Axess Family Services
771 North Freedom Street, Ravenna, OH 44266
Axess Family Services
Also known as DBA Children's Advantage
Address: 5968 New Milford Road, Ravenna, OH 44266 · Map
Phone: (330) 296-5552
Website: axessfamilyservices.org
About Axess Family Services
Children’s Advantage provides supportive treatment for children, teenagers, and their families who are dealing with mental health, behavioral, and substance use concerns. The center works with many types of challenges, such as anxiety, depression, mood instability, ADHD, trauma, and substance-related issues. Care is delivered through individual, family, and group therapy, as well as adolescent programs for substance use treatment and psychiatric services, with the goal of strengthening family functioning and improving emotional well-being.
The center combines evidence-based practices with a holistic perspective. Alongside structured therapies like The Seven Challenges for substance use, they also offer art therapy and family counseling. Clinicians collaborate with each family to develop individualized treatment plans. Ongoing guidance may include coordination with schools through school-based supports and case management, helping clients address the full range of needs. Children’s Advantage emphasizes healing and resilience, including recovery from trauma.
In addition, Children’s Advantage runs distinctive services such as school-based diversion for students experiencing substance use challenges and free prevention programming. Art therapy is used to help children communicate feelings and regulate emotions. Specialized group programs focus on topics including anger management and coping strategies. The center accepts Medicaid, offers self-pay options, and provides care on a sliding scale, helping make treatment available to families with different financial situations.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Outpatient
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment · Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Facility type
- Outpatient mental health facility
- Medications used
- Aripiprazole · Asenapine · Brexpiprazole · Cariprazine · Clozapine · Lurasidone · Olanzapine · Paliperidone · Quetiapine · Risperidone · Ziprasidone · Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Special programs
- Young adults · Seniors or older adults · Members of military families · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) · Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Payment accepted
- Medicare · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds
- Licensing and accreditation
- Federally Qualified Health Center
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Family psychoeducation · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Case management service · Integrated primary care services · Suicide prevention services
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction · Heroin
- Conditions treated
- Anxiety · Bipolar · Depression · Eating Disorders · Grief and Loss · Neurodiversity · Stress · Suicidality · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Art Therapy · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Motivational Interviewing and Enhancement Therapy (MET) · Psychoeducation · Seeking Safety · Stress Management
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · Neurodivergent
- Aftercare
- Outpatient Treatment · Relapse Prevention Planning
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Axess Family Services
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
- What happens after the program ends: aftercare, alumni groups or step-down care?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Ohio. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Axess Family Services
Axess Family Services reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. With Ohio Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Ravenna
Measured from the population center of Portage County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Kent, about 2.9 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Kent, about 2.2 miles (14 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Ravenna, about 1.3 miles (34 within 25 miles)
See the Portage County treatment map, methadone clinics near Portage County and Suboxone doctors near Portage County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Axess Family Services offer?
Axess Family Services reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Axess Family Services accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Medicare, Private insurance, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Axess Family Services located?
5968 New Milford Road, Ravenna, OH 44266.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Ravenna?
From the center of Portage County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Kent, about 2.9 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.