How To Get Affordable State Sponsored Therapy in Pennsylvania
Many people don’t realize that publicly-funded mental health services are available in their state. People looking for free or low-cost counseling often think their only options are counselors in private practice and don’t know that publicly-funded providers in their communities may also offer counseling services.
While state-based programs are not for everyone, they are often a great place to start for people who face geographic or financial barriers to therapy. Intake specialists at community mental health programs can help people learn whether they qualify for state-funded services and can refer people who don’t qualify to other low-cost programs that may be able to meet their needs.
On This Page
- When Should You Go to a State Mental Health Program?
- Who Is Eligible for Public Mental Health Services in Pennsylvania?
- How Can You Find Out More About Local Programs in Pennsylvania?
- Adams County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Allegheny County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Armstrong County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Beaver County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bedford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Berks County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Blair County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bradford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bucks County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Butler County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cambria County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cameron County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Carbon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Centre County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Chester County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Clarion County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Clearfield County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Clinton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Columbia County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Crawford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cumberland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Dauphin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Delaware County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Elk County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Erie County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Fayette County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Forest County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Franklin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Fulton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Greene County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Huntingdon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Indiana County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Jefferson County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Juniata County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lackawanna County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lancaster County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lawrence County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lebanon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lehigh County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Luzerne County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lycoming County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- McKean County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Mercer County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Mifflin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Monroe County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Montgomery County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Montour County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Northampton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Northumberland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Perry County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Philadelphia County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Pike County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Potter County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Schuylkill County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Snyder County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Somerset County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Sullivan County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Susquehanna County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Tioga County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Union County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Venango County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Warren County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Washington County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Wayne County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Westmoreland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Wyoming County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- York County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Federally Qualified Health Centers
- How Does Pennsylvania's Public Mental Health System Work?
When Should You Go to a State Mental Health Program?
Few mental health providers outside of those in the public sector are able to immediately serve people in crisis. This usually makes community mental health programs the best option for anyone who is having a mental health crisis and needs help right away. The people who answer the crisis lines can help determine the best response to a crisis, whether it’s inpatient treatment or an appointment with a counselor.
People who answer the crisis lines offer immediate support and caring attention as people share what they’re going through. In non-urgent situations, warm lines can help people who just need to talk to someone, while county or BSU referral lines can help people find providers in their local communities.
In most cases, community mental health programs serve as alternative providers for people who lack the means to access services in the private sector. However, Pennsylvania’s multifaceted system includes small private practices as well as large non-profits and blurs the lines between the public and private sectors. County databases list specialized providers and programs that can meet the needs of many people.
In many cases, county phone lines and online search tools in Pennsylvania are a great starting point for anyone looking for local mental health services. People who try these tools and still aren’t finding what they need can search for free or low-cost counselors on OpenCounseling.com or try affordable online counseling with BetterHelp (a sponsor of OpenCounseling).
Even though Mental Health America ranks Pennsylvania 13 out of 51 states (Washington, DC, is included as a state) for access to mental health care, many people in Pennsylvania still don’t get the care they need. Only 48 percent of Pennsylvanians with mental health conditions get treatment for them.
Finding mental health care can be harder for people living in rural areas and many people aren’t aware that their local government has resources to help connect them to care. If you’re living in Pennsylvania and need mental health care, it’s worth taking the time to learn about options in your county—the help you need may only be a phone call or a click away.
Who Is Eligible for Public Mental Health Services in Pennsylvania?
Case management services designed to help people navigate the mental health service system are usually only available to people with serious and persistent mental illness who experience functional impairments related to their conditions.
However, the state’s mental health crisis system is open to everyone experiencing a mental health crisis regardless of their diagnosis, mental health history, insurance coverage, or financial status. Eligibility requirements for services with contracted providers vary, though they are usually less strict than requirements for services provided directly by the state.
In many states, intake and referral programs for public mental health services determine whether people are eligible for services based on their diagnoses and the severity of their mental health conditions. In Pennsylvania, county mental health offices and base service units determine a person’s eligibility for financial assistance but provide referral services to local programs even for people who don’t qualify for financial assistance.
In many cases, contracted providers accept a wide range of insurance plans and offer sliding scale fees to people without insurance even when they don’t qualify for financial assistance from the state.
How Can You Find Out More About Local Programs in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania’s public mental health system has many points of entry. People who are members of HealthChoices can call their behavioral health managed care organization or use their websites to find out which local providers are in-network for them.
Member service numbers vary by county and can be found on the website for each MCO. People who are not members of HealthChoices can call their county’s mental health program or look up local providers using the Pennsylvania Network of Care online search tool. People can also contact local providers directly to find out whether they accept HealthChoices or other insurance plans or offer a sliding scale.
Below, you will find contact and crisis numbers for every county mental health program in Pennsylvania, as well as lists of local providers featured on county websites, the Network of Care, or the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services Provider Directory. In many cases, county information lines, websites, and the Network of Care directories include additional providers; the list below focuses on large organizations that provide services in multiple locations.
A program’s participation in county and HealthChoices contracts can change at any time, so the best way to know whether a program offers financial assistance or accepts your insurance plan is to call them directly. If you’re not sure which program to call, you can call your county’s main or crisis numbers to speak to someone directly and receive tailored recommendations.
Adams County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- York/Adams Mental Health Program
- Main number: (717) 771-9618
- Crisis lines: (717) 851-5320 (York Hospital), (717) 637-3711 (Hanover Hospital), (717) 334-2121 (Gettysburg Hospital), or (717) 632-4900 (Memorial Hospital)
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 845-2425
- Catholic Charities: (717) 845-2696
- Pressley Ridge: (717) 845-6624 or (888) 777-0820 or (800) 723-7005
- TrueNorth Wellness Services: (717) 632-4900 (Hanover), (717) 843-0800 (York), (717) 334-9111 (Gettysburg), or (717) 235-0199 (Shrewsbury)
- PA Counseling: (717) 848-6116 or (855) 272-1653
- WellSpan Behavioral Health: (800) 932-0359 or (717) 273-8871
- Commonwealth Clinical Group: (717) 747-3158 or (844) 331-3551
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Allegheny County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Allegheny County Mental Health Services
- Main number: (412) 350-4456 or (412) 350-4457
- Crisis line: (888) 796-8226
- Warm line: (866) 661- 9276
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Chartiers Center: (412) 221-3301
- Wesley Family Services: (412) 342-2270
- Milestone Centers, Inc.: (412) 243-3400
- Mon Yough Community Services, Inc.: (412) 675-6927
- Pittsburgh Mercy: (877) 637-2924
- Staunton Clinic: (412) 749-7341
- Turtle Creek Valley MH/MR, Inc.: (412) 351-0222
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Armstrong County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Armstrong/Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program
- Main number (Armstrong): (724) 548-3451
- Crisis line: (877) 333-2470 or (724) 465-2605
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Guidance Center: (888) 686-1991
- Family Behavioral Resources: (724) 463-3600 or (724) 465-0369
- Family Counseling Center of Armstrong County: (724) 543-2941
- Family Psychological Associates: (724) 543-1888
- Neuropsychiatric Associates: (724) 464-0270 or (888) 452-4762
- Unity Family Services: (724) 845-2978
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Beaver County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Beaver County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (724) 891-2827
- Crisis lines: (800) 400-6180 or (724) 371-8060
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Beaver County Behavioral Health Direct Services Unit: (800) 318-8138
- Community Alternatives, Inc.: (800) 332-1208
- Cornerstone Recovery and Supports: (724) 384-0419
- Glade Run Lutheran Services: (724) 452-4453
- Heritage Valley Health System: (412) 749-7330
- Northwestern Human Services: (724) 869-5004 or (724) 869-2023
- Primary Health Network: (724) 857-3570 (Aliquippa), (724) 843-0314 (Beaver Falls), or (724) 770-9050 (Rochester)
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Bedford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bedford-Somerset Developmental and Behavioral Health Services
- Main number (Bedford): (814) 623-5166 or (877) 814-5166
- Crisis line: (866) 611-6467
- Contracted outpatient provider:
- Cornerstone Community Services: (877) 814-5166
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 623-1212
- Beal Counseling and Consulting: (814) 444-9696
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 443-4908
- Somerset Hospital Behavioral Health Services: (814) 443-5845
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Berks County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Berks County Office of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Main number: (610) 478-3271
- Crisis line: (610) 236-0530 or (877) 236-4600
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Berks Counseling Center: (610) 373-4281
- Concern Counseling Services: (610) 944-0445
- Creative Health Services Inc.: (610) 326-9250
- Familicare Counseling Center: (610) 898-0770
- Family Guidance Center: (610) 374-4963
- Fundamental Connections: (610) 781-8799
- Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems: (610) 363-1488 or (800) 258-8860
- New Directions Treatment Services: (610) 750-6130
- Northwestern Human Services: (610) 396-9600
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Blair County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Blair County Department of Social Services
- Main number: (814) 889-2279
- Crisis line: (814) 889-2141, option 1
- Access Center: (814) 889-2289
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 942-9425
- Beck Psychotherapy: (814) 409-7744
- Blair Family Solutions, LLC: (814) 944-9970
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 942-2382
- UPMC Behavioral Health Altoona: (814) 943-0414 or (814) 889-2289
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Bradford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Offices of Mental Health in Bradford and Sullivan County
- Main number: (570) 265-1760 or (800) 588-1828
- Crisis line: (877) 724-7142 or (888) 829-1341
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Abington Counseling: (570) 928-7771
- Concern Counseling Services: (570) 268-3073
- Northern Tier Counseling: (570) 265-0100 or (888) 322-1682
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 888-0051
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Bucks County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bucks County Department of Mental Health/Developmental Programs
- Main number: (215) 444-2800
- Crisis line: (800) 499-7455 or (215) 345-2273 (Upper Bucks) or (215) 785-9765 (Lower Bucks)
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Penn Foundation (Sellersville/Upper Bucks Area): (215) 257-6551
- Lenape Valley Foundation (Doylestown/Central Bucks): (215) 345-5300
- Penndel Mental Health (Penndel/Lower Bucks Area): (215) 752-1541
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Family Service Association of Bucks County: (215) 757-6916
- New Life Community Health Services: (215) 638-8600
- New Vitae Wellness and Recovery: (215) 538-3403
- Northwestern Human Services: (215) 788-8175 or (215) 422-1570
- Philadelphia Mental Health Center, Bucks County Campus: (215) 598-0223
- Warwick Family Services: (267) 525-7000
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Butler County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Butler County MH/EI/ID Program
- Main number: (724) 284-5114
- Crisis line: (724) 287-0440 or (800) 292-3866
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Center for Community Resources, Inc.: (844) 360-4372
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Butler Health System Outpatient Services: (724) 284-4894
- Family Psychological Associates: (724) 543-1888
- Family Services of Butler Memorial Hospital: (724) 284-4894
- Glade Run Lutheran Services: (724) 452-4453, ext. 1084
- Wellness Works: (724) 282-0332
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Cambria County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cambria County Behavioral Health Program
- Main number: (814) 535-8531
- Crisis line: (877) 268-9463
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Behavioral Health of Cambria County: (814) 534-4436
- Community outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 535-2277
- Community Guidance Center: (724) 465-5576
- Skills of Central Pennsylvania: (814) 713-8289
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Cameron County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cameron-Elk Behavioral and Developmental Program
- Main number: (814) 772-8016
- Crisis line: (800) 652-0562
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Beacon Light: (800) 345-1780
- Bradford Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Services: (800) 446-2583
- Cen-Clear: (877) 341-5845 or (814) 342-5678
- Dickinson Center Inc.: (814) 776-2145
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Carbon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (610) 377-0773
- Crisis line: (570) 992-0879
- Warm line: (866) 654-8114
- Network of Care and contractedoutpatient providers:
- Behavioral Health Associates: (610) 379-0067
- Orchard Behavioral Health: (570) 243-8787
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 424-9229 or (570) 839-3097
- PA Treatment and Healing: (570) 517-7153
- ReDCo Group Behavioral Health Services: (610) 377-8525
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Centre County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Centre County Behavioral Health Offices
- Main/intake numbers: (814) 355-6786 and (814) 355-6744
- Crisis line: (800) 643-5432
- Contracted outpatient providers: (abridged list; see link for full list)
- CenClear: (877) 341-5845
- Community Services Group: (814) 861-0617
- Family Behavioral Resources: (814) 419-8274
- A Journey to You: (814) 325-0280, ext. 1
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 238-4851
- Penn State University Psychological Clinic: (814) 865-2191
- Skills of Central Pennsylvania: (814) 238-3245
- Strawberry Fields: (814) 234-6023
- Universal Community Behavioral Health: (888) 520-8224 or (814) 353-3151
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Chester County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Chester County Office of Mental Health
- Chester County Adult Mental Health Services Map
- Main number: (610) 344-6265
- Crisis lines: (877) 918-2100 or (610) 280-3270 or (610) 918-2100
- Warm line: (866) 846-2722
- Base Service Units(service coordination and referral):
- Human Services, Inc.: (610) 873-1010 (Downingtown) or (610) 998-1807 (Oxford) or (610) 380-9982 (Coatesville)
- Holcomb Behavioral Health Services: (610) 363-1488 (Exton) or (610) 388-7400 (Kennett Square)
- Creative Health Services: (610) 948-6490 (Spring City)
- Penn Psychiatric Center: (610) 917-2200 (Phoenixville)
- Fellowship Health Resources: (610) 415-9301 (Phoenixville)
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Clarion County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Clarion County Human Services
- Main number: (814) 226-1080
- Crisis line: (814) 226-7223
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Center for Community Resources: (844) 360-4372
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Brookville Behavioral Health: (814) 849-2844
- Clarion Behavioral Health: (814) 223-9914
- Clarion County Counseling Center: (814) 226-1300
- Community Guidance Center: (814) 226-1081
- Dubois Regional Behavioral Health Center: (814) 375-6379
- Family Counseling Center: (724) 543-2941
- Family Psychological Associates: (724) 543-1888 or (814) 226-4912
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 371-3763
- Rural Mental Health Associates: (814) 226-9727
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Clearfield County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Community Connections of Clearfield/Jefferson Counties
- Main number: (814) 371-5100
- Crisis line: (800) 341-5040
- Contracted outpatient providers (abridged list; see linked document for full list):
- Brookville Behavioral Health: (814) 849-2844
- Bright Horizons Outpatient Center: (814) 768-2137
- Cen-Clear Behavioral Health Services: (877) 341-5845 or (800) 525-5437
- Community Guidance Center: (888) 686-1991 or (814) 938-4444
- Dickinson Center, Inc.: (814) 772-6154
- Dubois Regional Behavioral Health Center: (814) 375-6379
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 371-3763
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Clinton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lycoming-Clinton Mental Health/Intellectual Disability Program
- Crisis and information line: (570) 748-2262
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Services Group, Inc.: (877) 907-7970
- Crossroads Counseling: (570) 323-7535
- Diakon Family Life Service: (866) 244-5760
- Keystone Counseling and Evaluation Services: (570) 748-7173
- Susquehanna Behavioral Health: (570) 320-7525
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Columbia County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union Service System
- Main number: (570) 275-4962
- Crisis line: (800) 222-9016
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Bloomsburg Psychological Center: (570) 387-1832
- Diakon Family Life Service: (570) 322-7873
- CMSU Outpatient Recovery Services: (570) 275-4962
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Crawford County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Crawford County Mental Health Services
- Main number: (814) 724-8380 or (877) 334-8793
- Crisis line: (814) 724-2732 or (800) 315-5721
- Network of Care and contractedoutpatient providers:
- Associates in Counseling and Child Guidance: (724) 983-1131
- Crawford County Mental Health Awareness Program: (814) 333-2924
- Family Services of Northwestern Pennsylvania: (814) 724-4800
- Regional Counseling Center: (814) 676-5614
- Stairways Behavioral Health: (814) 337-8762
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Cumberland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cumberland and Perry Counties’ Mental Health Program
- Main number: (717) 240-6320
- Crisis lines: (717) 763-2222 (Camp Hill area), (717) 243-6005 (Carlisle area), (866) 350-4357 (all other areas)
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- NHS The Stevens Center (Carlisle): (717) 243-6033
- Holy Spirit Behavioral Health Center (Camp Hill): (717) 763-2219
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Diakon Family Life Services: (717) 795-0330
- Sadler Health Center: (717) 218-6670
- TrueNorth Wellness Services: (717) 657-2080 or (866) 325-0339
- T. W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 386-5237
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Dauphin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Dauphin County Mental Health Program
- Main number: (717) 232-8761 or (717) 362-1212
- Crisis line: (717) 232-7511 or (888) 596-4447
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Case Management Unit: (866) 820-3516
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Catholic Charities of Harrisburg: (717) 233-7978
- Community Services Group: (877) 907-7970
- Northwestern Human Services: (717) 236-7357 or (717) 905-2600
- PA Counseling Services: (717) 671-9610
- Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute: (717) 782-6420
- T.W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 233-4027
- The Commonwealth Clinical Group: (717) 236-3600
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Delaware County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health
- Main number: (610) 713-2365
- Crisis line: (855) 889-7827 (main) or (610) 447-7600 (Crozer Chester Medical Center) or (610) 237-4210 (Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital) or (610) 891-7331 (Elwyn/Natale Prog.)
- Base Service Units:
- Community Hospital, Crozer Chester Medical Center: (610) 497-7700
- NHS Human Services of Delaware County (Sharon Hill): (610) 534-3636
- Other contracted outpatient providers:
- Child Guidance Resource Centers: (484) 454-8700
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center: (610) 497-7223
- Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems: (610) 352-8943
- Mirmont Outpatient Center: (484) 476-1800
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Elk County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cameron-Elk Behavioral and Developmental Programs
- Main number: (814) 772-8016
- Crisis line: (800) 652-0562
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Beacon Light: (800) 345-1780
- Bradford Regional Medical Center Behavioral Health Services: (800) 446-2583
- Cen-Clear: (877) 341-5845 or (814) 342-5678
- Dickinson Center Inc.: (814) 776-2145
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Erie County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Erie County Office of Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities
- Main number: (814) 451-6800
- Crisis line: (814) 456-2014 or (800) 300-9558
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Erie County Care Management: (814) 528-0600
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Achievement Center: (814) 459-2755
- Barber National Institute: (814) 871-4725
- Corry Counseling Services: (814) 664-7761
- Family Services of Northwest Pennsylvania: (814) 866-4500
- Safe Harbor Behavioral Health: (814) 459-9300
- Stairways Behavioral Health: (814) 453-5806
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Fayette County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Fayette County Behavioral Health Administration
- Main number: (724) 430-1370
- Crisis line: (724) 437-1003
- Base service units (service coordination and referral):
- Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services: (724) 437-0729
- Crosskeys Human Services, Inc. (724) 785-6180
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services, Inc.: (724) 785-6180
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Axiom Family Counseling: (724) 439-0308
- Centerville Clinics: (724) 632-6801
- Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services: (724) 437-0729
- Connellsville Counseling Services: (724) 626-8420
- Highlands Hospital Outpatient Mental Health Services: (724) 628-1500
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services: (724) 437-4705
- The Stern Center: (877) 626-9941
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Forest County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Forrest-Warren Human Services
- Main number: (814) 726-2100 or (814) 755-7995
- Crisis line: (814) 726-2100 or (814) 726-8413 or (800) 406-1255
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Achievement Center: (814) 726-4975
- Beacon Light: (814) 723-1832
- Deerfield Behavioral Health of Warren: (888) 441-3249
- Dickinson Center: (877) 364-2178
- Family Services of Warren County: (814) 723-1330
- Stairways Behavioral Health: (814) 453-5806
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Franklin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Franklin-Fulton County Mental Health
- Main number: (717) 264-5387 or (800) 841-3593
- Crisis line: (717) 264-2555 or (866) 918-2555
- Contracted outpatient service providers:
- CenterPoint Counseling Services: (717) 267-2081
- Family Behavioral Resources: (717) 496-8127
- Franklin Family Services: (717) 267-1515
- Keystone Behavioral Health Center: (717) 709-7930
- Lutheran Counseling Services: (717) 264-2015 or (717) 263-9093
- Momentum Services: (717) 262-2183
- Pathways Counseling Services: (717) 263-7758
- Pennsylvania Counseling Services: (717) 261-1218
- Summit Behavioral Health Services: (717) 267-7480
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Fulton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Franklin-Fulton County Mental Health
- Main number: (717) 264-5387 or (800) 841-3593
- Crisis line: (717) 264-2555 or (866) 918-2555
- Contracted outpatient service providers:
- CenterPoint Counseling Services: (717) 267-2081
- Family Behavioral Resources: (717) 496-8127
- Franklin Family Services: (717) 267-1515
- Keystone Behavioral Health Center: (717) 709-7930
- Lutheran Counseling Services: (717) 264-2015 or (717) 263-9093
- Momentum Services: (717) 262-2183
- Pathways Counseling Services: (717) 263-7758
- Pennsylvania Counseling Services: (717) 261-1218
- Summit Behavioral Health Services: (717) 267-7480
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Greene County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Greene County Mental Health Program
- Main number: (724) 852-5276
- Crisis line: (800) 417-9460
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Centerville Clinics: (724) 632-6801 or (724) 627-8156
- Cornerstone Care: (855) 878-0539
- Southwestern Pennsylvania Human Services: (724) 489-9100
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Juniata Valley Tri-County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
- Crisis line: (800) 929-9583
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Service Access and Management, Inc.: (717) 242-0351 or (814) 643-6100
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 535-2277
- Brighter Visions Counseling: (717) 242-1428
- Clear Concepts Counseling: (717) 242-3070
- Community Services Group: (717) 285-7121
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516
- Enlighten Psychiatric Clinic: (717) 437-9000
- Huntingdon Counseling and Psychiatric: (814) 643-8880 or (814) 643-6300
- Northwestern Human Services: (717) 248-8540
- The RedCo Group: (833) 249-0225
- Universal Community Behavioral Health: (814) 364-2161 or (888) 520-8224
- Managed care organization:Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Indiana County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Armstrong/Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program
- Main number (Indiana): (724) 349-3350
- Crisis line: (877) 333-2470 or (724) 465-2605
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Guidance Center: (888) 686-1991
- Family Behavioral Resources: (724) 463-3600 or (724) 465-0369
- Family Counseling Center of Armstrong County: (724) 543-2941
- Family Psychological Associates: (724) 349-6320
- Neuropsychiatric Associates: (724) 464-0270 or (888) 452-4762
- Unity Family Services: (724) 845-2978
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Jefferson County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Community Connections of Clearfield/Jefferson Counties
- Main number: (814) 371-5100
- Crisis line: (800) 341-5040
- Contracted outpatient providers (abridged list; see linked document for full list):
- Brookville Behavioral Health: (814) 849-2844
- Bright Horizons Outpatient Center: (814) 768-2137
- Cen-Clear Behavioral Health Services: (877) 341-5845 or (800) 525-5437
- Community Guidance Center: (888) 686-1991 or (814) 938-4444
- Dickinson Center, Inc.: (814) 772-6154
- Dubois Regional Behavioral Health Center: (814) 375-6379
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 371-3763
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Juniata County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Juniata Valley Tri-County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
- Crisis line: (800) 929-9583
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Service Access and Management, Inc.: (717) 242-0351 or (814) 643-6100
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 535-2277
- Brighter Visions Counseling: (717) 242-1428
- Clear Concepts Counseling: (717) 242-3070
- Community Services Group: (717) 285-7121
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516
- Enlighten Psychiatric Clinic: (717) 437-9000
- Huntingdon Counseling and Psychiatric: (814) 643-8880 or (814) 643-6300
- Northwestern Human Services: (717) 248-8540
- The RedCo Group: (833) 249-0225
- Universal Community Behavioral Health: (814) 364-2161 or (888) 520-8224
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Lackawanna County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health Program
- Main number: (570) 346-5741
- Crisis line: (570) 348-6100
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Scranton Counseling Center: (570) 348-6100
- NHS or Northeastern PA: (570) 282-1732
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516
- Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania: (570) 344-1186
- The Aaron Center: (570) 489-5561
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Lancaster County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lancaster County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (717) 393-0421
- Crisis line: (717) 394-2631
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Behavioral Healthcare Consultants: (717) 581-5255
- Catholic Charities of Harrisburg: (717) 299-3659
- Community Services Group: (877) 907-7970
- PA Counseling Services: (717) 560-1908 or (717) 397-8081
- Philhaven Lancaster: (717) 569-1166
- Providence Behavioral Health: (717) 556-0149
- Psychological Associates of Lancaster: (717) 569-8511
- Samaritan Counseling Center: (717) 560-9969
- T.W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 560-7917
- Teamcare Behavioral Health: (717) 391-0172
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Lawrence County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lawrence County Mental Health/Development Services
- Main number: (724) 658-2538
- Crisis line: (724) 652-9000
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Alternatives Inc.: (724) 652-2211
- Human Services Center: (724) 658-3578
- Lawrence County Program: (724) 658-2541
- People in Need, Inc.: (724) 657-3303
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Lebanon County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lebanon County Mental Health Program
- Main number: (717) 274-3415
- Crisis line: (717) 274-3363
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Services Group: (877) 907-7970
- PA Counseling Services: (717) 272-5464
- Penn State Medical Group: (717) 531-8338
- WellSpan Philhaven: (717) 273-8871 or (800) 932-0359
- Pressley Ridge Harrisburg: (800) 723-7005
- Samaritan Counseling Center: (717) 560-9969
- T.W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 560-7917
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Lehigh County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lehigh County Mental Health Program
- Main number: (610) 782-3200
- Crisis line: (610) 782-3127
- Warm line: (610) 820-8451
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- LeHigh Valley Hospital Center MH Clinics: (610) 691-8028 (Bethlehem) or (610) 402-1155 (Allentown)
- Cedar Point Counseling Services: (610) 758-8011
- Concern Counseling Services: (610) 691-8401
- Haven House Outpatient Services: (610) 433-6181
- Hispanic American Organization: (610) 435-5334
- Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems: (610) 435-4151
- Northwestern Human Services: (610) 866-8331
- Step by Step: (610) 867-0688
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Luzerne County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (570) 825-9441 or (800) 816-1880
- Crisis line: (570) 829-1341 or (888) 829-1341 or 211
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Hazleton and Lower Luzerne County: Northeast Counseling Services – (570) 455-6385
- Nanticoke: Northeast Counseling Services – (570) 735-7590
- Wilkes-Barre and Upper Luzerne County: Community Counseling Services – (570) 552-6000
- Tunkhannock and Wyoming County: The Robinson Center – (570) 836-2795 and The Burke Center – (570) 240-4774
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Access Services, Inc.: (570) 366-5096
- The Burke Center: (570) 240-4774
- Catholic Social Services of Scranton: (570) 822-7118
- Community Counseling Services: (570) 552-6000
- The Devereux Foundation: (610) 296-6800
- Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley: (570) 823-5144
- Northeast Counseling Services: (570) 735-7590 or (570) 455-6385
- The Aaron Center: (570) 489-5561
- The Robinson Center: (570) 836-2795
- RedCo Group: (570) 455-8397
- Step by Step: (570) 829-3477
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Lycoming County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lycoming-Clinton Mental Health/Intellectual Disability Program
- Crisis and information line: (570) 326-7895
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Services Group, Inc.: (877) 907-7970
- Crossroads Counseling: (570) 323-7535
- Diakon Family Life Service: (866) 244-5760
- Keystone Counseling and Evaluation Services: (570) 748-7173
- Susquehanna Behavioral Health: (570) 320-7525
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
McKean County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- McKean County Mental Health Services
- Main number: (814) 887-3350
- Crisis line: (800) 459-6568 or (814) 362-4623
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Beacon Light Behavioral Health Services: (800) 345-1780
- Bradford Recovery Systems: (800) 446-2583
- The Dickinson Center: (814) 776-2145
- The Guidance Center: (814) 362-6535
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Mercer County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission
- Main number: (724) 662-1550
- Crisis line: (724) 662-2227
- Central Intake: (724) 662-2230
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Community Counseling Center: (724) 981-7141
- Family Behavioral Resources: (724) 981-4462
- Paoletta Counseling Services: (724) 662-7202
- Sharon Regional Health System: (724) 983-5454
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Mifflin County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Juniata Valley Tri-County Mental Health/Mental Retardation Program
- Crisis line: (800) 929-9583
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Service Access and Management, Inc.: (717) 242-0351 or (814) 643-6100
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 535-2277
- Brighter Visions Counseling: (717) 242-1428
- Clear Concepts Counseling: (717) 242-3070
- Community Services Group: (717) 285-7121
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516
- Enlighten Psychiatric Clinic: (717) 437-9000
- Huntingdon Counseling and Psychiatric: (814) 643-8880 or (814) 643-6300
- Northwestern Human Services: (717) 248-8540
- The RedCo Group: (833) 249-0225
- Universal Community Behavioral Health: (814) 364-2161 or (888) 520-8224
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Monroe County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (570) 421-2901
- Crisis line: (570) 992-0879
- Warm line: (866) 654-8114
- Network of Care and contracted outpatient providers:
- Behavioral Health Associates: (610) 379-0067
- Orchard Behavioral Health: (570) 243-8787
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 424-9229 or (570) 839-3097
- PA Treatment and Healing: (570) 517-7153
- ReDCo Group Behavioral Health Services: (570) 420-8070 (Monroe)
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Montgomery County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Montgomery County Mental/Behavioral Health
- Main number: (610) 278-3642
- Crisis line: (855) 634-4673 or (610) 279-6100
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Abington Region: Central Behavioral Health – (267) 818-2220
- Franconia/Salford Region: Penn Foundation – (215) 257-6551
- Lansdale Region: Northwestern Human Services -(215) 368-2022
- Lower Merion Region: Lower Merion Counseling Services -(610) 520-1510
- Norristown Region: Central Behavioral Health – (610) 277-4600
- Western Region: Creative Health Services – (610) 326-2767
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Abington Jefferson Health: (215) 481-5450
- Central Behavioral Health: (610) 277-4600
- Child and Family Focus: (610) 783-1788
- Child Guidance Resource Centers: (484) 454-8700
- Concern Counseling Services: (610) 944-0445
- Creative Health Services Inc.: (610) 326-9250
- Holcomb Behavioral Health Systems: (610) 363-1488
- Lower Merion Counseling Services: (610) 520-1510
- Northwestern Human Services: (215) 368-2022 or (215) 362-7955
- Penn Psychiatric Center: (610) 917-2200
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Montour County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union Service System
- Main number: (570) 275-4962
- Crisis line: (800) 222-9016
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Bloomsburg Psychological Center: (570) 387-1832
- Diakon Family Life Service: (570) 322-7873
- CMSU Outpatient Recovery Services: (570) 275-4962
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Northampton County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Northampton County Department of Human Services
- Main number: (610) 829-4800
- Crisis line: (610) 829-4801 or (610) 252-9060
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- BET-EL: (610) 849-2291
- Cedar Point Family Services/New Directions: (610) 758-8011
- Haven House: (610) 433-6181
- Holcomb Behavioral Health: (610) 330-9862
- Life Guidance, LLC: (610) 865-1699
- Northeast Treatment Centers: (610) 253-6760 (Easton) or (610) 868-0435 (Bethlehem)
- OMNI Health Services: (610) 258-1300 or (610) 250-9300
- Pinebrook Outpatient Services: (610) 432-3919 or (610) 863-8151
- Managed care organization: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Northumberland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Northumberland County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (570) 495-2040
- Crisis line: (855) 313-4387 or (800) 222-9016
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- All Seasons Therapy Center: (570) 323-6944 or (877) 907-7970
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 644-0808 or (570) 286-0426
- Northumberland County Counseling Services: (570) 495-2010
- UPMC Susquehanna Sunbury: (570) 320-7525
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Perry County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Cumberland and Perry Counties’ Mental Health Program
- Main number: (866) 240-6320
- Crisis line: (866) 350-4357
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- NHS The Stevens Center (Carlisle): (717) 243-6033
- Holy Spirit Behavioral Health Center (Camp Hill): (717) 763-2219
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Diakon Family Life Services: (717) 795-0330
- Sadler Health Center: (717) 218-6670
- TrueNorth Wellness Services: (717) 657-2080 or (866) 325-0339
- T. W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 386-5237
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Philadelphia County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Philadelphia County Division of Behavioral Health
- Main number: (215) 685-5400
- Crisis line: (215) 686-4420
- Community Mental Health Agencies and Base Service Units (service providers):
- Allied Associates in Mental Health: (215) 242-0900
- Child Guidance Resource Center: (484) 454-8700
- Citizens Acting Together Can Help: (215) 735-7435
- COMHAR, Inc.: (215) 203-3000 or (267) 861-4382
- Community Council Health Systems: (215) 473-7033
- The Consortium, Inc.: (215) 596-8100
- Elwyn Inc.: (215) 254-2069 or (215) 895-5500
- Hall-Mercer Community Mental Health Center: (215) 829-3461
- Horizon House: (215) 386-3838
- Intercommunity Action: (215) 487-1330
- Intercultural Family Services: (215) 386-1298
- John F. Kennedy Behavioral Health Center: (215) 568-0860
- Men and Women for Human Excellence: (215) 278-2201 (hotline) or (267) 701-6669 (referral line)
- Northeast Community Center for Behavioral Health: (215) 831-2800
- Northwestern Human Services/Benjamin Rush Center: (215) 632-9040
- People Acting to Help, Inc.: (215) 728-4600
- Penn Behavioral Health Outpatient Services: (866) 301-4724
- Public Health Management Corporation: (215) 985-2500
- Resources for Human Development: (215) 951-0300
- Special People in the Northeast: (844) 774-6226
- Wes Health Centers: (215) 455-3900 or (267) 256-5201
- Philadelphia Network of Care
- Other Philadelphia Outpatient Programs
- Managed care organization: Community Behavioral Health
Pike County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Carbon-Monroe-Pike Mental Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (570) 296-6484
- Crisis line: (570) 992-0879
- Warm line: (866) 654-8114
- Network of Care and contracted outpatient providers:
- Behavioral Health Associates: (610) 379-0067
- Orchard Behavioral Health: (570) 243-8787
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 424-9229 or (570) 839-3097
- PA Treatment and Healing: (570) 517-7153
- ReDCo Group Behavioral Health Services: (570) 296-1138
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Potter County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Potter County Human Services
- Main number: (814) 544-7315 or (800) 800-2560
- Crisis line: (877) 724-7142 or (814) 275-8651 x1 or (800) 652-0562
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Beacon Light Behavioral Health Services: (814) 817-1400
- Dickinson Center: (877) 364-2178
- The Guidance Center: (814) 362-6535
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Schuylkill County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Schuylkill County Mental Health and Developmental Services Program
- Main number: (570) 621-2890
- Crisis line: (877) 993-4357
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Access Services Wellness Center: (570) 366-5096
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Lehigh Valley Hospital Counseling Center: (570) 622-5898
- New Beginnings: (570) 773-3470
- Northeast Counseling Services: (570) 735-7590
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 628-3323
- The RedCo Group: (570) 628-5234
- Synergy Counseling Services: (570) 875-2271
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Snyder County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union Service System
- Main number: (570) 275-4962
- Crisis line: (800) 222-9016
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Bloomsburg Psychological Center: (570) 387-1832
- Diakon Family Life Service: (570) 322-7873
- CMSU Outpatient Recovery Services: (570) 275-4962
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Somerset County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Bedford-Somerset Developmental and Behavioral Health Services
- Main number (Somerset): (814) 443-4891 or (877) 814-4891
- Crisis line: (866) 611-6467
- Contracted outpatient provider:
- Cornerstone Community Services: (877) 814-4891
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Alternative Community Resource Program: (814) 445-1717
- Beal Counseling and Consulting: (814) 444-9696
- Northwestern Human Services: (814) 443-4908
- Somerset Hospital Behavioral Health Services: (814) 443-5845
- Managed care organization: PerformCare
Sullivan County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Offices of Mental Health in Bradford and Sullivan County
- Main number: (570) 265-1760 or (800) 588-1828
- Crisis line: (877) 724-7142 or (888) 829-1341
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Abington Counseling: (570) 928-7771
- Concern Counseling Services: (570) 268-3073
- Northern Tier Counseling: (570) 265-0100 or (888) 322-1682
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 888-0051
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Susquehanna County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Lackawanna-Susquehanna Behavioral Health Program
- Main number: (570) 346-5741
- Crisis line: (570) 278-6822
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Scranton Counseling Center: (570) 348-6100
- NHS of Northeastern PA: (570) 282-1732
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516
- Jewish Family Service of Northeastern Pennsylvania: (570) 344-1186
- The Aaron Center: (570) 489-5561
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Tioga County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Tioga County Department of Human Services
- Main number: (570) 724-5766 or (800) 242-5766
- Crisis line: (888) 829-1341 or (877) 724-7142
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Concern Counseling Services: (570) 724-7142 or (610) 944-0445
- Crossroads Counseling Inc.: (570) 323-7535
- Laurel Behavioral Health Outpatient: (570) 723-0620
- Northern Tier Counseling: (570) 265-0100
- Northwestern Human Services: (570) 888-0051
- Tioga County Counseling Services: (570) 724-5766
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Union County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Columbia-Montour-Snyder-Union Service System
- Main number: (570) 275-4962
- Crisis line: (800) 222-9016
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Bloomsburg Psychological Center: (570) 387-1832
- Diakon Family Life Service: (570) 322-7873
- CMSU Outpatient Recovery Services: (570) 275-4962
- Geisinger Clinic: (570) 271-6516 or (570) 271-6045
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Venango County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Venango County Human Services
- Main number: (814) 432-9100
- Crisis line: (814) 432-9111
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Family Service and Children’s Aid Society of Venango County: (814) 677-4005
- Paoletta Counseling Services: (814) 437-5770
- Regional Counseling Center: (814) 676-5614
- Rural Mental Health Associates: (814) 678-6900
- UPMC Northwest Mental Health Services: (814) 676-7600
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Warren County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Forrest-Warren Human Services
- Main number: (814) 726-2100 or (814) 755-7995
- Crisis line: (814) 726-2100 or (814) 726-8413 or (800) 406-1255
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Achievement Center: (814) 726-4975
- Beacon Light: (814) 723-1832
- Deerfield Behavioral Health of Warren: (888) 441-3249
- Dickinson Center: (877) 364-2178
- Family Services of Warren County: (814) 723-1330
- Stairways Behavioral Health: (814) 453-5806
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Washington County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Washington County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (724) 228-6832
- Crisis line: (877) 225-3567
- Base Service Unit (service coordination and referral):
- Center for Community Resources: (844) 360-4372
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Catholic Charities: (724) 228-7722
- Centerville Clinics: (724) 632-6801
- Cornerstone Care: (855) 878-0539
- Family Behavioral Resources: (724) 229-0311
- Northwestern Human Services: (724) 942-4677
- Persad Center: (412) 441-9786
- Pecosh Counseling and Consulting: (724) 249-2829
- SPHS Care Center: (724) 228-2200
- Washington Communities Human Services: (724) 225-6940
- Wesley Family Services: (724) 335-9883
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Wayne County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Wayne County Behavioral and Developmental Programs
- Main number: (570) 253-9200 or (866) 558-0735
- Crisis line: (570) 253-0321 or (570) 282-1732 x1
- Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Children’s Service Center of Wyoming Valley: (570) 825-6425
- Cornerstone Care: (855) 878-0539
- Northeast Counseling Associates: (570) 253-9323
- Poconos Center for Psychological Services: (570) 226-1963
- Robinson Counseling Center: (570) 253-0321
- Wayne Memorial Behavioral Health Services: (570) 253-8219
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
Westmoreland County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Westmoreland County Behavioral Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (724) 830-3617
- Crisis line: (800) 836-6010 or (724) 552-0305
- Intake and referral line: (800) 363-6467
- Contracted and Network of Care outpatient providers:
- Axiom Family Counseling Services: (724) 522-5456
- Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services: (724) 437-0729 or (724) 626-1849
- Community Psychiatric Centers: (724) 850-7200
- Connellsville Counseling Services: (724) 626-8420
- Excela Westmoreland Hospital: (724) 832-4450 or (724) 537-1650
- Family Behavioral Resources: (724) 850-7300 or (800) 838-4907
- Ligonier Valley Learning Center: (724) 238-5556
- SPHS: (800) 220-1810 or (724) 532-1700 or (724) 684-6489
- Wesley Family Services: (724) 335-9883
- Managed care organization: Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
Wyoming County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- Luzerne-Wyoming Counties Mental Health and Developmental Services
- Main number: (570) 825-9441 or (800) 816-1880
- Crisis line: (570) 829-1341 or 211
- Base Service Units (service coordination and referral):
- Hazleton and Lower Luzerne County: Northeast Counseling Services – (570) 455-6385
- Nanticoke: Northeast Counseling Services – (570) 735-7590
- Wilkes-Barre and Upper Luzerne County: Community Counseling Services – (570) 552-6000
- Tunkhannock and Wyoming County: The Robinson Center – (570) 836-2795 and The Burke Center – (570) 240-4774
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- Access Services, Inc.: (570) 366-5096
- The Burke Center: (570) 240-4774
- Catholic Social Services of Scranton: (570) 822-7118
- Community Counseling Services: (570) 552-6000
- The Devereux Foundation: (610) 296-6800
- Family Service Association of Wyoming Valley: (570) 823-5144
- Northeast Counseling Services: (570) 735-7590 or (570) 455-6385
- The Aaron Center: (570) 489-5561
- The Robinson Center: (570) 836-2795
- RedCo Group: (570) 455-8397
- Step by Step: (570) 829-3477
- Managed care organization: Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
York County Clinics and Crisis Lines
- York/Adams Mental Health Program
- Main number: (717) 771-9618
- Crisis lines: (717) 851-5320 (York Hospital), (717) 637-3711 (Hanover Hospital), (717) 334-2121 (Gettysburg Hospital), or (717) 632-4900 (Memorial Hospital)
- Contracted outpatient providers:
- T. W. Ponessa & Associates: (717) 845-2425
- Catholic Charities: (717) 845-2696
- Pressley Ridge: (717) 845-6624 or (888) 777-0820 or (800) 723-7005
- TrueNorth Wellness Services: (717) 632-4900 (Hanover), (717) 843-0800 (York), (717) 334-9111 (Gettysburg), or (717) 235-0199 (Shrewsbury)
- PA Counseling: (717) 848-6116 or (855) 272-1653
- WellSpan Behavioral Health: (800) 932-0359 or (717) 273-8871
- Commonwealth Clinical Group: (717) 747-3158 or (844) 331-3551
- Managed care organization: Community Care BCO
Federally Qualified Health Centers
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) are another option for public mental health care in Pennsylvania. These federally-funded programs provide medical and mental health services to people in underserved communities and are often included in Network of Care listings. Their purpose is to provide high-quality coordinated care to people with complex needs and to link behavioral healthcare with primary medical care. Each FQHC accepts Medicaid and Medicare and offers sliding scale fees to people without insurance. You can search for FQHCs using the online search tool on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website.
How Does Pennsylvania's Public Mental Health System Work?
In the 1960s, Americans started thinking differently about how to treat mental health conditions. New laws required state and local governments to establish community mental health programs as alternatives to institutionalization for people with serious mental illness. Many states’ public mental health programs trace their origins back to this period. Pennsylvania is no exception.
After Congress passed the Community Mental Health Centers Act in 1963, the Pennsylvania legislature passed the state’s Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Act in 1966. Like similar laws passed in other states, it required state and county governments to establish a network of community-based mental health services. The 4210 Regulations of 1975 outlined specific rules for how to implement the 1966 state law and still guides the way community mental health programs are administered in Pennsylvania today.
Like most states, Pennsylvania regulates its public mental health system at the state level but implements it on the county level. County programs vary in scope and funding in every state, but Pennsylvania’s unique laws make its system more complex and multilayered than systems in other states. In Pennsylvania, county programs not only vary in funding and in the scope of services they offer, but in how they are operated at a basic level.
Pennsylvania state law requires each county to have a “base service unit” (BSU). A BSU ensures access to mental health services by providing assessment and referral services and by making sure needed services are available to county residents. However, state regulations do not require counties to directly provide treatment or even to directly operate BSUs.
Counties have interpreted state regulations in different ways, resulting in a system in which some BSUs are directly operated by the counties and others are operated by contracted agencies. The extent to which BSUs provide treatment also varies. While most BSUs directly provide crisis intervention services, and many provide case management, many do not provide therapy or other outpatient services. Instead, they refer county residents to private agencies for services. This means eligibility for publicly-funded outpatient mental health services varies from county to county and program to program in Pennsylvania.
Another way that Pennsylvania’s system is different is that services overseen or provided by BSUs are not the primary service systems for people who have or who qualify for Medicaid. In fact, the state diverts people enrolled in its Medicaid managed care program (HealthChoices) to a different provider network. Base service units refer people who aren’t enrolled in HealthChoices to providers who contract with the county, while they refer HealthChoices members to one of five HealthChoices behavioral health managed care organizations:
- Community Behavioral Health
- Community Care Behavioral Health Organization
- Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
- Value Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania
- PerformCare
Each managed care organization (MCO) has its own provider network. People who call their MCO or use their MCO’s website to seek services are allowed to choose from providers who are in-network with that MCO. Which MCO people use is determined by the county they live in. Community Behavioral Health is the behavioral health MCO for people living in Philadelphia County, while the other four MCOs have several member counties each. In some cases, providers in the MCO network also contract with the county BSU to provide services to people who lack insurance. In other cases, the providers who contract with the BSU and the providers who contract with the MCO are different.
While Pennsylvania’s complex system can be difficult to navigate, its design ultimately increases access to services. Among other virtues, this system makes it easier for people with moderate mental health conditions to connect to appropriate providers through the public mental health system. In many other states that directly provide public mental health services through county programs, eligibility is limited to people with severe mental health conditions that affect their ability to function independently in the community and that put them at risk of hospitalization.