Adult Mental Health Services
Turtle
Creek Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Inc. offers
a variety of services for individuals experiencing difficulties
related to mental illness.
Adult Mental
Health Outpatient Programs
Outpatient
services assist people with mental illness to gain an improved
quality of life. This is done by helping individuals achieve
and then maintain a decrease in distressing symptoms with
an increase in coping and life-management skills.
Services include:
- Initial clinical assessment
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Medication management
- Individual, group and family psychotherapy
Outpatient therapists and case managers work closely with community resources and
a variety of agency programs, such as Resource Coordination,
Intensive Case Management, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and
Supported Employment to coordinate care. Turtle Creek Valley MH/MR, Inc. also provides outpatient services to adolescents and children. Please see the Family Services section for more information.
Contact
Us
Address: 519 Penn Avenue, Turtle Creek, PA 15145
Phone: 412-351-0222
Address:
201 East 18th Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
Address:
1800 West Street Rear, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
Groups Intensive Outpatient (IOP) for those 18 and older is
the only
outpatient service offered at this address.
Address:
723 Braddock Avenue, Braddock, PA 15104
Phone: 412-351-0222
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Community
Residential Rehabilitation Services
Residential Services support adults with mental health needs, enabling
them to live as independently as possible through the process
of training and assistance in the skills of community living.
Life skill assistance can be provided for a brief period or
over an extended time and offers various levels of support.
Based on the individual's needs, services range from homes
with 24-hour staff support to independent living with supported
housing services. Specialized Community Living provides increased
supports while living independently.
Contact
Us
Address: 1800 West Street Rear, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
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Diversion and Acute Stabilization Program (DAS)
The Diversion and Acute Stabilization Program (DAS) provides short-term residential and
mental health treatment for adults 18 and older. The program
provides an alternative to inpatient hospitalization, when
symptoms have increased but do not require an inpatient stay. It also provides
an interim level of care for persons being discharged from
community inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, who need
more structure and treatment before returning home.
DAS
residential staff support individuals with daily living activities
and medication/health needs and coordinate recreational
opportunities. The program offers a structured residential
treatment setting where individuals can make significant improvements
in stability while developing the foundation for ongoing recovery.
Contact
Us
Address: 1800 West Street Rear, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
Specific program questions: 412-462-9901
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Employment Services
Using a skills-based approach, services are offered to individuals with psychiatric disabilities to choose, get and keep a job. A pre-vocational class that focuses on managing stress on the job, acquiring good work habits, developing an individual vocational plan, interviewing skills and how employment can affect benefits is offered to those who participate in the program.
This service aims to assist job-seeking individuals with psychiatric disabilities to:
- Choose a job that meets their needs, interests, experiences and personal values;
- Get a job by specifically locating, contacting/submitting applications and conducting interviews;
- Keep a job by applying the necessary skills required for the position and;
- Develop and utilize supports in order to maintain the position for as long as the individual desires.
Employment Services offers ongoing support with no time restrictions and emphasizes full and active involvement of the individual in all phases of the process, emphasizing individual choice at all times.
Contact
Us
Address: 201 East 18th Avenue, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-461-4100
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Adult
Partial Hospitalization Program
The Adult
Partial Program offers intensive psychiatric and dual recovery
(mental health/substance abuse) treatment to those over 18
years old. Services include individual/group therapy and psychiatric
consultation, five days a week. Specialty treatment is provided for individuals with dual
treatment needs.
Supports
are provided to encourage ongoing participation in community
recovery meetings. The group treatment includes early recovery,
anger management, health and medications, relationships, stress
management, transitions and positive thinking.
Contact
Us
Address: 1800 West Street Rear, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
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Psychiatric
Rehabilitation Program
Psychiatric
Rehabilitation's mission is to create the opportunity to expand
skills, increase independence and improve the quality of life
and competency for individuals with mental health issues.
It is a set of interventions that work with the whole person
to improve life functioning, manage illness and aid recovery.
Individuals
are actively involved in the design, development and management
of the overall program and their personal plan of recovery.
Our participants are partners and leaders in the journey to
empowered living and quality rehabilitation services.
Contact
Us
Address: 201 East 18th Avenue, Suite 212, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
For club activities: 412-461-4100
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Social
Rehabilitation Program
The
objectives of the Social Rehabilitation Program are to help
individuals learn how to cope, interact with others, increase
self-esteem, create hope and improve overall quality of life. At
Turtle Creek Valley Mental Health/Mental Retardation, Inc. there
are many opportunities to socialize and create meaningful
relationships. Staff and members create a clubhouse-like atmosphere to
develop a sense of belonging, ownership and of being wanted and
needed. The community of members are given the opportunity to
make decisions regarding events, programming and use problem-solving
for concerns that arise.
Consumer-selected activities are provided during the day, evening and
weekend hours. Activities are held on-site and in the community
to provide natural opportunities for participants to expand
their personal experiences.
Contact
Us
Address:
201 East 18th Avenue, Suite 212, Homestead, PA 15120
Phone: 412-351-0222
For club activities: 412-461-4100
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