Mental Health & Recovery Board (MHRB) of Ashland County

What Mental Health & Recovery Board (MHRB) of Ashland County does

The Mental Health & Recovery Board (MHRB) of Ashland County is a county-level governmental entity established under the Ohio Revised Code, founded in 1967 and headquartered at 1605 CR 1095, Ashland, Ohio. It functions as the statutory coordinating and funding body for mental health and substance use disorder services across Ashland County, governed by a board of 12 citizen volunteers and supported by a small administrative staff. Rather than delivering clinical services directly, MHRB allocates county property tax levy proceeds to a network of local counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, and peer support programs, and operates a 24/7 Crisis Hotline at (419) 289-6111 as a front-door resource for residents in crisis.

The organization's service portfolio spans crisis intervention, suicide prevention, substance misuse treatment, school-based prevention (the School-Community Liaison Program operates in all Ashland County school districts), peer recovery (Pathways Peer Support, Recovery Arrows events), senior and veteran support, farm stress resources, and community education through a podcast (Keeping Ashland Healthy), a blog, and the Healthy Ashland App. Distribution is geographic and community-led: residents access services via a searchable Service Provider Directory on ashlandmhrb.org, the 24/7 hotline, peer support groups (including the Grievers of Suicide Support Group), and partnerships with Appleseed Community Mental Health Center, the Ashland County Health Department, University Hospitals, Ashland University, local schools, and the Ohio Farmer Stress and Wellbeing Initiative.

MHRB's revenue model is single-stream and government-funded: the MHRB property tax levy (Levy 2025) finances the full slate of services, which are provided at no cost to individuals for suicide prevention and on a referral or insurance/sliding-scale basis through partner providers. There is no commercial sales motion, no investor base, and no parent organization — it operates as an independent political subdivision of the State of Ohio.

Name

Mental Health & Recovery Board (MHRB) of Ashland County

Legal name

Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County

Website

https://ashlandmhrb.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County is an Ohio county governmental entity that coordinates, funds, and promotes mental health and substance use recovery services for Ashland County residents via a 24/7 Crisis Hotline, school liaison program, peer support services, and a levy-funded provider network.

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Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Individual and Family Services (6241), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Mental Health Centers (CMHCs) & Public Behavioral Health Providers (HLAFACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

Keywords

• Mental health services
• Substance use treatment
• Crisis intervention
• Community mental health
• Suicide prevention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ashland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Levy Funding: The organization is funded through a county levy (Levy 2025), which provides funding for 24/7 crisis response, mental health services, substance misuse treatment, prevention programs, housing assistance, and suicide prevention services in Ashland County.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MHRB of Ashland County is a county government board that plans, funds, and coordinates mental health and substance use disorder services for Ashland County, Ohio residents. It operates a 24/7 crisis hotline, the School-Community Liaison Program in every county school district, peer-based recovery programs (Pathways Peer Support, Recovery Arrows), suicide-loss support groups, the Healthy Ashland mobile app, and a searchable directory of local counselors, therapists, and psychiatrists. Funding is provided by a county property tax levy (MHRB Levy / Levy 2025), and the board is governed by 12 citizen volunteers.

Product overview

The Mental Health & Recovery Board of Ashland County operates as a county government board (composed of 12 citizen volunteers) that does not offer a unified software product but rather provides a portfolio of community mental health services, resources, and programs. The core offerings include a 24/7 Crisis Hotline for immediate mental health support, the Healthy Ashland App for mobile access to local resources, the School-Community Liaison Program for youth support in all county schools, Pathways Peer Support for peer-based recovery services, Recovery Arrows community events, a searchable Service Provider Directory, and various support groups. The Keeping Ashland Healthy Podcast serves as an educational content channel. These services are funded through a county levy and connect Ashland County residents to mental health and substance use disorder treatment and prevention resources.

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Products and services

• 24/7 Crisis Hotline Round-the-clock crisis support line at (419) 289-6111 providing immediate assistance to individuals experiencing mental health crises or emotional distress in Ashland County.
• Healthy Ashland App Mobile application providing local health resources and information for Ashland County residents.
• School-Community Liaison Program School-based program placing social service professionals in all Ashland County school districts to provide support and resources to students, including K-12 prevention programming.
• Pathways Peer Support Peer support services and programs including peer support calendars, writing workshops, and creative recovery activities for the Ashland County recovery community.
• Recovery Arrows Events and programming designed to help individuals in recovery and their loved ones build healthy connections, learn new skills, and strengthen recovery through community involvement.
• Service Provider Directory Searchable guide to find counselors, therapists, psychiatrists, and other service providers throughout Ashland County.
• Grievers of Suicide Support Group of Ashland County Recurring monthly support group for individuals who have lost loved ones to suicide, providing peer support and healing.

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ashland County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Community Health Assessment (CHA) process. The CHA is a collaborative effort that included county leaders, the Health Department, University Hospitals, local schools, Ashland University, and Ashland County residents.
• University HospitalscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in Community Health Assessment. University Hospitals is part of the collaborative effort that includes county leaders, the Health Department, local schools, Ashland University, and Ashland County residents.
• Ashland UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner involved in Community Health Assessment collaborative effort. Partners with county leaders, Health Department, University Hospitals, and local schools to improve community health.
• Local SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool partnerships through School-Community Liaison Program operating in all Ashland County school districts. Also collaborative partner in Community Health Assessment process.
• Ohio Farmer Stress and Wellbeing InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership addressing mental health in agriculture. Ohio organizations including Ohio Farm Bureau and Ohio State University formed an alliance to address mental health in agriculture, with MHRB providing local farm stress resources.
• App乐e-seed Community Mental Health CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorContact: Brittany Saxon at [email protected]. Manages Recovery Arrows program events and Pathways Peer Support calendar for the county.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Appleseed Community Mental Health Center: Community mental health center serving Ashland and surrounding counties and an active partner of MHRB Ashland (manages Pathways Peer Support and Recovery Arrows). Comparable in that it delivers the front-line behavioral health services that MHRB Ashland funds and coordinates.
• Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation: Ohio statewide nonprofit focused on suicide prevention, loss survivor support, and postvention — directly overlapping with MHRB Ashland's suicide prevention programming and Grievers of Suicide Support Group.

Direct peers

• Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Lucas County: Lucas County's behavioral health board in Ohio, responsible for planning, funding, and evaluating mental health and addiction services under Ohio Revised Code. Direct structural peer to MHRB Ashland at a larger scale.
• Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County: Ohio county-level behavioral health board that plans, funds, and coordinates mental health and substance use services for Cuyahoga County. Operates under the same Ohio Revised Code framework as MHRB Ashland, with a comparable levy-funded governance and coordination model.
• Mental Health & Recovery Board of Stark County: Ohio county mental health and recovery board funding community behavioral health services in Stark County. Closely comparable operating model: county levy funding, provider network coordination, crisis support, and prevention programming.
• Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County: County-level mental health and recovery board in Ohio that funds and coordinates behavioral health services for Portage County residents. Structurally analogous to MHRB Ashland: levy-funded, volunteer-governed, and focused on community mental health and substance use coordination.
• ADAMH Board of Franklin County: Alcohol, Drug and Mental Health Board serving Franklin County, Ohio — plans, funds, and evaluates behavioral health services. Larger scale but same statutory structure and coordination role as MHRB Ashland.

Regional players

• Ohio Farmer Stress and Wellbeing Initiative: State-level alliance of Ohio Farm Bureau, Ohio State University, and partners addressing mental health in agriculture — explicitly partnered with MHRB Ashland on farm stress resources. Comparable for the farmer mental health segment MHRB serves locally.

Broad incumbents

• NAMI Ohio: Statewide affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness providing mental health education, advocacy, and peer support across Ohio. Adjacent to MHRB Ashland's community education and peer support mission at a broader scale.
• Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (OhioMHAS): State-level agency that oversees and funds Ohio's county mental health and recovery boards, including MHRB Ashland. Provides the regulatory and funding framework under which MHRB operates; broader incumbent in the same behavioral health system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwKjdWJ4QbE6RtGhHlL3k2A
• Facebookfacebook.com/PathwaysPeerSupport
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mhrb-of-ashland-county

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