Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs

About Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs

Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community Based Programs is a youth focused, community based treatment provider in Allentown, Pennsylvania serving adolescents and their families.

The program offers individualized care that blends cognitive behavioral therapy and family therapy, individual therapy and recreational therapy to support young people facing behavioral and substance use challenges.

With a strong emphasis on family involvement and real world stabilization, Abraxas meets youth where they live, learn and grow.

Community Based Adolescent Treatment

Abraxas specializes in supporting adolescents through a community based model that often includes home contact ranging from one to six days per week.

Rather than relying only on facility based care, the program brings treatment, education and support directly into everyday environments where lasting change takes root.

Services include adolescent case management, decision making skills work, Aggression Replacement Training and 24/7 crisis intervention.

Additional supports like curfew monitoring, drug screening and community resource brokering help stabilize youth while addressing the underlying issues that drive risky behavior.

Family Involvement and Parenting Support

A defining feature of Abraxas is its commitment to family collaboration in treatment planning.

Through Balanced Parenting, Family Structure Restoration and Visit Coaching, parents and guardians actively participate in goal setting and support.

This family centered focus helps rebuild healthy structure and connection at home.

Access, Care, and Next Steps

Abraxas serves youth and families in and around Allentown, Pennsylvania with a community based service model that includes in home contact.

The program is associated with individualized care over an average length of three to six months.

Medicaid is accepted as a payment source for eligible families.

Edited by: Natalie Scott

Addiction Treatment Programs

Alcohol Rehab
Facilities that offer alcohol rehab in Pennsylvania can give you the skills and tools you need to break free from alcohol use disorder. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care. You may receive individual, group, and family counseling, peer support, and classes in essential life skills.
Dual Diagnosis
A dual diagnosis, when you have mental health and substance use concerns, can make recovery harder. Be sure to choose a rehab in Pennsylvania that can address both issues. Part of treatment will include managing your mental health symptoms so you aren’t tempted to use substances to self-medicate. This can be done without counseling and medication.
Young Adult Rehab
Those who join a young adult rehab program in Pennsylvania are given training in key life skills to help them transition to adulthood. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges of young adults.
Men's Rehab
Men’s rehab programs in Pennsylvania can help men make healthier life choices and avoid common mistakes. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges men face, which may include questions about careers, fatherhood, family relationships, emotional vulnerability, and more.
Women's Rehab
Women’s rehab programs in Pennsylvania address the unique needs of women in a safe, gender-specific environment. These treatment programs offer detox, inpatient treatment, and outpatient care tailored to the unique needs and challenges of women. They generally also include life skills training tailored to the client’s needs.
Family Based Services
This program supports families in the Lehigh Valley experiencing conflict and at risk of out-of-home placement, using structured, home-based intervention to strengthen family stability and prevent youth removal.
Multisystemic Therapy for Problem Sexual Behavior (MST-PSB)
A specialized, intensive family- and community-based track for adolescents who have committed sexual offenses, aiming to reduce problem sexual behavior and delinquency through coordinated home and community intervention.
Community-Based Youth Programs
Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs delivers individualized, in-home services for at-risk youth and their families, coordinating with schools and community supports across the Lehigh Valley region.

Insurance Coverage

Medicaid
Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs accepts Medicaid for its outpatient, community-based services serving youth and families in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Levels of Care

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Inpatient Rehab
For many people, it’s important to focus entirely on recovery without distractions, and inpatient treatment in Pennsylvania gives you that opportunity. Building a new life for yourself is challenging, and the focused, uninterrupted treatment you receive during inpatient care can help you lay that foundation.
2
Intervention Services
Professional support with an intervention in Pennsylvania can make the process powerful and effective. Intervention may be uncomfortable, but sometimes it’s exactly what someone needs to face the truth about addiction and choose to get treatment.
3
Outpatient Rehab
Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs provides outpatient-style, in-home and community treatment for youth and families in Allentown, using telehealth options and individualized, evidence-based services.

Therapies

Cognitive Behavior Therapy
Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in Pennsylvania helps you address the thinking patterns that are holding you back from a better life. Learning which thought distortions you are most susceptible to can help you challenge unhelpful thoughts, create better interpretations of situations, and choose healthier responses.
Family Therapy
Abraxas Lehigh Valley Community-Based Programs delivers family-focused, strength-based interventions in the home and community, helping families in the Allentown area resolve conflict and avoid out-of-home placement for youth.
Individual Therapy
Talking about what you’ve experienced is an important way to heal, and individual therapy in Pennsylvania gives you that opportunity. Individual therapy sessions generally last 60 minutes and may include discussing a specific issue, education about specific topics, or developing life skills.
Recreational Therapy
In Pennsylvania, recreational therapy is a holistic therapy that is widely used in addiction treatment alongside other treatment approaches. By participating in guided physical activities, you can learn to step out of your comfort zone, take healthy risks, and rely on others to support you.
Multisystemic Therapy (MST)
This intensive, evidence-based approach addresses home, school, and community systems affecting chronic and violent juvenile offenders, delivered through Lehigh Valley Community Programs directly within the family’s own environment.