Mental Health / Mental Retardation - Drug and Alcohol

Carol J. Waltz, Administrator

Centre County Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation-Drug and Alcohol
Willowbank County Office Building
420 Holmes Street
Bellefonte PA 16823-1488
Directions: Map
Phone: (814) 355-6782
Fax: (814) 355-6985
E-mail: cjwaltz@co.centre.pa.us
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Monday - Friday

What is MH/MR-D&A?

  • Public and private agencies that work together to treat persons with mental disability.
  • Identifies, evaluates, and treats persons with mental illness or mental retardation.
  • Provides a range of treatment options to enable persons with mental illness or mental retardation to remain in the community and lead productive lives.
  • Strives to prevent hospitalization or institutional care.
  • Provides crisis intervention services.
  • Provides comprehensive prevention, intervention, treatment, and referral services for any person with drug and alcohol use/abuse issues.
  • Provides information and referral assistance.
  • All services are confidential.

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Mental Health Services

Intake/Casemanagement
To access the problem and monitor treatment.

Outpatient Services
Individual, group therapy, and medications.

Partial Hospitalization
Day treatment alternatives to hospitalization.

Inpatient Services
Hospitalization.

Emergency Services
24 hour crisis intervention.

Rehabilitation/Training
Vocational services, supported and sheltered employment.

Residential Services
Residential treatment for persons needing ongoing staff assistance.

Intensive Casemanagement
Intense casework to help people remain in the community.

Resource Coordination
Moderately intense casework to help people through the maze of services.

Family Based Services
Intense in home family intervention and treatment for children.

Family Support Services
Assistance to the family to maintain the mentally ill person in the home.

Student Assistance Program
Assistance in the school to provide early identification and treatment.

Child/Adolescent Services
A system to provide multi-agency help to seriously disturbed children.

Consumer Drop-In
Centers where consumers help other consumers.

Housing Supports
Rental and housing assistance.

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Mental Retardation Services

Intake/Casemanagement
To access needs and monitor services.

Adult Development Training
Recreation programs, adult development activities, and independent living programs.

Early Intervention Services
Early identification, screening, and early remediation of handicapping conditions.

Rehabilitation/Training
Vocational services, supported employment, and sheltered employment.

Residential Program
A range of residential services from minimal to intensely staffed and supervised programs.

Family Support Services
Support for the family to maintain a mentally retarded family member at home.

Targeted Service Management
Moderately intense casework to help people through the maze of services.

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Drug and Alcohol Services

Prevention Services
Educates individuals to reduce misuse/abuse of chemical substances.

Intervention Services
Offers drop-in and hotline services.

Treatment Services
Offers casemanagement and outpatient services to individuals with drug and/or alcohol problems.

Partial Hospitalization
Provides more intensive treatment.

Inpatient Non-Hospital
Short term residential treatment.

Transitional Housing
A housing option for persons in treatment.

Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime (TASC) Program
Assessment/Casemanagement for criminal justice clients.

Act 152 Program
Assessment/Casemanagement for MA recipients.