COMMUNITY RESOURCES
and are active members of the community.

Each member receives a mix of services,
customized to their needs and changing
as they grow. Services may include
independent living skill instruction and
strategies, employment support and
coaching, opportunities to socialize and
engage in community events and activities,
team and community building techniques,
community and home safety discussions,
and financial management and budgeting
support. Members also participate in
enrichment activities to increase awareness
of opportunities.

Community Integrated Recovery
Center (CIRC)
recovery@jevs.org Offers opportunities to adults (18+)
with serious mental illness to achieve
independence in living, learning, working
and socializing. Participants take an active
role in their own recovery, selecting their
own goals and areas for improvement.

The program instills confidence, self-
empowerment and self-sufficiency
by assisting individuals to integrate
into the community and to live more
independent lives. Participants engage
in psycho-educational groups as well as
evidence-based treatment modalities and
individual therapy.

Mental Health Outpatient Program
recovery@jevs.org Offers therapeutic sessions to adults
18 years of age or older with a mental
health condition including psychiatric
therapy services, medication management,
individual counseling, prolonged exposure
trauma therapy and family therapy.

Schedule by appointment.

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Supported Independent Living
Outpatient Mental Health Services
clhs@jevs.org Einstein Healthcare Network
1200 W. Tabor Road, Suite 100
Philadelphia, PA 19141
215-456-9850 1-800-EINSTEIN
einstein.edu/mental-health and Einstein Medical Center
Elkins Park
60 Township Line Road
Elkins Park, PA 19027
215-663-6077 Allows adults with intellectual disabilities
or with a behavioral health diagnosis to
live stable lives in the comfort of their
homes. With the support of helpers, the
participants maintain their independence
and are encouraged to make their own
choices, develop new abilities and cultivate
their special talents.

Judith Creed Horizons for
Achieving Independence (JCHAI)
John and Jacqueline E. Schwartz
Education Center
274 S. Bryn Mawr Ave.

Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
610-922-2480 questions@jchai.org
jchai.org Provides independent living support and
vocational programs for individuals with
developmental disabilities. Although
JCHAI is nonsectarian, kosher options
are available, and Jewish programming
is provided for those residents who wish
to partake in Jewish activities. JCHAI
Supported Apartment Program is
designed for individuals who can live
independently, but who may need some
additional support in daily living skills.

JCHAI At Home provides an
independent living program providing
support in daily living activities to
individuals living in their own apartments
or homes or still living with their parents.

JCHAI Transitions is an after-school
and weekend activity program offered at
the JCHAI Bryn Mawr location geared
toward teaching independent living
and vocational skills to young adults 18
through early 30s.

Board-certified psychiatrists, psychologists
and psychotherapists offer outpatient
services for children, adolescents, adults
and older adults. Services include:
comprehensive psychiatric evaluations,
psychotherapy for individuals, families,
couples and groups and medication
management. Tikvah/AJMI
(Advocates for the Jewish
Mentally Ill)
10100 Jamison Ave., Philadelphia, PA
19116 215-832-0671
267-581-5291 (event line)
office@tikvahajmi.org tikvahajmi.com
Provides support and advocacy for
individuals and families who are
affected by mental illness. Builds a
sense of community by socializing and
celebrating Jewish holidays. Educates the
Jewish community about mental illness
(biological brain disorders) and improves
the quality of life for persons with
mental illness by providing psychosocial
rehabilitation via social experiences and
life-skills education, and some transitional
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