VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTER
BUSINESS HOURS
Monday - Friday / 8:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed Most Major Holidays
RECYCLING FACILITY HOURS
Monday - Friday / 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
197 Dunn Station Road
Prosperity, PA 15329
(724) 627-5511
Fax: (724) 852-1764
If you or someone you know is experiencing a Mental Health Emergency, the 24-hour Mental Health Crisis Hotline number is 1-800-417-9460. You may also call 911 for Mental Health Emergencies.
Peer Support Services
eer Support offers unique support in emergency, outpatient or inpatient mental health treatment settings, linking you with a Peer Support Specialist. A Peer Support Specialist is a person living with a mental illness who provides mentoring, guidance and support services and offers their skills to others who are experiencing psychiatric disabilities and receiving mental health services. A Peer Support Specialist provides encouragement, information and an understanding voice. We help our peers create and follow a plan for their own recovery. We also offer our experience to help our peers discover the many resources available to them as they recover.
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What Can Peer Support Services Offer You?
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Peer Support can offer hope and support through trying times.
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A Peer Specialist's personal success can inspire hope in another person in their own recovery.
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Peer Support can advocate for the person when the person struggles to advocate for themselves.
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Peer Support can educate the individual about wellness and other issues, such as how symptoms can affect one's lifestyle.
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Peer Support can offer support and encouragement for the person to make their own choices.
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Peer Support assists an individual in planning for the time when symptoms may return and helps enable the individual to maintain a progressive path to recovery.
Who Is Eligible for Peer Support Services?
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Anyone 18 years or older and a resident of Greene County
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Presence or history of serious mental illness including schizophrenia, major mood disorder, psychotic disorder NOS, schizoaffective disorder or borderline personality disorder
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Other diagnoses may be approved by the managed care organization under the exception process but persons must meet all other criteria
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Moderate to severe functional impairment from a mental illness that affects one or more of the environmental roles: Living, Learning, Working and Social
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The person must themselves choose to participate
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An interested person can self-refer to Greene Arc, Inc. Peer Support Services. They can also be referred by:
- A Family Member
- A Caseworker
- A Mental Health Therapist
- A Psychologist or Psychiatrist
- A Nurse Practitioner
- A Medical Doctor
- Any Hospitalization Program
- If you were recently hospitalized and will be
leaving the hospital, the staff can refer you
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A referral can then be reviewed and a written recommendation must be signed by a Licensed Healing Arts Practitioner, which includes the following:
- Psychologist
- Physician
- Physician's Assistant OR
- Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Peer Support currently serves 42 individuals.
Peer Support Services
197 Dunn Station Road
Prosperity, PA 15329
Phone: (724) 627-7079 / Fax: (724) 627-7082