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35th Annual Catalyst for Positive Change Awards

Plans are underway for the 2026 Catalyst for Positive Change Awards. Stay tuned for event and sponsorship information coming soon! Click the button below to view information from the 2025 event that was held in April.

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Get to Know Our CEO! Sara Harrison-Mills Featured in Dublin Life Magazine

ARTICLE Resident dedicates life to helping others through work and service by Korrigan Craddock November 24, 2025 Guided by Compassion Sara Harrison-Mills, born and raised in Michigan, originally didn’t see herself in the career of social work. Through community service as a child and studying abroad, Harrison-Mills discovered a curiosity about other people and cultures, which led her to more than 20 years of work in the field of mental health. Harrison-Mills has been in Ohio

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Syntero's Maggie Dangler, featured in Columbus Monthly article on Pediatric Mental Health Services

"Tell them that if there’s a problem, they can come to you. Come at their questions with curiosity and compassion, not with anger.”

Dec 4, 2024

Syntero CEO, Sara Harrison-Mills, shares tips for dealing with election stress on Good Day Columbus

Syntero CEO, Sara Harrison-Mills, sits down with Tom Bosco & Sefenech Henok of Good Day Columbus to talk about election stress & coping tips

Nov 4, 2024

Syntero in the News!

Syntero's School Programs Manager, Melissa Rotblatt, joined forces with students from Dublin Schools to talk discuss School-Based Services

Oct 7, 2024

Syntero in the News!

School Prevention & Special Programs Coordinator, Larysa Gilbert, discusses early prevention & School-Based programs on Good Day Columbus

Oct 2, 2024

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Together Forward: Why Your Community is Essential to Your Mental Wellbeing

By investing in relationships, showing up for one another, and supporting the organizations that care for our communities, we can build a healthier, more resilient future.

Get to Know Our CEO! Sara Harrison-Mills Featured in Dublin Life Magazine

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Reflecting Together Forward: Syntero’s Big Table Conversation on 50 Years of Mental Health Evolution and Support

As part of our 50th Anniversary celebration , Syntero joined The Columbus Foundation’s Big Table 2025 to lead a community conversation on how mental health care has changed—and what still needs to change—since 1975. Together, we looked back, discussed today’s challenges, and imagined a future where everyone’s mental health is valued and supported. 50 Years of Mental Health: Coming Together for Conversation On October 21, 2025, Syntero hosted a Big Table Talk at our Dubli