultation and/or treatment services is observed. Use the Stark County Schools Mental Health Directory for more information.
Every child has unique needs when it comes to maintaining mental health, and there are many mental health support options available in Stark County. Read below to learn more.
Crisis Lifeline/Youth Mobile Response
If a child is experiencing a severe mental health concern and you are worried about their safety, call the crisis hotline right away. Intake specialists are available 24 hours a day to offer free, confidential support.
For teens and young adults who require mental health support in their homes, at school or in various other community settings, help is just a phone call away.
Childhood is often considered a happy, carefree time, but children are not always shielded from trauma and turmoil. From bullying and divorce to abuse and grief, kids can be exposed to many of life’s challenges. For these children, resiliency skills can help them discover ways to cope with difficult situations and move forward.
When someone experiences trauma, it can be a slippery slope to additional challenges, including depression, anxiety, substance use and more. Resiliency is the ability to cope with and bounce back from life’s traumas in a healthy, positive way.
Supporting a child’s mental health can help hem build resiliency, as well as some of the resources below.
- Resilience Guide – American Psychological Association: A useful guide, demonstrating how teachers can implement strengths into the classroom and how parents can teach resiliency to their children. View online to learn more.
- The 7 Cs: The Essential Building Blocks of Resilience – View Online here.
- The 40 Developmental Assets® is a framework consisting of preventative measures, positive experiences and qualities that young people need to grow up healthy, caring and responsible. These assets are protective factors that have been consistently shown, by research, to buffer youth from risk. View Online here.
- The Character Effect™ is a flexible developmental framework that brings together mindfulness and character strengths into an effective curriculum that promotes happiness and improves overall well-being in your school. Visit online for more information.
- The Family Dinner Project: Free resources designed to help you improve your family dinners and meet your mealtime goals. Learn more online.
WATOES
Empowering people through community services, family structure and function to build healthy self-esteem.
Canton, OH 44705
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: Alliance
- Prevention and consultation services
- Case management
- Psychiatric evaluations
- Medication management
Alliance, OH 44601
CommQuest Alliance
Suites F & M
Alliance, OH 44601
Phoenix Rising Behavioral Health & Recovery of Alliance
Alliance, OH 44601
4KidHelp
- Psychiatry services
- Medication management
Canton, OH 44718
Barbara Fordyce, PhD. & Associates
Canton, OH 44708
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: Belden Village
- Case management
- Diagnostic mental health assessments
- Medication management
- Family Programming
- Walk-in mental health assessments
- Prevention services
- School based services
- Specialized intervention.
Canton, OH 44718
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: Plain Community
Door 6
Canton, OH 44721
Child & Adolescent Behavioral Health: Shipley Office
Canton, OH 44704
Children’s Network of Stark County
Suite 200
Canton, OH 44702
Coleman Health Services - Canton
Suite 200
Canton, OH 44702
CommQuest Canton
- Withdrawal management
- Residential care
- Outpatient care
- Medication-assisted treatment
- Mom + Me recovery
- Recovery meetings
- Family support and education
- Counseling
- Psychiatric services
- Community psychiatric support services
- Services for survivors of sexual violence
- School-based mental health
- Supported employment
- Family Living Center
- Canton Friendship Center
- Samaritan's Table
- Next Level – Education | Employment | Advancement
- Payee Center
- Corporate learning and development
- Professional workshops and seminars
- Mental health provider learning and development
- CommQuest Outpatient - Building A 601 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44702 Building A Services - 330-453-8252 General Line - 330-455-0374 Payee - 330-453-4275 Site hours Mon-Thurs: 7:30am-7pm, Fri: 7:30am-1pm Dosing: Mon-Fri 6am-7am & 8am-10am, Sat: 6am-7am OTP Clinic: Mon-Thurs 7am-3pm, Fri: 7am-1pm Urine Drug Screen: Mon-Thurs 6am-1:30pm, Fri 6am-12:30pm Walk-In Assessment Hours Mon: 8:30am-1:30pm, Tues: 8:30am-3:30pm, Wed: 9:30am-3:30pm, Thurs: 9:30am-3:30pm, Fri: 8:30am-9:30am Payee Center Hours Mondays & Wednesdays 9am-12pm Phone hours Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10am-2pm
- CommQuest Outpatient - Building B 625 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44702 330-445-2677 Site hours Mon: 8am-6pm, Tues: 8am-6pm, Wed: 8am-7pm, Thurs: 8am-6pm, Fri: 8am-1pm
- Deliverance House 1711 Spring Ave. NE Canton, Ohio 44714 330-454-6800
- Canton Friendship Center 2200 Cleveland Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44709 330-453-8776 Site hours Mon-Fri 9am-3pm
- Samaritans Table 627 McKinley Ave. NW Canton, Ohio 44703 330-454-8044
NE Family Care Counseling Center
#103
North Canton, OH 44720
Help Me Grow-Home Visiting
- Healthy birth outcomes - Pregnant women who participated in Home Visiting had 48 percent fewer low birth weight babies. Source.
- Increasing children’s school readiness - Children who participated in Home Visiting scored 25 percent higher on first through third grade reading and math achievement tests. Source.
North Canton, OH 44720
Ohio MENTOR & IFCS
Suite C & D
Canton, OH 44718
OhioGuidestone
Suite A
North Canton, OH 44718
Pathway Caring for Children
- Transitional age services
- Individual or group therapy
- Family empowerment support
- Case management
Suite A
Canton, OH 44718
Phoenix Rising Behavioral Health and Recovery Inc.
- Therapy & Counseling
- Individual
- Group
- Couples/Marital
- Psychiatric Services
- Doctor (Psychiatrist)
- Advanced Nurse Practitioners
- LPNs
- Case Management
- Working with adults, adolescents, and children, as well as families in community/natural environments to improve symptom management, coping, and achievement of greater independence.
Canton, OH 44702
Psychological & Family Consultants, Inc.
Canton, OH 44718
SAFY of Ohio: Canton/Akron
- Adoption services
- Behavioral health
- Family preservation
- Older youth services
- Therapeutic foster care
Canton, OH 44720
Stark County Family Council
North Canton, OH 44720
Stark County Job & Family Services
Changes are underway. Please go to the JFS website for the most up-to-date information.
Stark County Job & Family Services supports the community by protecting, stabilizing, and strengthening individuals and families. Report child abuse: 330-455-KIDS / 1-800-233-5437- Cash assistance
- Food assistance
- Medicaid & Medical
- Non-emergency transportation - Transportation to and from Medicaid-qualified appointments, including doctor visits, dental visits, vision appointments and more.
- Child care services
- Work experience program - Program participants are matched with local businesses and organizations in exchange for public assistance benefits.
- Subsidized Employment Program (SEP) - Supports local employers by offsetting the costs of hiring and training new employees.
- Foster care & adoption
- Kinship care
- Child support services
- Project KARE
- Healthy Start - Medicaid-funded program providing basic medical coverage for pregnant women and children up to 19 years old.
- PRC Plan - providing short-term assistance to address an emergent need and help families retain and maintain employment.
Canton, OH 44702
Stark County Mental Health & Addiction Recovery
Canton, OH 44702
Stark Community Support Network
- Community Support Services (Mental Health & Substance/Alcohol Abuse) - Identify, Link, and Support individuals and families through the mental health and alcohol and substance abuse system.
- Community Response Team (Trauma Care and Community Violence) - Refer, Assist, and Advocate for individuals and/or families experiencing trauma.
- Infant Mortality (THRIVE) - Identify and Support women through their pregnancies to reduce infant mortality.
- Pathways Hub (Pregnant Mothers) - Educate and Support pregnant mothers to ensure a safe and healthy delivery.
- Parenting Classes - Classes are available for parents by court order or personal request.
- Individual or Group Counseling - Clinical Counseling / Therapeutic Support Groups are offered to individuals or families.
Summit Psychological Associates: Downtown Canton
Canton, OH 44703
Summit Psychological Associates: North Canton
Suite 701
Canton, OH 44718
Thrive Counseling Services
Suite B
Canton, OH 44718
CommQuest Massillon
- CommQuest Massillon Outpatient Addiction and mental health counseling, psychiatric services and case management Phone: 330-833-0234 130 1st St NW Massillon, OH 44647 Walk-In Assessment Hours: Monday: 10:30am - 11:30am Tuesday: 11:30am Wednesday: 12:30pm Thursday: 9:30am - 10:30am Site Hours Mon: 7am-5pm, Tues: 7am-6pm, Wed: 7am-5pm, Thurs: 7am-6pm, Fri: 8am-1pm
- CommQuest Family Living Center Housing for homeless families If looking to be placed at a shelter in Stark County, you must call the Homeless Hotline at 330-452-4363 Phone: 330-452-9807 412 Lincoln Way East Massillon, OH 44646
- CommQuest Massillon Recovery Campus 1680 Nave Rd SE Massillon, Ohio 44646 Building A Withdrawal Management: 330-830-3393 Withdrawal management services and Medication-Assisted Treatment Site hours Around-the-clock care for those enrolled Walk-in Assessment Hours Mon-Fri: 7am-4:30pm Sat & Sun: 7am-2:30pm Wilson Hall: 330-830-8740 Wilson Hall male residential addiction treatment, and continuous care. Building B Driver Intervention Program: 330-834-1934
Building Blocks Counseling Center
Suite 1
North Canton, OH 44720
Father Matthew Herttna Counseling Center
North Canton, OH 44720
The Gentle Shepherd Counseling Center
- Men's Sexual Addiction Recovery Group Ongoing every Tuesday 6:30-8:00pm This therapy group is designed for men seeking to overcome a variety of unwanted sexualized behaviors. It is confidential, faith-based, and emphasizes healing from sexual brokenness, shame and guilt. The recovery process encourages personal integrity and healthy connections with other men. Membership is screened by the facilitating counselor, Dr. Rick McQuistion.
- Women's Partners of Men with Sexual Integrity Issues Therapeutic Group Ongoing Thursdays 6:00-7:30pm This therapy group is designed for women with partners who struggle with sexual integrity issues. Topics that are frequently covered include: betrayal trauma & triggers, boundaries, anger, grief, sexual intimacy, and rebuilding trust. This group is confidential, faith-based, and joy-filled. May women have commented it's the first place they have found support and begun to realize they are not alone on this healing journey.
North Canton, OH 44720
NE Family Care Counseling Center
#103
North Canton, OH 44720
North Canton Therapy Works
North Canton, OH 44720
The Relationship Center
Suite A
North Canton, OH 44720
Vista Psychological & Counseling Centre, LLC
Suite 100
North Canton, OH 44720
We Care Counseling, Inc.
Suite 2
North Canton, OH 44720
7 Myths About Children’s Mental Health
Help to dispel the myths about mental health and support efforts to stop the stigma.
Active Minds
Supporting students across the nation through education, information, advocacy and leadership opportunities.
Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center
Providing the right mental health services and supports to improve the lives of people affected by schizophrenia.
Bring Change to Mind
Encouraging awareness and understanding to help put an end to the stigma and discrimination surrounding mental health.
Child Mind Institute Topics A-Z
This robust collection of resources can help provide the education, guidance and information you need to support a child affected by mental illness.
Children’s Depression Checklist
It can be difficult to know if a child is simply feeling sad, or if there is a deeper cause for concern. This checklist can help.
Early Childhood Mental Health
Learn how early relationships and experiences can help to support the mental health of young children up to 5 years old.
Mental Health America
Promoting the mental health of all Americans through early intervention, integrated care, recovery services and more.
MentalHealth.gov
Learn about the different mental health conditions affecting young people today and find resources to offer guidance and support.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Grassroots organization dedicated to raising mental health awareness and connecting individuals and families with the support they need.
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Stark County
Education, information and support services for Stark County individuals and families affected by mental illness.
National Institute of Mental Health
Educational information and support resources surrounding popular mental health topics.
Ohio Mental Health & Addiction Services
Funding, research and treatment information to help promote mental health wellness and recovery.
School-Based Mental Health Resources
StarkMHAR funds and oversees mental health services in 17 school districts in Stark County, working closely with other education-based professionals.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAMHSA is a leading information resource for families, mental health professionals and community advocates.
Treatment of Children with Mental Illness
Find mental health information and resources from the National Institute of Mental Health.