Diakon Behavioral Health Services
Treatment center
At a glance
- Address
- 5000 Ritter Road, Mechanicsburg, PA 17055
- Levels of care
- OutpatientTelemedicine
- Ages served
- Youth (Ages 12-17)Young Adults (Ages 18-25)Adults (Ages 26-64)Seniors (Ages 65+)
- Languages
- Sign language
Detox and medication
Detox
- Not offered: Opioids
- Not offered: Alcohol
- Not offered: Benzodiazepines
- Not offered: Methamphetamines
- Not offered: Cocaine
Medication assisted treatment
- Offered: Buprenorphine
- Offered: Naltrexone
- Not offered: Methadone
Services and programs
Services
Special programs
Other treatment centers close by
Within about 14 miles of this address, nearest first.
Meetings in Mechanicsburg
Treatment and fellowship meetings do different jobs, and most people end up using both.
Questions people ask about Diakon Behavioral Health Services
Is Diakon Behavioral Health Services residential or day treatment?
They provide outpatient and telemedicine, which is the whole of what this address in Mechanicsburg is set up for.
Does Diakon Behavioral Health Services offer a detox?
They do not offer one. Sorting detox out comes first, and Mechanicsburg is the nearest place that does it, under a mile away.
What special programs does Diakon Behavioral Health Services offer?
They offer a program for veterans, which not every center around Mechanicsburg does.
Does Diakon Behavioral Health Services prescribe buprenorphine or methadone?
They prescribe buprenorphine and naltrexone, which is the part of treatment that is prescribed rather than attended. Of the 8 centers near Mechanicsburg, not all of them do.
Is there an interpreter at Diakon Behavioral Health Services?
They offer treatment in Sign language. Whether that means a counselor who speaks it or an interpreter is worth asking, and Mechanicsburg has 8 other centers to ask.
What does treatment at a place like this cost?
There is no single figure, and anyone who quotes one before asking you anything is guessing. County behavioral health departments fund treatment directly in many places, and that route is invisible from a search. Ask for the itemized version rather than a single total, because the surprises sit in the line items.
Who has access to my records?
A program needs your signature before it discusses you with anyone at all. Who you authorize, and what they are authorized to hear, are two separate choices on the same form. Where a court or a license is involved, ask exactly what gets reported and to whom.
What do I need to have with me on day one?
Think documents and medication first, comforts second. Anything a prescriber gave you should travel with its label attached, because an unlabeled container is usually refused. Ask what to do about prescriptions and mail arriving at home while you are away.