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Program Spotlight: Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit
Program Spotlight: Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit

“A lot of clients who come in are a bit isolated. Everybody is here for different reasons, but they are all here for help. Here, they talk with each other in a safe, supportive environment and find that they’re not alone in their struggles.”  

— Kara Poth, Associate Director of Crisis Services, Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit. 

The Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU), located on the west side of Cleveland, is a 15-bed, short-term treatment facility for those experiencing a behavioral health crisis. It is a voluntary program for adults who don’t require hospital admission but need a higher level of services to stabilize. The average stay lasts approximately 7 days. 

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Program Spotlightadmincrisis, Stricklin Crisis Stabilization Unit
Program Spotlight: Traumatic Loss Response Team & Camp Bridges
Program Spotlight: Traumatic Loss Response Team & Camp Bridges

Before the sun was up, even though her shift wasn’t starting for hours, Kathy traveled to the scene of a homicide. Police had called FrontLine to assist a five-year-old and a seven-year-old at the scene who had witnessed the tragedy. Kathy spent hours with them in the back of a police car and at the hospital, keeping them safe and occupied. She was a calm, comforting presence at their worst moment.

Kathy is a member of FrontLine Service’s Traumatic Loss Response Team (TLRT). Since 2008, TLRT has helped Cuyahoga County families navigate the sudden loss of a loved one to homicide, suicide, or other traumatic event. Licensed clinicians, available 24/7, travel to wherever families need them to provide immediate support after a traumatic loss. The children Kathy supported are among the more than 1,000 individuals TLRT served in 2022. 

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Program SpotlightBruce Waltontrauma, Traumatic Loss Response Team, TLRT, Cleveland
Safe Havens: The Houses of a Thousand Chances
Safe Havens: The Houses of a Thousand Chances

If you have ever walked by someone lying on a grate on your way to a Cavaliers game, that person might now be a Safe Haven resident.

The Safe Havens are home to adults who have lived on the streets for years, plagued by hallucinations and other symptoms of mental illness.

For more than 25 years, the Safe Havens have encompassed two sites, an 8-bedroom house in Slavic Village and a 12-bedroom house in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood.

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Program SpotlightBruce WaltonSafe Haven, homelessness