What are Treatment Agencies?

Treatment agencies are organizations that provide a variety of treatment options for the incoming client. In accordance with Federal regulation, pregnant women are afforded preference with regard to access to treatment services funded by the Council.

Identifying Your Situation
In order to begin treatment, you will need to be assessed and evaluated to determine the need for treatment and what level of treatment best addresses those needs. You may seek assessment and evaluation services through Berks County’s central intake unit: Treatment Access and Services Center (TASC), 19 N. Sixth St., Ste. 300, Reading, PA 19601, (610) 375-4426, or by contacting any of the outpatient providers listed below.

Treatment Options
Outpatient: Outpatient treatment of substance use disorders occurs from one to several hours per week and is appropriate for individuals who do not require a more intensive level of care.

Detoxification: Detoxification is for individuals whose withdrawal problems are severe enough to require 24-hour observation, monitoring and possible medication.

Residential: Residential treatment is for individuals who have not been successful in outpatient treatment or who as a result of an evaluation, are appropriate for a more intense, 24 hour/day treatment experience. Residential treatment centers are commonly referred to as half-way houses.

Transitional Housing: Transitional housing focuses on continuing sobriety through a group home/structured living arrangement.

Case Management: For many people entering treatment, case management services are provided to help resolve other problems that surround the addictive behavior. Case management services can assist with health care, psychiatric care, housing, support networks, education, vocational training, and employment.

EMERGENCY: If an emergency exists, you should go directly to a detoxification center, or call the drug and alcohol hotline at the Reading Hospital & Medical Center; 610-988-8186.

Local Contracted Treatment Service Providers
Berks AIDS Network/Co-County Wellness Services, 429 Walnut Street,
PO Box 8626, Reading, PA 19603
(610) 375-6523, e-mail
HIV Testing, HIV Case Management

Berks Counseling Center, 501 Washington Street, Suite 308,
Reading, PA 19601
(610) 374-5590, e-mail
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient, Transitional Housing, Case Management

Caron Counseling Services, 845 N. Park Rd., Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 678-2332
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient

Children’s Home of Reading, Youth and Family Services, 1010 Centre Ave., Reading, PA 19601
(610) 478-8266, e-mail
Adolescent Outpatient, Adolescent Residential, Case Management

Easy Does It, Inc., 1300 Hilltop Road, Leesport, PA
(610) 373-2463
Transitional Housing, Case Management

Family Guidance Center, 1235 Penn Ave., Ste. 205-206,
Wyomissing, PA 19610
(610) 374-4963, e-mail
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient

New Directions Treatment Services, 22 N. Sixth Ave.,
West Reading, PA 19611
(610) 478-0646
Methadone Maintenance

Pennsylvania Counseling Services, 1733 Penn Ave., West Lawn, PA 19609
(610) 670-7270
Adult/Adolescent Outpatient

Reading Hospital and Medical Center, Center for Mental Health, Buildings K & J, Sixth and Spruce Sts., West Reading, PA 19611
(610) 988-8186, e-mail
Detoxification, Short-Term Residential, Hotline/Drop-In, Outpatient

Treatment Access and Services Center (TASC), 19 N. Sixth St., Ste. 300, Reading, PA 19601
(610) 375-4426
Assessment, Evaluation and Referral, Case Management
Berks County TASC: Intake Unit
Berks County TASC: Drug and Alcohol Intensive Case Management Services

YMCA Men’s Bridge House, Reed and Washington Sts., Reading, PA 19601
(610) 378-4700
Transitional Housing, Case Management

Notice to Individuals Receiving Substance Abuse Services: In accordance with Federal regulation, pregnant women are afforded preference with regard to access to treatment services funded by the Council. No provider of substance abuse services receiving Federal funds from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, including this organization, may discriminate against you on the basis of religion, a religious belief, a refusal to hold a religious belief, or a refusal to actively participate in a religious practice. If you object to the religious character of this organization, Federal law gives you the right to a referral to another provider of substance abuse services. The referral, and your receipt of alternative services, must occur within a reasonable period of time after you request them. The alternative provider must be accessible to you and have the capacity to provide substance abuse services. The services provided to you by the alternative provider must be of a value not less than the value of services you would have received from this organization.

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