Community Employment is a program that provides work experiences, training, and job coaching that will help in seeking gainful employment. Another service is the Work Crew, which consists of the ReDCo Group Behavioral Health Services — Schuylkill Region, consumers who are provided with work experiences in a variety of negotiated contracts.

The Recovery & Support Program believes in the capability of each consumer to grow to their full potential while maintaining dignity and individuality. The program is available to anyone age 18 or older diagnosed with a chronic mental illness who would like assistance to live independently in Schuylkill County. It is the program's intention to foster the utilization of the consumer's strengths to enhance upon his/her independence and mobility in the community. This program offers skill training and support in a non-stigmatizing, non-judgmental, ethical manner regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, or economic status. The intensity of services is dependent upon the needs of the individual. This program provides community support services which include supportive counseling, training in daily living skills, support network building, problem solving skills training, and use of community resources.

The Recovery and Support Program will have three separate components:

This is an unlicensed program that we will develop for persons who can live in a community setting but need twenty-four hour supports. We have identified rental units in the community that afford the opportunity to provide community-based living arrangements for the individuals and 24 hour staff support. A Recovery and Support Program Specialist and an array of Support Aides will be responsible for providing services to this group of individuals, including providing 24/7 on-call services.

This is an unlicensed program that will provide a Recovery and Support Program Specialist, Support Aides, and LPN services to individuals living throughout the County in their own living arrangements. Because of our ongoing liaison work with the Pottsville Housing Authority, the Schuylkill Housing Authority, and private landlords, we have been able to identify some residential units for these individuals to move into.

The third component offered would be Crisis Diversion/Step Down services. This service is available for any of the current consumers as well as any diversion consumers referred. Contact is made on the same business day upon receipt of referral. Persons who can be diverted from a more intensive level of care by receiving an immediate ISP and becoming a Recovery and Support Team consumer are processed accordingly. If the consumer is in need of an immediate placement, Safehaven could be utilized for someone needing stabilization as well as any open bed at CRR for a respite stay.

The Student Assistance Program (SAP) initiative began in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a prevention model geared toward the reduction of suicide risks within the general secondary school population. As a model which integrates community resources such as Drug and Alcohol, Children and Youth, and Mental Health into school SAP teams, this program serves thousands of students annually. The essence of the model is least restrictive, identifying "at risk" behaviors, such as failing grades or sudden changes in affect or behavior which can trigger closer observation and tracking by teachers.

The Student Assistance Program staff are trained, supervised professionals assigned to particular district SAP teams for mental health consultation and evaluation.

The ReDCo Group Family Support team works with families of children at risk. Families are referred by Schuylkill County Children & Youth Services to develop and oversee a formal service plan which details goals focusing on the safety and general well being of the family. This is not a therapeutic program; rather, staff conducts a comprehensive evaluation and recommends action in the best interest of the child.

Service plans prioritize risk and safety issues as well as the basic needs of the family. At times, the Family Support team makes recommendations regarding parental rights.