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Helps adults recovering from mental health challenges to live in the community while developing independent living skills. Offers single or shared apartments and shared single-family houses.

Day Hospital/Intensive Outpatient mental health treatment program for those who have a diagnosis of mental health illness and who are experiencing serious to severe levels of emotional distress. Program is designed to allow individuals to remain with their families and community. Program varies from 3-6 hours and includes the following services: * psychiatric evaluation * individual therapy * group therapy * psych-education regarding symptom management, coping skills development and problem solving * Psychopharmacological consultation * Treatment includes the participation of family members and other significant persons * Individual meetings to review treatment * Discharge planning, including aftercare programs. * Children and adolescents receive age appropriate education services coordinated with students home school district

Matches volunteers in one-to-one relationships with adults who are recovering from mental illness. Their friendship provides structured opportunities for socialization which decreases loneliness and increases well being and confidence in the clients. Some opportunities include meeting for coffee, visiting local museums, going out to eat and taking walks together. Other volunteer opportunities include making a 15 minute phone call each week to an individual waiting for one-to-one friend. Program is also available to veterans.

Peer specialists assists adults with mental health issues in basic living skills, support and advocacy, developing a social network and linking them to other services.

Case management services for adults with behavioral health issues identified as serious mental illness. Case managers develop recovery plans for individual clients, arrange for required services, monitor services and serve as an advocate for the individual. Offers mental health support services including information/education, intervention, self management and transitional services. Also provides post disaster mental health services.

Provides mobile peer support services offered by certified peer specialists who have lived with and experienced mental health challenges. Services do not replace traditional therapies, but instead offer an alternative to individuals who may feel alienated and disconnected from the mental health system.

Offers a community centered focused membership for those experiencing mental illness. Provides focus in: receptionist/clerical work, data collection and entry, in- house newsletter publication, computer skills, employment/educational goals, developing continuing education skills, cooking, meal planning, budgeting, gardening, and wellness activities.

Provides therapeutic recreational activities, information and referral, peer and social support, and skill-building groups for individuals living with a diagnosis of mental illness or intellectual disability.

Offers a recovery community for individual who are experiencing distress and feel that they would benefit from participation in a short term, 24 hour peer-to-peer supportive environment with others who have experienced recovery and can provide support.

Provides outpatient mental health couseling services by trained mental health professionals under the direction of a Staff Psychiatrist. Medication is prescribed as necessary. Aftercare Services are specifically utilized when an individual has derived maximum benefit from his or her outpatient care. It is designed for clients who may only require supportive follow-up or medication management.

Promotes recovery, full community integration and improved quality of life - Mobile Psychiatric Rehabilitation Program - Site Based Psychiatric Rehabilitation

Offers a drop-in center for Lehigh County residents ages 18 and older with mental health challenges. Provides social and educational activities such as a self-esteem group, arts and crafts and outings as well.

Provides temporary, transitional living arrangements for individuals who are registered in the public mental health system and are temporarily homeless. Participants are assessed as able to benefit from the service and have the ability to function within the structure and support of the program and comply with the program rules.

Provides case and care management referrals in order to connect participants with community resources and services such as transitional and outpatient mental health services.

Offers a multi-modal, multi-disciplinary structure for a variety of programs. The program has a variable length of treatment and offers flexibility in scheduling as symptoms are alleviated, and the individual is able to resume their typical activities. Programs available include individual therapy, group therapy, family therapy, psycho education, medication consultation, and discharge planning.

Provides services in the homes of eligible adults who require assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, ambulation, meal prep or supplemental housekeeping. Persons receiving this service may have a difficult time completing these activities on their own. With this service, older adult can remain independent at home. Services may include: Personal Care, Caregiver Support, Care Management, Home Delivered Meals, Protective Services.

Individuals who are 18 years and older who have been diagnosed with a serious mental illness (e.g. bipolar disorder, schizophrenia). Additional criteria, call for more information.

Together with your counselor, you will develop a rehabilitation plan. This plan will support you in being successful in the goals you choose. Your counselor and other program staff will assist you in learning skills both at the site and in the community. Community skill building opportunities might include learning how to use community resources, such as public transportation, markets, banks, cultural and educational resources. You will participate in groups that teach you about your illness and support you in managing your symptoms, making positive choices and self-directing your recovery.

- Crisis and Diversion Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR): Offers opportunity for individuals to improve daily living skills and become more integrated in the community. Residential setting assists individual and diverts from hospitalization. Recovery plans focus on 11 skill areas. - 2 crisis beds for stays less than 5 days - 12 diversion beds for stays up to 45 days - 1 bed for a dually diagnosed with MH/ID hospital diversion

Provides a membership-based, drop in social center/recreation club for adults with a diagnosed mental illness.

Provides consumers discharged from psychiatric hospitals and their families, with assistance and support accessing the large number of community services available to them. Significant aspects of the work include consulting with in-patient staff and assisting with discharge planning. Heavy emphasis is placed on linking discharged consumers into needed Consortium programs and other programs of the consumer's choice.

Matches volunteers in one-to-one friendships with people in mental health recovery based on age, gender, and interests.

Peer specialists assists support on basic living skills, support and advocacy, developing a social network, and connecting clients to other services

Provides social networking, community-based outings and skill building opportunities. Serves individuals with a serious mental health diagnosis and are stable but in need of expanding their social supports and activities.

Provides Outpatient & Aftercare Services, including individual, family, or marital therapy delivered by trained mental health professionals under the direction of a Staff Psychiatrist. Medication is prescribed as necessary.