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BIPOC Mental Health Month 2022
July 14, 2022 Since 2008, July has formally been recognized as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month. This month is a time to raise awareness for the unique challenges that Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) experience in relation to mental health and the history behind those challenges. The 2022 theme of…
Read MoreHepatitis C Treatment and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
July 7, 2022 AxessPointe Pharmacy strives to offer innovative clinical services for the Greater Akron community. While this has always been our mission, the COVID-19 pandemic emphasized the ability for pharmacists to play a role in expanding access to healthcare to patients, especially in underserved areas. AxessPointe Pharmacy is excited to announce two new services…
Read MoreOur New Facility is Open!
July 7, 2022 June 30th, we celebrated the ribbon-cutting of our new expanded office space at 771 N. Freedom St. in Ravenna. The move will allow for expansion while bringing together our outpatient counselors and school-based staff. Psychiatric services will still be present at our North Chestnut Street location. CEO Kathy Regal commented on the…
Read MoreServices Are Moving July 5th!
June 21, 2022 Children’s Advantage now provides counseling, case management, and group services in one building for true team collaboration and care coordination. We are moving these services to our new location at 771 N. Freedom St. effective July 5th. We will still be providing medsom/psychiatry services in our 512 N. Chestnut Street facility and…
Read MoreApril is National Minority Health Month
June 12, 2022 By: Monique C. Harris, MSW, LSW April. A time for spring, a time for new growth. The start of a new season, and National Minority Health Month, which is a time to learn more about the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations in the U.S. It’s also a time to…
Read MoreChildren’s Advantage Purchases A New Facility
May 23, 2022 Children’s Advantage is proud to announce the purchase and opening of a newly renovated facility. This expansion is a direct result of our continued commitment to our mission and will help us provide new, innovative evidence-based programs to meet the needs of our community. The property doubles our office space, provides beautiful…
Read MoreHappy Earth Day!
April 22, 2022 Earth Day is our chance to show kids how to appreciate the earth they experience every day! It’s also the perfect time to teach them about conservation and how to take care of their home planet! Earth Day 2022’s theme is ‘Invest in our Planet.” So, use this worksheet to brainstorm five…
Read MoreWhat is CPST?
April 21, 2022 What is CPST? The CPST team works with two goals in mind: 1: Empowering parents to be able to meet the behavioral health care needs of their children. 2: Connecting families with available community supports and services. A case manager on the CPST team is an advocate, teacher, coordinator, and treatment provider…
Read MoreSpotlighting Celebrating Families
March 14, 2022 Last year, Children’s Advantage started facilitating Celebrating Families™, an innovative family group that brings parents and children together. Celebrating Families!™ works with family members, ages 3 through adult, to strengthen recovery, break the cycle of addiction, and increase resiliency factors and decreasing risk factors while incorporating addiction recovery concepts with healthy family living…
Read MoreCelebrating Social Work Month
March 9, 2022 Children’s Advantage is celebrating this year’s Social Work Month in March with the theme “The Time is Right for Social Work.” The goal is to highlight the immeasurable impact that social workers all over the world have made on their communities in the past, present, and future. The annual Social Work Month…
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