LAUREL LIFE SERVICES

Laurel Life's Family Based Mental Health Services

Laurel Life's Family Based Mental Health Services are funded by the Office of Mental Health, Department of Public Welfare. Services are non-traditional, in-home and team delivered. They are designed to assist families to care for their children/adolescents with emotional/behavioral problems such that the child/adolescent is at risk of either psychiatric hospitalization or out-of-home placement.

To be eligible for Family Based Mental Health Services, a child/adolescent must be enrolled with the County office of MH/MR, have an Axis I diagnosis, demonstrate serious emotional/behavioral issues and have been unresponsive to other treatment modalities. A determination of eligibility is required from a physician, or licensed psychologist prior to the initiation of services. Funding is provided through Managed Care.

Locations:

• 310 Lortz Avenue, Chambersburg, PA 17201
  Phone: 717.263.7160


• 1681 Kenneth Road, York, PA 17408
  Phone: 717.845.7652

Program Highlights:

• Services are provided in the home and community
• A non-traditional, hands-on approach emphasizing family strengths and resources
• Includes individual, sibling and family counseling
• Services are family driven with all family members seen as both service recipients and providers
• Case Management Services in close coordination with the family to advocate and coordinate available CASSP resources
• 24 hour/7 day crisis intervention services
• Financial assistance to families in need for concrete assistance to aide in family stabilization

Outcomes Measured:

• Post-treatment placement
• Consumer satisfaction
• Decrease in behavior which prompted the referral
• Increase in positive, appropriate adaptive behavior
• Increase in pro-social behavior

Target Population:

• Children and adolescents under the age of 21
• At risk of out-of-home hospitalization or placement
• DSM diagnosis as per physician, psychiatrist, licensed psychologist evaluation
• Severe behavioral and/or emotional disturbance
• Families with at least one cooperative parent

Objectives:

• To prevent out-of-home psychiatric hospitalizations for placements
• To preserve the integrity of the family
• To link the child and family with appropriate community agencies and individuals to create an ongoing community support system
• To strengthen the family’s coping skills and capacity for functioning effectively in the community

Funding
Family Based Mental Health Services are funded by Medical Assistance and are administered through the County’s Health Choices contractor.