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Offers consultations, professional counseling referrals, peer counsel, relationship decision making, positive reinforcement, and supportive care.

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Therapy Referrals
Conjoint Counseling
Peer Counseling
Certified Peer Specialists serve adults 18 years and older who have a serious mental illness and have a moderate to serious functional impairment that interferes with or limits performance in at least one of the following areas: educational, social, vocational or self-maintenance. Services are provided by individuals who have experienced mental illness first-hand. A Certified Peer Specialist is someone who is grounded in their recovery and has gone through specialized training and testing to earn their certification.
Provides goal planning and assistance, peer to peer counseling, wellness groups, personal wellness recovery plan (WRAP), psychiatric advanced directive, advocacy, community awareness and integration awareness, self-determination and self-discovery.

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Mental Health Related Support Groups
Mentoring Programs
Peer Counseling
An ARCIL peer helper is a person with a disability who is living independently and is able to share their experiences and offer their support to others. They work one on one with individuals, helping them make adjustments to live with their disability, learn problem solving skills, explore options and use community services more effectively.
Offers recovery housing and peer to peer recovery services like Medication Assisted Recovery, Recovery Specialist Services, Life Skills classes, Recovery 101 groups, Recovery Planning Warm Hand off for Overdose Survivors, and Vocational Assistance. Offers social events like dances, workshops, and breakfasts.

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Substance Use Disorder Drop In Programs
Substance Use Disorder Crisis Intervention
Volunteer Opportunities
Peer Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Referrals
Provides a peer-supported treatment program that Helps individuals living with or experiencing a mental illness through the recovery process to achieve an increased quality of life. The program utilizes trained Certified Peer Specialists who have lived experience and are succeeding in their own recovery from mental illness. The program allows for a comfortable and open relationship based on the idea that both individuals have lived experience and utilizes recovery oriented and strength based approaches to help individuals achieve their goals and maintain wellness.
Provides substance use disorder prevention and intervention services, including a public information center on drug prevention, S.A.D.D. chapters, digest newsletter, and educational speakers.

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Peer Counseling
Substance Use Disorder Education/Prevention
Increases awareness among public and professional communities about the emotional changes that women experience during pregnancy and postpartum. Services include a helpline for non-emergency issues, referral to local resources, and online support groups.

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Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Treatment
Peer Counseling
Provides an opportunity for those who have served in the military to meet in a supportive and structured group environment where they can discuss the common challenges that they experience as they make the adjustment from military to civilian life.
Offers peer counseling by consumers of behavioral health services who are trained and certified to offer support and assistance to others in recovery. Services are designed around personal choice and active involvement in recovery process..
Offers linkages to and referrals for primary care physicians, Trans competent therapists, staffing agencies, GED/college entry programs, and internship-to-paid position opportunities. Also offers support groups; peer coaching; life skills training; resume building; and mental coping exercises including mindfulness, anxiety and grounding exercises, use of tools to ease anxiety, and self-care.

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Mental Health Information/Education
Life Skills Education
Peer Counseling
LGBTQ Support Groups
LGBTQ Community Centers
Certified Peer Specialists serve adults 18 years and older who have a serious mental illness and have a moderate to serious functional impairment that interferes with or limits performance in at least one of the following areas: educational, social, vocational or self-maintenance. Services are provided by individuals who have experienced mental illness first-hand. A Certified Peer Specialist is someone who is grounded in their recovery and has gone through specialized training and testing to earn their certification.
Provides peer counseling. Certified Peer Specialists are individuals in recovery who have experienced mental health difficulties and serve as role models for others and to demonstrate that recovery is possible. This service focuses on cultivating a supportive and resourceful relationship with individuals who are experiencing mental health difficulties.
Provides Certified Peer Specialists who are in recovery from their own mental health, substance abuse and/or criminal justice struggles to assist other adults seeking wellness and/or recovery themselves.
Participants choose a specific goal in one of the life domains (living, learning, working, social), this goal then becomes the cornerstone of his or her recovery-focused service. Participants take part in classes, individual practitioner meetings, and community exploration related to his/her recovery goal (a commitment of 5 hours per week). Class sizes are limited to allow for focused work among participants.

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Homebuyer/Home Purchase Counseling
Vocational Rehabilitation
Career Development
Life Skills Education
Job Development
Supported Employment
Psychiatric Rehabilitation
Mental Health Related Support Groups
Peer Counseling
Early Intervention for Mental Illness
Provide peer support, exchange of information and resources, and recruitment of families for waiting children. TRAC provides support and technical assistance to parent groups throughout Allegheny County and Western Pennsylvania. TRAC hosts its own adoptive family support group, Chat 'n' Chill.

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Peer Counseling
Adoption and Foster/Kinship Care Support Groups
Offering peer counseling from trained volunteers for emotional support for pregnant women.

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Peer Counseling
Pregnancy Counseling
Provides peer counseling.
Provides men, women, and young adults with peer specialists who have experienced some of the same challenges they are facing. Focuses on living with mental health or substance abuse disorders, rather than being overcome by them. Mentors clients on self-care and resiliency skills, setting achievable goals, building on personal strengths, and making informed decisions.
Offers groups and discussions. Self-help groups bring people together who share common life experiences for support, education and mutual aid. Benefits of participating in a self-help group include: - Learning new information and strategies for confronting problems - Finding support from others - The opportunity to help others - Feeling empowered and more self-confident in coping with challenges
An individualized, recovery-focused service that allows individuals the opportunity to learn to manage their own recovery and advocacy process from others living with mental illness who demonstrate ongoing success in their recovery.
Provides pregnancy tests, and education on pregnancy, adoption, parenting, child development education. Offers a 24-hour hotline, peer counseling, post-abortion counseling, and support groups.

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Pregnancy Counseling
Baby Furniture
Pregnancy Testing
Baby Clothing
Specialized Information and Referral
Peer Counseling
Provides Certified Peer Specialists who are in recovery from their own mental health, substance abuse and/or criminal justice struggles to assist other adults seeking wellness and/or recovery themselves.
Assists clients to access recovery through monitoring, referral, counseling, support groups, and mentoring.

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Group Counseling
Peer Counseling
Drug Use Disorder Support Groups
Medication Assisted Maintenance Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorder Referrals
Provides men, women, and young adults with peer specialists who have experienced some of the same challenges they are facing. Focuses on living with mental health or substance abuse disorders, rather than being overcome by them. Mentors clients on self-care and resiliency skills, setting achievable goals, building on personal strengths, and making informed decisions.