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Corporate Headquarters
(610) 239-9600
FAX: (610) 239-9195
106 West Main Street
Norristown, PA 19401

ACCESS
Broad Street
Centro De Vida
Centro Primavera
Chambers Hill
    Adolescent Program
Common Ground
Community House
Corporate
    Headquarters
Concept 90
Cumberland
    County Prison
Daniel Snow Halfway
     House
Elsie Shenk Outpatient
Family Alternatives
FIR-ST
Focus House
Fountain Springs
Fresh Start
Gaudenzia Erie, Inc.
    (Crossroads)
Gaudenzia at
     Owings Mills
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
Gaudenzia at
     Park Heights
      Outpatient
Gaudenzia at the
    Women's Detention
      Center
Harrisburg Outpatient
Joy of Living
Kindred House
Metropolitan Transition
    Center (MTC)
Nelson Education
    Center
New Beginnings
New Destiny
New Image
New View
Northumberland
    County Prison
Outreach I
Outreach II
People with Hope
Philly House
Prince George’s
     County Outpatient
Progress House
Recovery House
Re-Entry
SCI Chester
SCI Dallas
Siena House
Sunbury Outpatient
The Bair O'Malley House
Together House
     Men’s Program
Together House
     Women’s Program
Together House
    Short Term 
Vantage
West Chester House
West Chester
     Outpatient
West Shore
    Outpatient

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Focus House is a long term residential drug and alcohol treatment program for males aged 18 and over who have been dually diagnosed (chronically mentally ill and well as chemically dependent). The program provides a setting which combines substance abuse counseling with community residential rehabilitation and transitional living arrangements for the chronically mentally ill. The capacity is for 12 men.

The goals of Focus House are to teach clients the basic life skills needed to live as independently and productively as possible in the community, to eliminate the substance abuse patterns that complicate the symptoms of mental illness, and to promote effective, self-motivated involvement in the mental health treatment system.

Focus House provides rehabilitation services in a four phase program with emphasis on both chemical dependency and mental disorders. Orientation introduces the client to the program rules, regulations, and philosophies. The Adjustment phase begins after 30 days and consists of the most intensive level of the program activity. Focus House is a Therapeutic Community (TC) which emphasizes the development of a more self-sufficient lifestyle and responsibility for daily personal needs. As in all Gaudenzia residences, the client gradually takes on more responsibility within the environment by practicing the methods needed to cope adequately in society while remaining substance free.

After the treatment phase, which lasts 2-6 months, the resident enters the re-entry phase. During re-entry, he begins pursuing external involvement such as vocational training, education and employment.

Upon successful completion of the program, follow up case management is provided. If appropriate, the resident may be referred to Progress, another Gaudenzia facility specializing in dual diagnosis but requiring a more advanced level of functioning and entailing less supervision.

SERVICES OFFERED:
Life Skills Training
Interpersonal Skills Development
Educational Seminars
Peer Support Groups
Individual and Group Counseling
Alcoholics Anonymous Involvement
Narcotics Anonymous Involvement
Recreational, Social and Cultural Activities

CRITERIA FOR ADMISSION:
Dually diagnosed males aged 18 and older
Resident of Philadelphia
Drug and alcohol free
Detoxification can be arranged by staff
Admission can be arranged through a local Base Service Unit, Philadelphia Office of Mental Health/Mental Retardation

FUNDING:
Philadelphia Office of MH/MR
Residents are charged a monthly fee based upon their income