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• Adult Inpatient Services
•Adolescent Inpatient Services
•Inpatient and Outpatient Electro-Convulsive Therapy
•2 Adult Partial Hospitalization Programs
•Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Programs
•3 Groups Practices for Outpatient Services
•2 Clinics for Outpatient Services
•Psychiatrics Evaluation Services at all 3 ER Sites
•Residential Services
•Psychiatric Consultation / Liaison Services

Behavioral Health Services Definition
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Provides care to men and women over the age of 18.
• Treatment is focused on stabilization so that care can be obtained in an outpatient setting.
• Major focus on discharge planning and arrangement for outpatient support.
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Professional staff provide clinical and educational services to help adolescents (age 12 – 18; other ages by exception) learn how to cope with stress, set goals, communicate with parents and peers, maintain self- control and improve self-reliance.

Behavioral Health Services Definitions
• Largely utilized for patients diagnosed with a major depressive disorder after one or more unsuccessful medication trials.
• 1-3 treatment sessions are initiated while patient is on the inpatient unit.
• Post inpatient discharge, patient may receive anywhere from 2-14 additional treatment sessions as an outpatient, based on individual medical necessity.
• ECT treatment is normally performed 3 times per week.

Behavioral Health Services Definitions
Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
• For adolescents 12-18 years and older.
• Program is initially 6 hours per day, 5 days per weekdecreased as clinically indicated; during school year, program’s teacher works with applicable school district.
• Decreases length of inpatient stay by providing aftercare in an intensive ambulatory setting.
• Prevents inpatient admission- via crisis stabilization, when clinically appropriate, diverting to intensive ambulatory setting.

Behavioral Health Services Definitions
Adult Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP)
• For adults 18 years and older
• Program is initially 6 hours per day, 5 days per weekdecreased as clinically indicated.
• If clinically indicated, and acceptable with insurance, 3 hours per diem treatment may be incorporated into treatment plan.
• Decreases length of inpatient stay by providing aftercare in an intensive ambulatory setting.
• Prevents inpatient admission- via crisis stabilization, when clinically appropriate, diverting to intensive ambulatory setting.

Behavioral Health Services Definitions
Outpatient Group Practices
• Provide short term outpatient treatment based on medical necessity.
• Offer individual, couples, family and group services.
• Age populations treated are children, adolescents, adults, geriatrics.
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic
• Provide long term treatment based on medical necessity and ability to provided appropriate clinical referral / placement.
Residential Rehabilitation
• Offering two levels of residential supervision, 24 hours/365 days per year, or 10 hours/day – Monday through Friday.

Behavioral Health Services Definitions
Psychiatric Evaluation Services (PES)
• Behavioral health consultation service provided to Emergency
Departments.
• PES staff perform behavioral health level of care evaluation assessments on patients presenting to an Emergency
Department, following request from Emergency Department physician.
• Based on clinical outcome level of care evaluation, patient recommended for inpatient, partial hospitalization program, outpatient behavioral health services, or discharge to home.

Lehigh Valley
Hospital
Cedar Crest Location
Psychiatric Evaluation
Services
LVH – Emergency Department
Cedar Crest Blvd. & i-78
Allentown, Pa 18103
Transitions
Adolescent Part Hosp.
Program
1255 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
#1500
Allentown, Pa. 18103
Transitions
Adult Part. Hosp. Program
1259 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
#205
Allentown, Pa. 18103
Lehigh Valley
Hospital
17 th & Chew Site
Psychiatric Evaluation Service
LVH – Emergency Department
17 th & Chew Street, 3 rd Floor
Allentown, Pa. 18102
Mental Health Clinic
LVH – 17 th & Chew Streets
3 rd Floor
Allentown, Pa,18103
Transitional Living Center
Moderate Care
425 Penn Circle
Allentown, Pa 18102
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Muhlenberg
Adolescent Inpatient
Behavioral Health Science
Center
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
Adolescent Inpatient
Behavioral Health Science
Center
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
Inpatient
Behavioral Health Science
Center
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
Base Service Unit 392
2604 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
Psychiatric Evaluation Service
LVH
– Muhlenberg ED
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
Alternatives
Adult Part. Hosp. Program
Behavioral Health Science
Center, First Floor
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107
TLC Administrator
2024 Lehigh Street
Phone: 610-402-5323
Fax: 610-402-5355
Transitional Living Center-
Full Care
2423 Mountain lane- Apt. 201
Allentown, Pa 18103
Outpatient Behavioral Health
Science Center
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa 18107

Lehigh Valley Hospital
Cedar Crest Site
Lehigh Valley Hospital
Muhlenberg Site
The Guidance Program
1255 S. Cedar Crest Blvd.
# 3800
Allentown, Pa. 18103
Consolation / Liaison
The Guidance Program- The
Psychiatry Group
1251 South Cedar Crest Blvd.
Suite 202A
Allentown, Pa. 18104
Muhlenberg Behavioral
Health
Banko Building
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa. 18017
The Guidance Program-
The Psychiatry Group
Lehigh Valley Hospital-
Muhlenberg
2545 Schoenersville Road
Bethlehem, Pa. 18017
**NOTE**
BSU and Mental Health
Clinic are facility based programs that offer professional services.