Postvention

Pennsylvania 211 East is a free, confidential, non-emergency, comprehensive information and referral service that connects Berks, Carbon, Lancaster, Lebanon, Lehigh, Northampton, and Schuylkill county residents with the health and human services they need.

Our action serves to represent those who can no longer speak for themselves; to assume jurisdiction over persons who have succumbed to injuries, accidental or by the hands of another by unlawful means; ensuring the decedent and their survivors are treated with the highest levels of dignity and respect.

We help people who have Medical Assistance (the name for Medicaid in Pennsylvania) get behavioral health care. Mental health conditions, Substance use disorders, Developmental disabilities. You might not need behavioral health care services. But if you do at any time, we help you get those services. You do not have to pay for these services.

The Reading Mental Health Association of Reading & Berks County was founded in 1955 to promote mental health education and wellness, as well as provide the area’s residents with active adult and child advocacy on an individual and system-wide basis.

Local Outreach to Suicide Survivors (LOSS) is a team of trained volunteers who have either lost a loved one to suicide or are concerned and caring community members.

Suicide is a complex issue with no easy answers. But one thing’s for sure — the best defense is a good offense. Each man is on their own journey of well-being, trying to navigate their own issue and opportunities. Man Therapy takes a comprehensive, upstream approach and meets men where they are.

From help with a utilities bill, to housing assistance, after-school programs for kids, and more, you can dial 211 or text your zip code to 898-211 to talk with a resource specialist for free. Our specialists will listen to your needs, and give you information on programs in your community that might be able to help.

This Recovery Library is a Pat Deegan & Associates, LLC production. It’s made for people in recovery, by people in recovery. We like to think of it as a conspiracy of hope. We hope you find it useful, and enjoy it the way we intended. We are building this with help and inspiration from many places, and it’s only right to name some of the people, organizations, and projects that have been especially helpful in our work.

The RISE Center (Recovery – Information – Support – Education) is a facility in Reading, PA hosting activities and events to support individuals and families in recovery from addiction. The center is a place for positive and mutually beneficial socializing, offering support and educational programs such as recovery-specific trainings, meetings and social activities.