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Welcome to Dauphin County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services!
We are dedicated to helping Dauphin County residents access the drug and alcohol treatment services they need. Residents can seek drug and alcohol services in three ways:
1. Contact our office 24/7 at (717) 635-2254.
2. Visit us at 3815 Tecport Drive, Harrisburg, PA, 17111. Hours of operation are Monday – Friday, 8:00AM – 4:30PM.
3. Contact one of our contracted treatment providers (listed below).
Each option will connect individuals to a trained staff member who will start by asking several screening questions. The staff member will then determine any needs, make necessary referrals, and discuss potential funding assistance.
Contact one of our licensed drug and alcohol outpatient providers listed below to schedule an assessment. For a full list of treatment providers, click here.
*adolescents only
For a full list of treatment providers, click here.
Treatment Levels of Care:
Withdrawal Management Services (often referred to as "Detox")
Withdrawal Management provides clinical supervision and assistance in managing withdrawal for drug and alcohol dependent or intoxicated individuals. Withdrawal Management can be medically monitored or medically managed.
Non-hospital Based or Hospital Based Residential Treatment (often referred to as "Rehab")
Residential treatment provides an intensive live-in therapeutic environment. The specific program length of stay (varying from 28 to 180 days) is based on individual needs. Treatment subcontracts include various programs, ensuring that clients' needs are met, whether they are adolescents, women, women with children, Spanish speaking only, have co-occurring drug and alcohol and mental health disorders, or are involved in the criminal justice system.
Hospital based residential treatment programs provide medical staff 24/7 to provide care to individuals with complex medical conditions.
Halfway House (different from a Recovery House)
Halfway houses provide a live-in combination of therapy and support and are intended to recovering individuals who have completed treatment and may be homeless or near homeless, unemployed, or need intensive help for a successful transition to sober, independent living. Self-sufficiency is the goal.
Partial Hospitalization (includes residential and non-residential)
Partial Hospitalization provides intensive treatment on an outpatient basis to clients with substance use disorder that have sufficient supports to engage in treatment in the community. Treatment plans consist of regularly scheduled sessions to include at least 20 or more therapeutic hours per week. This form of treatment includes group sessions along with individual sessions.
Residential Partial Hospitalization provides housing for individuals in a structured, sober living environment where their treatment is conveniently close to their housing.
Intensive Outpatient Counseling
Intensive outpatient programs (IOP) for adults generally provide 9-19 hours of structured, professionally directed programming per week. There is an initial assessment to determine referral to the appropriate level of care.
Outpatient Counseling
Counseling is provided one or two hours per week and may include primary care, aftercare from rehab, or be utilized as an intervention to encourage individuals to enter more intensive services. There is an initial assessment to determine referral to the appropriate level of care. This form of treatment often offers one individual session and one group session per week.
Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT – Suboxone, Sublocade, Methadone, Vivitrol etc.)
Medications associated with opioid dependence and/or alcohol dependance are provided in conjunction with individual and group therapy.
Who is Eligible?
All Dauphin County residents are eligible for case management services at no charge.
Funding for treatment services may be available for Dauphin County residents. Eligibility is determined in initial assessments.
The Dauphin County Department of Drug & Alcohol Services gives preferential treatment to pregnant women and women with dependent children, including women attempting to regain custody of their children. The services available to this population are not limited to drug and alcohol treatment.