Founded in 1971 by a group of concerned citizens who
recognized the special needs of adolescents and the gap in service geared to
them, Crossroads has developed into an agency with a full continuum of services
from prevention, and outpatient counseling to intensive services such as
partial hospitalization and therapeutic foster care for children from infancy
through the teenage years.
Crossroads is governed by a dedicated volunteer board of
trustees. The board's membership is diverse and includes individuals who have
been recipients of service.
Mission & Purpose:
Crossroads is a creative and stimulating children's behavioral health organization
that offers an increasingly integrated and comprehensive system of services for children,
adolescents, and families.
The healthy development of a child as a "whole" person in the context of one's family, culture,
care-givers, and community is the foundation of Crossroads' service philosophy. We strive to empower
greater resiliency in children and to build protective community-based structures and relationships;
and this principle is woven into all of our prevention, early intervention, and treatment services.
Crossroads' service offerings include: early childhood programs, Early Head Start, school-based
interventions, community support and home-based services, a therapeutic alternative school, therapeutic
foster and respite care, and child psychiatry. We have collaborative partnerships with the early childhood community, child care centers, schools, Juvenile Court, the Lake County Department of Jobs and Family
Services, and other child-serving organizations.
In addition, Crossroads is a customer and performance-focused learning organization that invests in its
people and celebrates what we do.
Respect & Dignity:
Crossroads services are available with equal access to all
persons regardless of race, color, disability, age, religion, sex, national or
ethnic origin. Our staff understands and respects the inherent dignity of each
person we serve. Crossroads goal is to meet our client's needs quickly and
thoroughly with sensitivity and complete confidentiality.
Crossroads named 2008 Organization of the Year
by Mentor Area Chamber of Commerce
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rossroads is a private,
nonprofit, community-based organization dedicated to providing a range of
services to children and adolescents who are experiencing emotional, behavioral
and substance abuse problems.
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