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MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT
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Mental health treatment is a
critical component of a Community Support System. Persons with
mental illness can usually benefit from the provision of
appropriate medication and/or supportive counseling services.
Each person may need a different type or degree of service.
Community mental health treatment is most often delivered in two
basic settings: outpatient facilities and partial
hospitalization programs.
- Many agencies listed in
this directory act as referral sources to connect sources to
connect people with mental health services. The crisis
units of both Counties provide outreach services routinely.
Community agencies or interested individuals may call Lehigh and
Northampton Counties intake offices (listed under Outpatient
Services) or the 24 hour emergency/crisis numbers below:
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Mental Health
Emergency
OUTPATIENT SERVICES
Outpatient services may include psychiatric evaluation,
medication monitoring, and counseling or therapy. Again,
individual needs for each of these services and the availability
of the services will vary. For people who have no insurance
coverage and are are eligible, both Counties provide outpatient
services and/or contracted with outpatient providers to do so.
You can reach these services through the counties’ intake unit
listed here, as well as the other service providers:
LEHIGH COUNTY MH/MR CENTRALIZED INTAKE: 17 S. Seventh St.,
Allentown, PA 18102 (610)782-3500
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY CENTRALIZED INTAKE: 45 N. Second St.,
Easton, PA 18042 (610)559-3270,
and
520 E. Broad Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6395
PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION PROGRAMS
Sometimes people need more than an office visit with a doctor
and/or therapist to help them remain in the community. A more
intensive setting in which you can receive psychiatric treatment
is a partial hospitalization program. These are typically
programs where you spend six hours a day in group counseling
situations. Usually, the program also has a psychiatrist who
will follow your medication needs. There are a variety of
partial hospitalization programs in the Lehigh Valley. Some of
them are specific to particular groups, like persons with mental
illness and substance abuse problems. Some are time-limited and
many of them offer lunch and transportation. You can check with
the programs below to find out more information:
Partials
DRUG & ALCOHOL TREATMENT
You
can check with the programs below to find out more information:
D&A Treatment
HOSPITALS
At
times, hospitalization may be needed for you to recover from
your most severe crises. The community inpatient psychiatric
units in the Lehigh Valley are listed here:
Hospitals
HEALTH & DENTAL
CARE
While finding private doctors willing to take Medical Assistance
is difficult, several Lehigh Valley hospitals provide full
outpatient medical services, including Endocrinology, Surgery,
Neurology, and other Clinics for low-income persons. If you have
no insurance and are not eligible for medical assistance, most
of the area hospitals provide low cost care on a sliding-fee
scale, depending upon your income. Some of the hospitals call
this a “Hill-Burton” program. You can call the following
hospital clinics and explore whatever assistance may be
available to you with the financial offices.
Heath & Dental Care
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