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Counseling and Treatment Useful Links
Students or employees who abuse controlled substances or alcohol are encouraged
to seek assistance and referral through our Counseling Center. Individual counseling
is provided by the staff of the Counseling Center for short-term crisis intervention.   Planning for continued treatment considers the situational context and individual
needs and may include referral to off-campus agencies.

The JED Foundation--for at-risk students
The Pennsylvania Department of Health Southwest Regional staff and their community partners recognized a gap in health services for youth with special health care needs. When these youth leave school, they transition from having different or no insurance coverage, from seeing pediatric specialists to searching for adult medical specialists, and from good coverage for medications to having to understand new systems for obtaining medicines. Working with the State Transition Team, agencies, and families, the Transition Health Care Checklist (PDF);  Text; Spanish was created to guide youth, families, and professionals during this time of change.

SERI -- Special Education Resources on the Internet

Many options are available in Lancaster County for students and employees in
need of substance-abuse counseling. Some of these centers are listed here:
All 717 area codes
Abuse Services
Domestic Violence Services of Lancaster County ........................ 299.1249
MidPenn Legal Service (protection from abuse) ......................... 299.0971
YWCA Sexual Assault Prevention & Counseling Center.................. 392.7273
Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services
Alcoholics Anonymous of Lancaster County................................ 394.3238
Council on Drug & Alcohol Abuse............................................ 299.2831
Drug and Alcohol Commission, Lanc Co.  ..................................299.8023
      (Treatment, prevention, & Education) 
Narcotics Anonymous .........................................................393.4546
Vantage (For women & children).............................................291.1020
Water Street Rescue Mission ................................................393.7709
Christian Life Program
White Deer Run of Lancaster (Residential/detox)....................866.769.6822
Counseling Services
Abundant Living Ministries ...................................................626.9575
Catholic Charities Counseling ................................................299.3659
Latino Division .................................................................392.2113
CONTACT Lancaster Helpline .................................................299.4855
Deaf contact (24/7) TTY ......................................................299.7184
Crossroads Counseling Center ................................................285.4843
Crossroads Counseling Services ..............................................556.4673
DA Office/Victim/Witness Svcs ..............................................299.8048
Family & Children Services of Central PA ....................................397.5241
Family Resource & Couseling Center .........................................442.9577
Jewish Family Services ........................................................293.1928
Lancaster Clinical Counseling Assoc. .........................................299.0131
New Hope Community Life Ministry ..........................................786.2802
PA Counseling Services ........................................................397.8081
Samaritan Counseling Center .................................................560.9969
The JED Foundation (for at-risk students)
WellSpan Behavioral Health ...................................................481.7840
Family Planning/Birth Control
Assistance Office, Lancaster Co. .............................................299.7411
CHIP/Kids Helpline ................................................800.986.KIDS (5437)
Child Care Info ..................................................................393.4004
Community Action Program ....................................................299.7301
Mom’s House  ...................................................................396.9130
(Free childcare for single parents in educational program)
Medical
SE Lancaster Health Services ...................................................299.6371
Brightside Facility ................................................................735.0510
Planned Parenthood of Susq. Valley .............................................299.2891
State Health Center, Lancaster .................................................299.7597
State Health Hotline ........................................................877.724.3258
Urban League, Project Hope ....................................................394.1966
Hospitals
Ephrata Community Hospital ...................................................733.0311
Heart of Lanc Regional Medical Center ........................................625.5000
Lancaster General Hospital .....................................................544.5511
Lanc Gen Women’s & Babies Hospital .........................................554.3300
Mental Health Services
Crisis Intervention Unit ..........................................................394.2631
MAPS Behavioral Health Services ...............................................390.0353
Mental Health America of Lanc Co. .............................................397.7461
NAMI Pennsylvania ................................................................293.9250
WellSpan Behavioral Health ......................................................481.7840
Self-Help/Support Groups ................................................291.LINC (5462)
Groups for people who share a common physical or emotional condition, situation,
or problem. The primary purpose is to provide information, comfort and
support to each other; United Way LINC maintains a list of support groups
available in the county. Call for meeting types, times and locations.

This is only a partial listing of services and programs available in Lancaster County. The presence of a program or service on this list is not to be construed as the
College’s endorsement of the identified agency. Should any of these programs or agencies prove to be unsuitable for any reason, additional options may be explored with any of our counselors in Hartzell Hall.