PREVENTION &
TREATMENT
SAVES LIVES
work to keep our kids off drugs and alcohol - help keep families together - help people return to work and make our community a better place to live.
Managing Stress
Life can be demanding - hassles, deadlines, and every day frustrations. Stress has become so common that many believe it is a way of life. Stress in small doses isn’t necessarily bad but operating at a high stress level for 
long periods of time can be damaging. You can protect yourself by recognizing the signs and symptoms of stress and taking steps to reduce its harmful effects.
How Do I Get Help?
Our ‘Front Door’ to the MHR Network of Care – How Do I Get Help?
Dial 2-1-1 or 1-800-544-1601 (24 hours a day/7 days a week). The 2-1-1 Crisis/Hotline and Information Center of Pathways of Central Ohio, Inc. offers confidential 24-hour, 7-day- a week telephone crisis services for issues involving mental health, suicide, alcohol and drug use/abuse, and intellectual disabilities.
When You Can’t Shake Anxiety
Anxiety disorders affect about 40 million American adults age 18 years and older (about 18%) in a given year, causing them to be filled with fearfulness and uncertainty. Unlike the relatively mild, brief anxiety caused by a 
stressful event (such as speaking in public or a first date), anxiety disorders last at least 6 months and can get worse if they are not treated. Anxiety disorders commonly occur along with other mental or physical illnesses, including alcohol or substance abuse, which may mask anxiety symptoms or make them worse. In some cases, these other illnesses need to be treated before a person will respond to treatment for the anxiety disorder