Akron Children’s Division of Pediatric Psychiatry and Psychology now offers the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) on our Boardman campus, completing the continuum of behavioral health care for children and adolescents in the Mahoning Valley. The program is currently offered 1:15 to 4:30 pm but in January it will settle into its permanent time slot of […]
New behavioral health centers now serving patients close to home
As we continue to prioritize pediatric mental and behavioral health in the communities we serve, our newest behavioral health centers in Canton and Mansfield are now open. Our first regional behavioral health center opened in Boardman in 2019. These facilities bring most of the pediatric behavioral health services available at our Akron campus close to […]
Kent State University student describes how she overcame depression, panic disorder and social anxiety
Melaina Uhrig, age 19, has always been a singer. She enjoyed it so much that she joined her church choir and later, the Summit Choral Society children’s choir program. Being in front of and among people never bothered Melaina until she started high school. That’s when she lost joy in almost everything that previously gave […]
Akron Children’s hosts open house at its new Behavioral Health Center in Boardman
On Saturday, Dec. 7, Akron Children’s hosted a community open house to celebrate the expansion of its Behavioral Health Center at 6614 Southern Boulevard, Building E, on the hospital’s Beeghly campus in Boardman. The event’s ribbon-cutting ceremony included remarks from the hospital’s Chief Operating Officer Lisa Aurilio, who recognized Akron Children’s commitment to providing access […]
