PENNSYLVANIA
(updated 1/13/06)

Philadelphia

Belmont Center for Comprehensive Treatment
    4200 Monument Road
    Philadelphia, PA 19131
County of Philadelphia
(215) 581-9144 (Voice), (215) 581-3764 (TTY)
(215)879-2443 (FAX)
Jerome F Knast, PhD, Kristin L Nowell, MA
Host Institution:  Albert Einstein Medical Center
    5501 Old York Road
    Philadelphia, PA 19141
Year Established:  1986
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  1 Full-time; 2 Part-time; 2 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  1 Part-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Detox; Inpatient; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs
Interpreted AA Meetings:  1 All Deaf In-house; 2 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning All Tvs; 6 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  45 in the Past 6 Months; 75 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic;  Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance

Sobriety Through Outpatient, Inc-Journey to Recovery, Inc.
    2534-36 N. Broad Street
    Philadelphia, PA 19132
County of Philadelphia
(215) 227-7867 (Voice), (215) 227-4893 (TTY)
(215) 227-6551; (215) 227-6231 (FAX)
Contact person: Rev. Barbara Montague, Ms Crystal Blue, Dr. Natalie J. Charney
Host Institution:  Sobriety Through Outpatient, Inc. (STOP)
Year Established:  STOP 1987; Journey To Recovery November 2005
Ownership:  Private for profit; Private nonprofit
Number of Staff:  30 Full-time; 3 multi-lingual; 2 American Sign Language Skilled
Interpreters:  2 Full-time
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient Treatment; Family Programs, Aftercare; Adult Outpatient and Intensive Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Treatment Provider, Co-occurring (mental health & Alcohol/Drug Abuse) services, Psychiatric & Physical evaluations, Psychotrophic Medication Prescription and Monitoring, Case Management, Weight & Physical Fittness, Computer Lab, Barber Training, Music Group, Anger Managemetn, Forensic service, HIV/AIDS Coordinator, and Free Breakfast and lunch and transportation assistance for clients served.
Interpreted AA Meetings: 
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  Closed Captioning 1; 1 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served: 
Ages of Clients Served:  18-65 and Over
Populations Served:  Hispanic;  Native American; Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; People with AIDS; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers; Deaf ; All Populations; Physical Disabilities
Financial Arrangements:  Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Medicare; Private Insurance (Magellan)

Pittsburgh

Chemical Dependency Program
    1945 Fifth Avenue
    Pittsburgh, PA 15219
County of Allegheny
(412) 281-1375 (Voice/TTY)
(412) 281-6564 (FAX)
Conchetta LoPresti
Host Institution:  Pittsburgh Hearing, Speech and Deaf Services, Inc
St. Francis Chemical Dependency Program
Year Established:  1987
Ownership:  Private Nonprofit
Number of Staff:  1 Part-time; 1 American Sign Language Skilled
Services Offered:  Alcoholism; Drug Abuse; Information/Referral; Prevention/Education; Assessment/Intake; Outpatient; Aftercare
Interpreted AA Meetings:  3 In Area
Number of Special Devices for the Deaf:  1 Closed Captioning; 3 TTYs
Number of Deaf Clients Served:  15 in the Past 6 Months; 25 in the Past Year
Ages of Clients Served:  All Ages
Populations Served:  Women; DWI; HIV Positive People; Developmentally Disabled; Mentally Ill Chemical  Abusers; Deaf
Financial Arrangements: Self-pay; Sliding Fee Scale; SSI/SSD; Medicaid; Private Insurance (HMO's, BC/BS, Keystone Health, Gateway Health)

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