Mental Health Department

The Mental Health Department provides a full range of treatment and services for individuals with mental illness and offers assistance to families.

Intake

Personal interviews are scheduled to evaluate an individual's initial request and need for mental health treatment or services.

Short-Term Component

Outpatient services for individuals needing help with a temporary situation. Treatment includes a psychiatric evaluation and individual, group, family or marital therapy. Medication monitoring is available.

Dual Diagnosed Component

Outpatient services for individuals with both a mental health and mental retardation diagnosis. Therapists provide a treatment plan which involves individuals, families and community home staff. Group or individual therapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication monitoring and behavioral management are provided.

Aftercare Component

Outpatient services for adults with long-term mental health needs. Includes individuals, family or group therapy, psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring.

Partial Hospitalization

An acute treatment program based on a group therapy model where individuals participate in therapy / discussion groups, socialization activities and psychiatric evaluation. Individual psychotherapy is also available. Initially individuals attend the program for three to six hours each weekday, but attendance decreases according to progress.

Mt. Lebanon Outpatient / Transitions Program

Combined program which supports individuals who are experiencing increased difficulties. The Psychiatric Rehabilitation component of the program includes group interventions, education and socialization designed to stabilize individuals at risk for hospitalization. The Outpatient component provides psychiatric evaluation, medication monitoring, and individual, group and family therapy.

Training and Social Rehabilitation

Provides social rehabilitation through structure, field trips, recreation, psychoeducational groups and prevocational skills training. The Drop-In Center is an extension of the program and provides a vehicle for community integration through participation in special events and in-house activities. Some evening and Saturday activities are included.

Children / Adolescent and Family Component

Outpatient services that specialize in treatment of children 6 years of age and older. Includes individual and family therapy, medication evaluation and treatment.

Student Assistance Program

A cooperative program between Chartiers Center and participating schools which attempts to begin early intervention by identifying at-risk students ages 6 and older. Identified students can receive targeted assistance within the school. Coordination with Chartiers' outpatient services is also available.

Residential Treatment Program

A unique program offering short-term intensive treatment in a residential setting. The program provides an alternative for individuals facing emergency hospitalization or for those needing assistance in making the transition from a hospital to community living.

Outreach

A service which evaluates and monitors individuals residing in personal care boarding homes. Cooperates with police and churches in identifying other individuals in the community who may need services. The Outreach Worker is available to provide community education, staff training and in-services related to mental health issues.

Mobile Crisis

A specialized service which provides evening and weekend crisis intervention to a specific caseload of individuals. Efforts are made to prevent hospitalization by resolving emergency issues and providing follow-up services.

Family Support and Educational Groups

Group intervention for family members of individuals who are receiving psychiatric services at Chartiers Center. Groups are conducted monthly during evening hours. >>More on Family Support Groups...
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