YOUNGSTOWN — Belmont Pines Hospital recently announced the launch of their inaugural Belmont Buddies Awards.

Belmont Buddies recipients are regional community organizations that provide opportunities for children and adolescents to experience safe and nurturing summer experiences.

As part of our commitment to the health of our region, through the Belmont Buddies Awards, Belmont Pines Hospital will provide financial support to these organizations to help improve access to positive mental and physical health as demonstrated by the recipients’ programming. Belmont Pines are looking to expand the program each year.

This year’s award recipients include:

• Camp Carl

• Ursuline Sisters Mission Summer Enrichment Programming

• Boardman Adventure Day Camp

• The Central Youngstown YMCA

• The Davis Family YMCA

• Help Network of Northeast Ohio

• The JCC of Youngstown

• Wild You

Belmont Pines Hospital is a freestanding children’s behavioral health hospital in Northeast Ohio providing comprehensive behavioral health services for children and adolescents, ages 6 to 17. Located on 19 wooded acres in Liberty Township, our modern 60,100 square foot facility offers 121 beds in a comfortable, modern environment. All therapies, including individual, family, group and activity, and experiential therapies, are performed by licensed clinicians under the direction of child/adolescent board-certified psychiatrists.

For more information, please visit www.belmontpines.com or call 330-759-2700 for a free assessment.