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Residential Services
Tioga County > Human Services > Residential Services
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Director: Sandi Garrison
Phone: 570-724-5766 Hours: 8:00 - 4:00
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Residential Services offers residential treatment programs that serve youth from throughout Pennsylvania who require placement and therapeutic intervention outside the home. Admission requirements vary. Children may be court-ordered to a particular program or referred from another agency. Youth in the residential treatment programs attend public school and take part in school and community activities. For targeted populations, Residential Services also offers a variety of special programs, such as Secure Detention, Bridge Housing and Independent Living. Our Residential Programs are certified as providing a PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder) curriculum to our clients. |
| Secure Detention: |
The 12-bed Secure Detention program provides temporary, maximum security for youth ages 10–18 that have been adjudicated or are alleged delinquent and are awaiting court disposition and/or placement. A judge or his designee must authorize admission to Secure Detention. The average length of stay on the unit is 16 days. Youth receive on-site educational services through BLaST Intermediate Unit #17 and participate in supervised recreational activities and life skills training.
The court may request that a youth in Secure Detention have a comprehensive diagnostic evaluation.
A diagnostic evaluation provides valuable information to help the court determine appropriate placement for the youth, following his or her stay in detention. This comprehensive evaluation includes:
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psychological evaluation by a clinical psychologist
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medical evaluation
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drug & alcohol assessment
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individual and family background summary
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behavioral observation report
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home assessment
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educational evaluation
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summary and recommendations report
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court testimony, if appropriate
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psychiatric evaluation, upon request. |
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Residential Treatment: |
| Residential Treatment provides a structured, supervised setting for court-ordered delinquent and dependent youth. The co-ed program serves youth ages 12–18. An individual treatment plan is developed for each youth. A behavioral management approach, consisting of four levels and a daily point system, helps the youth develop self-discipline, self-esteem and social responsibility. Residential Treatment also offers shelter care beds for Tioga County youth. |
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Resource Family Placement: |
| Resource family placement offers safe, temporary housing for children birth to 18 who are removed from their homes due to issues such as abuse, neglect, an at risk environment and improper parenting. All family avenues are exhausted before a child is placed in resource family care. The program also provides for recruitment and supervision of resource homes as well as training for resource parents. |
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Bridge Housing: |
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The 14-apartment Bridge Housing program is located at the St. James Complex in Mansfield. The goal of this program is to assist the homeless and victims of domestic violence to find and retain permanent housing. This is accomplished by providing temporary housing and supportive services, such as case management, housing counseling, training and life skills education to those living in Bridge Housing. The maximum stay is one year. |
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Independent Living: |
| Independent Living provides life skills training for adolescents ages 16-21 that are currently or were previously placed in a resource family and/or residential care. |
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Peer-to-Peer: |
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Individuals who are in recovery are trained to help others in the recovery process. It involves the following:
Peer Specialist
A Peer Specialist is a paid staff person with a mental health or co-occurring disorder who has been trained to help his/her peers identify and achieve specific life goals. The Peer Specialist promotes self-determination, personal responsibility and empowerment inherent in recovery, and assists people with mental illnesses to regain control over their lives and their recovery process.
Peer-to-Peer Training
The Tioga County Department of Human Services actively supports NAMI in providing the NAMI Peer-to-Peer Educational Program. The program is a nine week/two hours per week-educational program focusing on the topic of recovery for any person with serious mental illness who is interested in establishing and maintaining wellness. The program uses a combination of lectures, interactive exercises and structured group processes. The diversity of experience among course participants affords for a dynamic experience. |
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Supported Living: |
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There are three mental health units that are utilized for transitional living apartments. |
| Housing Advocacy and Development: |
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Tioga County employs a Housing Specialist who is responsible for coordinating housing with providers, attending state, county and regional meetings regarding housing and seeking out additional resources related to housing for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities.
The Housing Specialist coordinates the Local Housing Option Team meetings which bring together key stakeholders within the community to identify the housing needs of people with disabilities. The LHOT team meets on a monthly basis with the goal of finding interested landlords and land owners to become involved and provide safe, affordable housing for those in need.
Additionally the Housing Specialist takes part in weekly Consumer Support Program meetings. The CSP meetings are based on the needs of the individual to incorporate self help and other approaches which allow consumers to retain control over their own lives. The housing specialist helps the consumer find safe and affordable housing when they decide they want to establish a residence of their own within the community of their choice. Tioga County continues to concentrate on consumer needs while focusing on recovery, improved services access and quality outcomes. |
| Community Support Program (CSP): |
| This program is a coalition of mental health consumers, family members and professionals working to help adults with serious mental illness and co-occurring disorders live successfully in the community. This is a statewide coalition that links CSP nationally with regional and local CSP’s throughout the State. This program is based on key principles which focus on the fact that people can and do recover from mental illness. The community support system incorporates the following components:
A consumer, a family member, or a professional may contact the CSP to request help. |
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1873 Shumway Hill Road
Wellsboro, PA 16901
Phone: 570-724-5766
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