Philadelphia Community Services for Children and Adolescents
Services:
- Evaluations, Diagnosis and Treatment
- Special Education
- Vocational Education
- Services In Homes and Communities
- Day Treatment
- Residential Treatment
- Inpatient Hospitalization
- Suicide
- Psychiatric Emergencies
- Crisis Intervention
- Special Services
- Financial And Health Care Benefits
- Advocacy And Support
- Medication
- Types Of Psychological Evaluations
- Child Sexual Abuse
- Legal Rights
- Grievance and Appeal rights
- Glossary
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Philadelphia Community Services for Children and Adolescents: A Straightforward Guide to Mental Health and Related Services for Children and Adolescents
We hope this guide will assist families in accessing mental health and related services for their children or adolescents who have emotional and/or behavioral disorders. We have described many of the services and resources available in Philadelphia. We have also tried to provide practical guidelines to the often complicated and difficult process involved in getting help. To do this, we have drawn on the experience and knowledge of families and professionals from various disciplines.
We want to provide as much information as possible to enable you to make your own choices. In these times of uncertainty, family members and professionals need to be aware of the many changes taking place in the way mental health and related services for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral disorders are being delivered. The reader needs to keep in mind that these changes are ongoing. We suggest you call the resource numbers listed to verify information. If you are still having a problem or do not have all the information you need, contact Parents Involved Network (PIN) at 215-751-1800.
Follow the links listed on the left-hand side of the page for specific services and resources or search the guide. We have also provided a Guide Site Map to aid you in navigating the electronic version of the guide.
We have not evaluated the resources listed in this guide. Inclusion does not imply our endorsement nor does absence imply our disapproval.
Acknowledgements
We wish to thank the City of Philadelphia's Department of Public Health--Office of Mental Health and Mental Retardation for providing ongoing funding to support the research, development, and distribution of Philadelphia Community Services for Children and Adolescents: A Straightforward Guide to Mental Health and Related Services for Children and Adolescents.
We also wish to acknowledge and express our appreciation to the many individuals, both parents and professionals, who contributed their time and energy to the creation of this guide. In particular, we would like to thank Dr. Mary Anne Delaney, Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at Drexel University College of Medicine, for her contributions to the Guide. A special thank you to Francesca Vassalluzzo, Coordinator, Children's CRC Project, for her assistance with proofreading the Guide.
Introduction
The Introduction page contains two articles From a Parent's Perspective and From an Educator's Perspective.
Parents Involved Network
A Project of the Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania
Catherine Panzarella, Director-Division of Child, Adolescent, and Family Services
William Krum, Director-Division of Peer Support and Community Education
Jeanette Cord, Coordinator, Children's Guide Project
William Porter, Project Editor, Children's Guide Project
Nancy Massey, MasseyNet.com, Inc., Development of the Electronic Version of this Guide on the PIN Web site
Parents Involved Network (PIN) of Pennsylvania, funded in part by the Philadelphia Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation, is a family-run, support/advocacy, information, and referral resource for parents of children and adolescents with emotional and/or behavioral disorders.
The Guide is out of print. Please refer to the online edition which can be downloaded.
