The Special Navigator for Special Families Program offers free referral information for families with children with special needs in Mahoning, Trumbull counties and surrounding areas to locate programs, services and activities. A Parent/Family Specialist is available to provide free referral information at 330-747-KIDS (5437). A database of special needs resources has been developed and is regularly updated. Respite Summer Programs for Families with Special Needs document is also updated each spring and posted on the Help Network of Northeast Ohio website at www.helpnetworkneo.org scroll down to the Help Finder, click on Special Needs for this document, Community Resources and Special Navigator information. Please call for additional information.

Help Network of Northeast Ohio (formerly Help Hotline Crisis Center Inc.) continues to provide 24/7 crisis intervention, suicide prevention and intervention, referrals, support services, and counseling services to persons experiencing mental health related and/or situational problems.

Help Network of Northeast Ohio also:

Refers and links persons in need of emergency assistance to community resources that can provide it

Disseminates information about community human services to individuals and families who need them

Works with planning organizations and government units to ensure these services are provided