Community

Bucks

Bucks County Community Connections

The Mental Health/Mental Retardation program is responsible for the administration of services to Bucks County residents with a mental illness or mental retardation, and their families. The purpose of the services is to support individuals to live in the community and to assist them in actively participating in community life.

If you are in a crisis situation call 1-800-499-7455 to speak to a trained crisis worker anytime -- day or night.

Mental Health Program

Services are provided at a variety of agencies located throughout the County. Services include: Crisis Services, Outpatient Therapy, Partial Hospitalization, Community Treatment Teams, Administrative Case Management, Intensive Case Management, Resource Coordination.

Housing services include: Adult Respite, Intensive, Maximum and Moderate Community Residential Rehabilitation (CRR), and Supported Living.

Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services include: Clubhouse, Psycho-Social Programs and Consumer Run Drop In Centers. Vocational and Employment services are also available.

Children's services include: Outpatient Therapy, Partial Hospitalization, Intensive Case Management, Family Based Mental Health Services, School Based services, Student Assistance Program, and the L.I.F.E. program which provides parent advocacy, education and information and referral services.

Mental Retardation Program

Services include: Case Management/Service Coordination, Family Driven Support Services, Information and Referral and Consultation and Education.

Residential Services include: Home Based, Family Living, Supported Living and Community Living Arrangements (CLA). The Program also administers Vocational Services, Competitive Employment, Vocational Rehabilitation and Adult Training.

In addition, the Program administers Early Intervention Services. Early Intervention (EI) is an entitlement service designed to meet the developmental needs of eligible children and their families. Children are eligible for EI throughout the County if they are between the ages of birth and three years; and have a delay of 25% or greater in any one of the following five developmental areas: cognitive, communication, physical, social emotional or adaptive, or have a diagnosed physical or mental condition which has a high probability of resulting in developmental delay.

To obtain Mental Health or Early Intervention services, contact the agency closest to you; For Mental Retardation information and intake contact the Department of Mental Health-Mental Retardation at 215-442-0760.

  • Bucks County Department Of MH/MR
    Phillip Fenster, Administrator
    600 Louis Drive,
    SUITE 101,
    Warminster, PA 18974
    Phone: (215) 442-0760
    Fax: (215) 442-0780

  • Penn Foundation
    Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Early Intervention
    807 Lawn Avenue
    P.O. Box 32
    Sellersville, PA 18960
    Phone: (215) 257-6551 (MH)
    Phone: (215) 257-1183 (MR)
  • Lenape Valley Foundation
    Mental Health and Mental Retardation
    500 North West Street
    Doylestown, PA 18901
    Phone: (215) 345-5300
    Early Intervention
    Phone: (267) 893-5400
  • Penndel Mental Health
    Mental Health
    1517 Durham Road
    Penndel, PA 19047
    Phone: (215) 752-1541

    Mental Retardation
    919 Durham Road
    Penndel, PA 19047
    Phone: (215) 750-9898
  • Northwestern Human Services of Bucks CountyEarly Intervention
    2075 Byberry Road
    Suite 111
    Bensalem, PA 19020
    Phone: (215) 245-9076

If you are on Medical Assistance, some Mental Health, Alcohol and other Drug Services are authorized and paid for by: Magellan Behavioral Health of PA, Inc.

Call 1-877-769-9785 for Information and Authorization.

Employment Providers

  • BARC
  • Community Options, Inc.
  • Devereux
  • Dr. Gertrude A. Barber Center, Inc.
  • Employment Technology, Inc.
  • Goodwill Industries of Mid-Eastern PA
  • Special People in Northeast, Inc.

OVR District Offices serving Bucks County

  • Norristown BVRS
    1875 New Hope Street
    Norristown, PA 19401
    484-250-4340; 1-888-616-0470 TTY; 1-800-221-1042
  • Philadelphia BBVS
    444 No9rth Third Street 5th Floor
    Philadelphia, PA 19130
    215-560-5700; 1-888-870-4473 TTY; 1-866-631-3892
  • CareerLink