New Directions provides children and adolescents a more intensive and frequent mental health treatment than is offered in traditional outpatient settings. New Directions is the only licensed childrens partial hospitalization in Fayette County. The target population is children and adolescents between the ages 5 and 19 who are still enrolled in school. The objectives of New Directions are to treat underlying Mental Health conditions, to assist the child/adolescent to cope with problems more successfully and to help the child/adolescent learn to demonstrate more age appropriate, pro-social and rewarding behaviors. The ultimate goal is for the consumer to be able to successfully re-enter the traditional public school settting, be productive in their communities and well adjusted in their families.
- Intake and Assesments
- Art Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Discharge Planning
- Group Therapy
- Psychiatric Evaluation & Supervision
- Specialized Therapy
- Emergency Services
- Trauma Groups
- Functional Living Skills Group (FLS)
- Recreational Therapy
- Academic Curriculum
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125 Chaffee Street Extension
Uniontown, PA 15401
Tel: 724-434-KIDS (5437)
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During a conversation with a young man formerly treated in the New Directions program, the young man and his mother commented that he is now working full time and supporting his family. We asked his mother "where would he be if he never attended New Directions?" and her reply was "in jail". The young man commented that he never realized how much people have done for him in the New Directions Program and how those in the program should appreciate the dedication of the staff..
