Allegheny County Resource Guide

The PHCSE Department of Human Services provides a resource guide for child and adolescent mental health services. View the resource guide here.

Suicide Prevention and Intervention

Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship utilizes a multifaceted approach to suicide prevention which integrates school and community-based supports. This policy and approach are documented under Board Policy 9.32.

LGBTQ Resources

• GLSEN
  Founded by a group of teachers in 1990, GLSEN works to ensure that LGBTQ (lesbian, gay bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning) students are able to learn and grow in a school environment free from bullying and harassment.
  
  
• Persad Center
  Persad Center is a human service organization whose mission is to improve the well-being of the LGBTQ communities and the HIV/AIDS communities. Persad serves its target populations and their loved ones across Western Pennsylvania, with service centers in Pittsburgh and Washington, PA.

Domestic Violence Resources

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233
  Everyone deserves relationships free from domestic violence. The National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential support 24/7/365.

Child Abuse/Sexual Assault Resources

• PA ChildLine – 1-800-932-0313
  Trained specialists are available 24/7/365 to receive referrals of suspected child abuse and general child well-being concerns.
• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape – 1-866-363-7273
  Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR) is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1972. PAAR’s mission is to respond to survivors of sexual violence with crisis intervention and counseling, educate the community to prevent sexual violence, and advocate for systems to respond to and prevent sexual violence. PAAR’s hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year.

Drug/Alcohol Resources

• Al-Anon/Alateen
  Al‑Anon is a mutual support program for people whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By sharing common experiences and applying the Al-Anon principles, families and friends of alcoholics can bring positive changes to their individual situations, whether or not the alcoholic admits the existence of a drinking problem or seeks help. Alateen, a part of the Al-Anon Family Groups, is a fellowship of young people (mostly teenagers) whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. By attending Alateen, teenagers meet other teenagers with similar situations.
• Nar-Anon
  The Nar-Anon Family Groups are a worldwide fellowship for those affected by someone else’s addiction. As a 12-step program, NarAnon offers help by sharing experience, strength, and hope. The only requirement for membership is that there be a problem of addiction in a relative or friend.
• Gateway Rehab – 866-862-8633
  Gateway Rehab is one of Pittsburgh’s drug treatment centers for alcohol and drug recovery and is the largest addiction recovery network in Pittsburgh.
• Greenbriar Treatment Center – 1-800-637-4673 
  Greenbriar’s mission is to provide the highest quality drug and alcohol dependency and co-occurring treatment. Greenbriar’s approach is based on recognizing the uniqueness of each individual client, meeting them where they are in their addiction, and tailoring their treatment specifically to their needs.
• Pyramid Healthcare – 1-888-694-9996
  Pyramid Healthcare provides treatment for adults and teens suffering from addiction or substance abuse, as well as individuals with mental health disorders.  

Eating Disorders Support

• National Eating Disorders Association – 1-800-931-2237
  The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by eating disorders.
• UPMC Center for Eating Disorders – 412-647-9329
  The UPMC Center for Eating Disorders provides treatment for pediatric and adult patients. Adolescent/adult inpatients and outpatients are treated at UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital. Adult/adolescent outpatient, intensive outpatient, and partial hospitalization programs are held at Bellefield Towers, 100 North Bellefield Ave., Pittsburgh PA 15213. 

Grief Support Resources

• Highmark Caring Place – 1-888-734-4073
  The Highmark Caring Place is a safe place where grieving children and families can come together and be with others who understand what they’re going through. The Caring Place offers services at no charge to grieving families from throughout the community.
• resolve Crisis Network – 1-888-796-8226
  resolve is a 24-hour, 365-day crisis service that’s free to all Allegheny County residents. Its services are sponsored by both Allegheny County and UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital.

September 1, 2022

Dear Parents and Guardians:

In compliance with the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as reauthorized in 2015 by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship is attempting to identify all children within the school that may be experiencing homelessness. 

The term homeless children and youth is defined as an individual who lacks a fixed, regular and adequate nighttime residence. This includes:

• Sharing the housing of other persons due to loss of housing, economic hardship or  similar reason
• Living in a motel, hotel, trailer park or campground due to lack of alternative adequate accommodations
• Living in emergency or transitional shelters
• Living in cars, parks, public spaces, abandoned buildings, bus or train stations or similar setting
• Living in substandard housing (no running water or working utilities, ect.)

Children who are experiencing homelessness may qualify for assistance with free school lunch, school supplies/materials and transportation so that they can remain in the school of origin. 

If you believe that your child(ren) may qualify for this service, please contact me at 

412-793-6471 ext. 234.

If your living situation changes during the school year and you and your children become homeless, please be sure to contact the school. We will work with you so that your child(ren)’s education is disrupted as little as possible. 

Sincerely,

Nicole Dickinson, MSW

School Counselor 

Resources

ECYEH General Guide ➡️

Homeless BEC ➡️