Agency Details:

Chartiers Community Mental Health and Retardation Center Inc.

Chartiers Mental Health/Mental Retardation Center provides community mental health services to individuals and their families. A Family Education Series is offered as well as support groups for family and friends of the mentally ill. Chartiers is located in the Professional Building, 437 Railroad St., Bridgeville with additional sites in Mt. Lebanon, Castle Shannon, Crafton, Carnegie, Bethel Park and Dormont.

Description:
Chartiers MH/MR Center is a private, non-profit agency. Chartiers provides treatment and services to individuals and families in the surrounding South Hills communities. Services fall into the following basic areas: psychological services, short term and long term outpatient services, partial hospitalization, psychiatric rehabilitation, outreach and crisis intervention, mental health residential services, day programming for mentally challenged individuals, employment training for the mentally challenged, case management, student assistance services in the schools, family education and support groups. Chartiers also provides a 24 hour telephone answering and emergency service.

History:
Chartiers is a private, non-profit organization established in accordance with the 1966 MH/MR Act of Pennsylvania. The agency is governed by its Board of Directors.

Contact person: Mary Kay Bonn, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: 412 221-5229

Address:

437 Railroad St. Bridgeville, PA 15017 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.chartierscenter.org

Directions:

Because Chartiers has a variety of volunteer sites, directions can be confirmed by calling 412 221-3302 ext.118. For medical records volunteers who are coming to the Bridgeville location, our office borders Upper St. Clair and Bower Hill Rd. When using. . . (more)   Nearest Bus Stop: Buses from downtown are: 31D Bridgeville, 31E Bridgeville, 41B Bower Hill, 41C Cedar Blvd. The bus comes from downtown and stops right in front of the building. For maps or information, please see http://www.portauthority.org/ride/ride.html

Miscellaneous Information

Are court referrals welcomed?
	No
Is act 33/34 clearance required of your volunteers?
	Yes

Last updated on November 16, 2009