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.
Tamela Paone, LPCC, 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 Domestic Violence Project - 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
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
Canton Cares - 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 - Susan Honey, 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 - Bobbie Rickett, LSW, 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
Rachel Deerwester, Human Resources Director
Sharon Saunier, Executive Assistant
ACTT/IDDT Program - Ruth Scheufler, MA, PCC, CDCA, Program Manager - The ACTT Program (Assertive Community Treatment Team) is 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. The Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment Team (IDDT) is an intensive treatment program designed for individuals with moderate to severe mental health and chemical dependency issues.
Multi-Systemic Therapy - Monica Miller, LISW-S, Program Manager, Client's Rights Officer - 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."
Outpatient Services Department - Greg Emanuelson , Ph.D., PCC-S, Program Director - community-based treatment for adults with mental health, chemical dependency and/or co-occurring mental health and chemical dependency related issues.
Available Outpatient Services include:
Individual and Group Therapy
Pharmacological Management, including Psychiatrists, Psychiatric Nursing, & Central Pharmacy
Community Psychiatric Supportive Treatment (CPST) / Case Management
Specialized Programs within the Outpatient Services Department include:
Helping Offenders Psychologically & Emotionally (H.O.P.E.) - Community-based treatment through court referral for individuals with mental illness
Forensics Services - Intensive treatment & monitoring program for individuals with court status of "Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity" and/or "Conditional Release" in the community.
Financial Department - Brian Leggett, CPA, Financial Director - accounting, payroll, payables, billing, data entry.
Quality and Performance Improvement Department - Deborah Foster-Koch, PCC-S, LICDC, Program Manager
Information System - Timothy Chambers - I.S. Support Specialist, computer information management, technical assistance.