Crisis Intervention Center - 2421 - 13th Street N.W., Canton, OH 44708
330-452-6000 - Hotline 330-452-9812 - Business Line
Office Hours: All programs are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week EXCEPT for Special Programs and Support Groups.
John Balash, MBA, LPCC-S, LCDCIII, Crisis Program Director
Face to Face Crisis Counseling - crisis assessment and crisis counseling for individuals of all ages. Outreaches are also provided. (24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Mental Health Assessment - health officers available for emergency psychiatric disposition (pink slipping) (24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Pre-hospital Screening - screening agency for all admissions to Heartland Behavioral Healthcare (24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Screening & Intake for Canton Battered Women's Shelter - crisis intake/assessment for women entering the Canton shelter (24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Crisis Counseling for Children & Adolescents - both crisis intervention and assessment for youth (24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Telephone Services
United Way/211 - after hours coverage for referral to community agencies
Child Abuse/Neglect & Adult Abuse/Neglect Line - after hours contact of caseworker to take reports.
Homeless Hotline - after hours coverage to link callers to emergency housing.
Mental Health Agencies - after hours coverage for Concern, Child and & Adolescent Service Center
RUOK - computerized calls to seniors age 60+ who live alone to make daily checks.
Fran Meredith, RN, Crisis Stabilization Unit/Detoxification Unit Program Director
Crisis Stabilization Unit - 12 bed psychiatric facility for voluntary adult admissions.(24 hours a day/7 days a week).
Detoxification Unit - 6 bed medical unit for detox and break-the-cycle for voluntary adult admissions (24 hours a day/7 days a week)..
Special Programs
Free Space Program - Suzanne Weick, JD, LSW, Program Manager - women's program for issues of domestic violence, anger management, drug and alcohol abuse.
Home Program - Kathryn Andreozzi, LCDCII, Home Program, Housing Support Specialist - offers access to permanent housing through the Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority Section 8 Voucher Program and up to two (2) years of supportive services via Case Management Services to homeless individuals who may have mental health and/or AoD issues.
S.H.E.L.T.E.R. Program - Trisha Beck, PC/CR, CDCA, Housing Support Specialist - facilitating and maintaining permanent housing for clients who are homeless and have a mental, substance-related, or co-occurring disorder.
Community Education, Consultation, Prevention - Carole Vesely, LSW, Program Manager - speaking engagements, consultation services, suicide prevention activities for groups and individuals.
Support Groups
Survivors - Carole Vesely, LSW, Facilitator - support groups for people who have lost loved ones to suicide.
Community Response Services
First Response Team - Carole Vesely, LSW, Coordinator - provides services Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) to individuals and groups who have been impacted by a traumatic event. The Team follows the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation model for responding to such situations. the Team functions under the following three guidelines: 1) Critical incident Stress Management (CISM) is not psychotherapy and services provided by the First Response Team should be considered "emotional first aid"; 2) the Team operates under the belief that those individuals that were impacted are "normal" and are reacting to exposure to an abnormal circumstance; and 3) the role of the First Response Team is to help individuals normalize their experience in an effort to allow them to return to their pre-event level of function as soon as possible.
Recovery Center - 832 McKinley Avenue N.W., Canton, OH 44703
330-452-9812 - Business Line 330-455-9407 - Client Services
Office Hours: Monday-Wednesday-Thursday-Friday - 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday - 8:00 a.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Administrative Staff
Bernard Jesiolowski, Ph.D., PCC-S, Executive Director
Brian Leggett, CPA, Financial Director
Jeff Allen, MSSA, LISW, LICDC, Clinical Director
Gary Sales, J.D., M.D., Medical Director
Tammy Leaver, PHR, Human Resources Director
Sharon Saunier, Executive Assistant/Client Rights Officer
Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) - Julie Higgins, MA, Program Manager - Active July 1, 2004. The ACTT Program, based on the Dartmouth model, provides on-going intensive and comprehensive community services to clients with a history of severe mental illness. The program assists clients in their efforts towards personal recovery
Multi-Systemic Therapy - Monica Miller, LISW-S, Program Manager - brief, intensive home-based treatment for severe and chronic adolescent offenders. Treatment for severe and chronic adolescent offenders and other high risk behaviors. Core interventions are created to support parents/caregivers on managing their youth in the home and community."
Substance Abuse Mental Illness Team (SAMI) - Greg Emanuelson , Ph.D., PCC-S, Program Director - community-based treatment for individuals with the co-occurring diagnosis of substance abuse and mental illness based on the Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT) evidence based practice model.
- Mental Health Track - community-based treatment through court referral for individuals with
mental illness.
- Forensic Services - treatment program for individuals with court status of "Not Guilty by Reason of
Insanity" or "Incompetent to Stand Trial - Unrestorable - Continuing Criminal Court Jurisdiction" who
reside at Heartland Behavioral Healthcare or in the community.
Financial Department - Brian Leggett, CPA, Financial Director - accounting, payroll, payables, billing, data entry.
Information System - Craig Smith - I.S. Support Specialist, computer information management, technical assistance.