{"id":86734,"date":"2019-03-21T17:02:25","date_gmt":"2019-03-21T21:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86734"},"modified":"2019-03-21T17:02:25","modified_gmt":"2019-03-21T21:02:25","slug":"kidspeace-launches-innovative-addictions-treatment-program-in-eastern-pa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=86734","title":{"rendered":"KidsPeace Launches Innovative Addictions Treatment Program in Eastern PA"},"content":{"rendered":"

Photo Caption:\u00a0<\/em>State Senator Pat Browne (center, with scissors<\/em>) joined local officials and supporters of KidsPeace in launching the organization\u2019s new \u201cdual-diagnosis\u201d drug and alcohol treatment program at its offices at St. Luke\u2019s Sacred Heart campus in Allentown, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Senator Browne was welcomed by KidsPeace Interim President and CEO Michael Slack (on Browne\u2019s left<\/em>), who thanked the senator for his leadership in securing state funding for the innovative program.\u00a0 Photo Credit: Shawn Parker\/KidsPeace.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cDual-Diagnosis\u201d Personalized Approach Addresses Both Addiction and Underlying Mental Health Issues<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

ALLENTOWN, PA (March 21, 2019) <\/strong>– It\u2019s estimated that nearly half of those who struggle with addiction also suffer from a diagnosable mental health condition \u2013 situations known as \u201cdual-diagnosis\u201d cases. Now KidsPeace has launched an innovative outpatient program that addresses the specific needs of those experiencing both a mental health condition and a substance addiction.<\/p>\n

KidsPeace\u2019s dual-diagnosis program is being launched at its outpatient clinic and community programs location at the St. Luke\u2019s Sacred Heart Campus in downtown Allentown. The program will be launched at KidsPeace\u2019s outpatient clinic in Mount Pocono, Tobyhanna Township in Monroe County, PA later this year.<\/p>\n

According to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), 45 percent of people with addiction have a co-occurring mental health disorder. KidsPeace\u2019s new program offers intensive outpatient, individual, family and group therapy to treat dual diagnoses, recognizing that it is often necessary to address an individual\u2019s underlying mental health issues to ensure long-term success for their addiction treatment.<\/p>\n

Program therapists are trained in the Matrix Model<\/em>, an evidence-based outpatient treatment approach which<\/p>\n

employs aspects of multiple therapeutic styles in combinations that best address each individual\u2019s specific situation. This \u201cpersonalized\u201d approach has been shown to be effective in helping clients overcome the multiple challenges of their dual diagnoses, and use of the Matrix Model is supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).<\/p>\n

The dual-diagnosis treatment program treats adolescents ages 13-18 through KidsPeace\u2019s youth-oriented outpatient capabilities, while treatment for adults ages 18-65 is provided by KidsPeace\u2019s Orchard Behavioral Health unit. More information about the dual-diagnosis programs and contact information for the St. Luke\u2019s Sacred Heart Campus and Tobyhanna Township locations can be found at www.kidspeace.org\/pa-community-programs<\/a> and www.orchardbehavioralhealth.org\/services.<\/a><\/p>\n

The announcement of the program\u2019s launch was made at an open house event March 21 at the Allentown location, at which KidsPeace honored Pennsylvania State Senator Pat Browne (R\u2013Allentown) for his leadership in securing state funding resources needed to establish the program.<\/p>\n

Since 1882, KidsPeace has been building on its expertise to give hope, help and healing to children, adults and those who love them. Through its comprehensive range of residential treatment programs; accredited educational services; unique psychiatric hospital and foster care and community-based programs, KidsPeace is dedicated to helping people connect, transform and overcome their challenges to ensure a stable future, transition to adulthood and gain independence. Since its doors opened, more than 200,000 children have participated in one of the multitude of programs KidsPeace offers.<\/em><\/p>\n

For additional resources or more information on how to get involved, become a foster parent or make a donation, please visit <\/em>www.kidspeace.org<\/em>. <\/em><\/a>Follow us at <\/em>www.facebook.com\/kidspeace.org<\/em> <\/a>or on Twitter @KidsPeace.<\/em><\/p>\n

Information Provided By:
\nRobert Martin
\nDirector of Communications<\/p>\n

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