Family Help in Pennsylvania: Helping Resources

Take an honest look at your child's behavior and family situation.
Become informed of your child's issues.
Network the resources listed on the Family Help pages and throughout the Focus website to find referrals to mental health services and supportive programs.
Follow through on professional advice and treatment plans.
Build a support system from family, friends, self-help groups, and your place of worship.

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Pennsylvania Information

Hotlines & Helplines - Programs & Services

Self-Help & Support Groups

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1-866-620-1418

BUXMONT ACADEMY

Residential programs and

special education programs

for youth, ages 12-18

Located in Pennsylvania

215-840-9515

FUTURE MEN

Christian residential program

for young men, ages 16-20,

with year-round enrollment

417-546-4171

NEW HOPE

21-day outdoor and wilderness camps

held each month throughout the year

417-683-9793

BONNEVILLE CANYON RETREAT

Life skills learning center

for young men, ages 18 and over

1-866-800-9517

RED ROCK CANYON SCHOOL

Residential treatment center

for youth, ages 12-17,

1-800-635-4441

EAGLE VALLEY RANCH

Residential treatment center

for girls, ages 12-17

Scholarships available

1-866-842-8336

FALCON RIDGE RANCH

Residential treatment program

for girls, ages 12-17,

1-866-968-4673

CEDAR BREAKS ACADEMY

Residential treatment center

for girls, ages 12-17,

1-800-793-7401

MOUNT CARMEL YOUTH RANCH

Christian-based short-term and long-term outdoor therapeutic programs for boys, ages 12-18

1-866-971-3322

COLT SCHOOLS

Christian outdoor programs

for youth, ages 12-18

406-722-2658

Helping Resources in Pennsylvania

Bucks County Learning Disabilities Association

215-355-9601

Volunteer organization dedicated to helping all people with learning disabilities. Visit Learning Disabilities.

Disabilities Law Project

Provides free legal assistance to people with disabilities, their families, and their organizations. Visit Special Education.

Drug Free Pennsylvania

717-232-0300

Fighting substance abuse through the media and the workplace. Visit Drugs and Teen Substance Abuse.

Education Law Center-PA

215-238-6970 Philadelphia

412-391-5225 Pittsburgh

Legal advocacy organization dedicated to insuring that all of Pennsylvania's children have access to a quality public education. Comprehensive education law publications.

Kids Together, Inc.

Information and resources for children and adults with disabilities. Visit Special Education.

Learning Disabilities Association of Pennsylvania

610-458-8193

Education, advocacy, and support. Visit Learning Disabilities.

Mental Health Association of Southeastern Pennsylvania

215-751-1800

1-800-688-4226

Visit Anxiety and Anxiety Disorders.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving - Pennsylvania

717-657-3911

MADD's mission is to stop drunk driving, support the victims of this violent crime and prevent underage drinking. Visit Alcohol and Teen Drinking.

NAMI Southwestern Pennsylvania

412-366-3788

1-888-264-7972

Provides support, education and advocacy efforts for children, adolescents and adults with a serious emotional disorder or a mental illness, and for family members, caregivers, and the community at large. Visit Teen Depression.

Obsessive Compulsive Foundation of Western Pennsylvania

412-363-6231

Education, advocacy, and support. Visit Personality Disorders.

Parents Involved Network of Pennsylvania

1-800-688-4226

An organization that assists parents or caregivers of children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral disorders. Visit Behavior Problems and Behavioral Disorders.

Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape

717-728-9740

1-800-692-7445
1-888-772-7227 24 Hour
Works with its statewide network of rape crisis centers to provide quality services to victims /survivors of sexual violence, and to create public awareness and prevention education. Visit Abuse: Sexual and Teen Dating Violence.

Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association

1-800-887-6422

Advocacy, education, information and referrals. Visit Bipolar Disorder.

Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy

717-236-8110

1-800-692-7443

Information, referrals, and technical assistance to people with disabilities in Pennsylvania. Visit Special Education.

Pennsylvania Tourette Syndrome Association

1-800-990-3300

Education, advocacy, support.

Visit Tourette Syndrome.

Pittsburgh Coalition Against Pornography

412-281-4565

Calls for the enforcement of existing obscenity laws, raises public awareness about the dangerous effects of hard-core pornography, and facilitates the passage of new obscenity legislation when necessary. Visit Abuse: Physical, Emotional, Sexual, Neglect.

Stop It Now! Philadelphia

215-701-1560

Prevention programs and public awareness activities to help adults take responsibility for preventing the sexual abuse of children BEFORE a child is harmed. Visit Abuse: Physical, Sexual, Emotional, Neglect.

TAPLINK

215-256-0669

Support and resources for Pennsylvania adoptive parents and others who have a child with attachment issues. Visit Attachment and Attachment Disorders.