Children's Behavioral Health/Managed Care Services
Family Based Mental Health Program
Four teams work with a small case load of families that have a child who is emotionally troubled. The program is home based and provides a wide variety of counseling, educational, and concrete services. The program offices are located at 531 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018. Contact Deb Hess at 610-954-9561 or Click here to email Deb.
Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services
Services are designed to assist children with behavioral and emotional concerns, and are provided in the home, schools, and community. Children from birth to age 21 can receive any combination of Therapeutic Staff Support, Behavioral Specialist and Mobile Therapist services. The professionals work together as an ad hoc team to assist the child and family in attaining identified goals. The program office is located at 1615 Northampton St. in Easton. Contact Josi Ferriera-Garcia at 610-252-2681 or Click here to email her in Easton.
Diagnostic Service
The diagnostic service is provided to children living in their own home, a foster care setting, or an institution located in the Lehigh Valley. The service includes psychiatric, psychological and educational evaluations, as well as an individual and family assessment. A physical exam is also provided and additional specialized tests may be conducted. The purpose of the service is to provide recommendations to county agencies having responsibility for the children regarding treatment planning in complex situations. Contact Jennifer McLaughlin at the Easton office, 610-252-2681 or Click here to email her in Easton.
Child Welfare Treatment Services
Adolescents and Families Together (Lehigh Valley AFT)
Opened in 1978, Adolescents and Families Together is an outclient community counseling program for at-risk children and youth and their families. It is an aftercare service for youth staying at the Shelter, a truancy prevention program for selected school districts in the Lehigh Valley, and a family treatment program for Northampton County Juvenile Probation. Case management and therapeutic intervention services are provided to victims of child sexual abuse and sexually reactive youth through the Victim Intervention Program. AFT provides services on a sliding fee scale that is lower than that of private practitioners and other United Way counseling services.
Lehigh Valley AFT’s office is located at 1615 Northampton Street in Easton, PA 18042. Contact Christine Hanna at 610-252-2681 or Click here to email Christine.
Family Preservation Program (FPP)
In partnership with Lehigh and Northampton County child welfare and mental health agencies, staff provide up to 10 hours a week of service to families who have a child at imminent risk of foster placement due to the presence of physical abuse, drug and alcohol abuse, neglect, serious emotional illness, and parent/child conflict. Counseling, case management, and concrete services are provided to families in their homes for a period of three to twelve months. Staff is available to families 24 hours a day, seven days a week through an emergency paging system.
Lehigh County FPP offices are located in Allentown at 524 Walnut Street, Allentown, PA 18101. Contact Sandra Molnar at 610-432-6481 or Click here to email Sandra.
Northampton County FPP has its office at 1615 Northampton Street, Easton, PA 18042. Contact Christine Hanna at 610-252-2681 or Click here to email Christine.