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About Merakey
Merakey Behavioral Health Services - Coal Township is a nonprofit offering services for local communities in Coal Township, Pennsylvania. They provide behavioral health services, educational resources, and addiction treatment.
Addiction and mental health related services offered at Merakey Behavioral Health include clinical assessments, comprehensive treatment planning, mobile intake and assessment teams, co-occurring disorder programs, outpatient treatment programs, counseling, medication assisted treatment, community referrals, diversion programs, and community treatment.
The Parkside Recovery Mobile Intake and Assessment Team responds to individuals with addiction and/or co-occurring mental health disorders. The team provides an in community response, assesses individuals and the level of intervention required, then seeks to refer patients to the appropriate services for stabilization.Â
Merakey Behavioral Health’s intensive outpatient programs treat addiction and/or other co-occurring conditions. The program includes a thorough clinical assessment, individualized treatment planning, individual and group counseling, medication management, CBT, and psychoeducation. It may also involve the use of MAT (explained below). Intensive outpatient sessions are held at least three to four times per week.
Outpatient programs are for individuals with substance use disorder and/or co-occurring conditions who do not require detox or stabilization but do need inpatient or intensive addiction treatment. Like the intensive outpatient program, the regular outpatient services at Merakey Behavioral Health provide similar activities, such as assessment, participating in individual and group treatment counseling, medication management, and attending educational groups to enhance coping skills and peer recovery support. Where this program differs is that patients are required to attend less frequently but at least once or twice a week.Â
The MAT program includes counseling, support groups, and medication management in an outpatient setting. This program is appropriate for alcohol and substance use disorders and is available to men, women, pregnant and postpartum people. As clients progress and stabilize, in person office appointments tend to become less frequent.Â
In partnership with Philadelphia Police, Merakey Behavioral Health provides behavioral health services to individuals as part of a police or court requirement. Typically, diversion programs are offered as an alternative to prosecution and jail time.
Merakey Behavioral Health accepts various payment methods and can provide some services for free from donations and state funding.
Payment Options
Self-pay options 
Private insurance 
Medicaid
Levels of Care
Outpatient
Outpatient Programs (OP) are for those seeking mental rehab or drug rehab, but who also stay at home every night. The main difference between outpatient treatment (OP) and intensive outpatient treatment (IOP) lies in the amount of hours the patient spends at the facility. Most of the time an outpatient program is designed for someone who has completed an inpatient stay and is looking to continue their growth in recovery. Outpatient is not meant to be the starting point, it is commonly referred to as aftercare.
Intensive Outpatient
Intensive Outpatient programs are for those who want or need a very structured treatment program but who also wish to live at home and continue with certain responsibilities (such as work or school). IOP substance abuse treatment programs vary in duration and intensity, and certain outpatient rehab centers will offer individualized treatment programs. The Intensive Outpatient Program gives patients the chance to participate in a structured treatment plan part-time while they transition back to home and work or other responsibilities.
Aftercare Support
Completing a drug or alcohol rehab program shouldn't spell the end of substance abuse treatment. Aftercare involves making a sustainable plan for recovery, including ongoing support. This can include sober living arrangements like halfway houses, career counseling, and setting a patient up with community programs like Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) or Narcotics Anonymous (NA).
Intervention Services
Intervention services bring extensive experience to the planning and conducting of drug interventions in Pennsylvania. These experts can facilitate interventions in a sensitive manner that encourages positive outcomes. The goal of the intervention is to educate the individual about addiction and the consequences of their substance use and encourage them to get the treatment they need. Interventions can be effective with all types of drugs and alcohol addiction.
Programs
Adult program
Program for women
Program for men
Adolescence program
Children program
HIV/AIDS program
Clinical Services
Group Therapy
Group therapy sessions in Pennsylvania offer you a safe space when you're struggling with drug and alcohol addiction. You can openly discuss your challenges and the progress you're making in rehabilitation. Sharing this responsibility with others in your group fosters a commitment to sobriety and helps create strong bonds with your peers.
Family Therapy
Family therapy teaches individual family members in Pennsylvania the benefits of collectively combating addiction. Therapists help individual members establish healthy boundaries between themselves and their loved one who is struggling with addiction. This helps improve emotional support systems and creates a bond so families work together to sustain long term recovery.
Individual Therapy
Personalized therapy sessions in Pennsylvania typically include a safe and nonjudgmental setting in which you can express your deepest emotions and feelings and explore the factors that have contributed to addiction. Therapists tailor the sessions to help you develop healthier thought patterns and behaviors, which improve your self control and build a foundation for your long term sobriety.
Couples Therapy
Couples therapy in Pennsylvania is typically short term treatment that focuses on building skills that lead to positive long term relationship changes. Sessions with the therapist may occur both jointly and individually.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Motivational Interviewing
Motivational interviewing in Pennsylvania gives you the opportunity to share your perspective and explore your ideas and motivation for change. Your therapist will walk you through the four steps of engaging, focusing, evoking, and planning to empower you to make any desired changes in your life.
Trauma Therapy
It is important to process the impact that traumatic experiences have had on your life. During trauma therapy, you and an experienced therapist confront these experiences and the emotional impact it is had. This helps to reduce your symptoms of stress and anxiety and improve your overall mental health and well being.
Contact
(570) 644-0808 
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