Service/Program: 

Forensic Programs

Description of service/program: 

Medina County Jail Services: Provides mental health and substance abuse screening and treatment for inmates at the Medina County Jail. Inmates in need of services can access assessment, individual counseling, group counseling, case management, or psychiatric services while at the jail. In addition, individuals with substance use disorders that may benefit from Medication Assisted Treatment may initiate those services while in jail. 

Court Diversion Services: Court diversion counselors provide chemical dependency and/ or mental health assessment, group, and individual counseling services, case management, and crisis intervention to clients who are referred for services by the probation departments of the Medina and Wadsworth Municipal Courts.  

Juvenile Detention Center Services: Provides mental health and substance abuse intervention and treatment services to juveniles detained at the Medina County Juvenile Detention Center. 

Juvenile Drug Court Services: Alternative Paths is a designated provider for the Medina County Juvenile Drug Court program. The special docket is certified by the Ohio Supreme Court.  Our staff provide an initial assessment for program participants, and recommend participation in either the Juvenile Drug Court or early intervention services. 

Service limitations (income, geographic, hours, etc):

Juvenile Drug Court Services are provided at the Juvenile Drug Court Annex Building, while early intervention services are provided at Alternative Paths’ Medina office.

Referral contact information: 

330-725-9195

Alternative Paths – https://communitynavigator.theconnectorproject.org/alternative-paths/