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HEALTH SERVICES

These folks offer help when you or your people need it the most. Don't Sleep. Everybody falls off, sooner or later. If you notice any errors or know of any organizations that should
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Eating Disorders


American Anorexia & Bulimia Association of Philadelphia (AA/BA)


Contact:

PO Box 1287
Langhorne, PA 19047
Phone: 215 - 221 - 1864
www.aabaphila.org

Description: Eating Disorders For answers to questions about eating disorders and information about support group meetings, call the AA/BA information hotline.

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Belmont Behavioral Health Center for Comprehensive Treatment


Contact: Jeannette Chapman

4200 Monument Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
Phone: 215 - 877 - 2000
www.einstein.edu

Description: Eating Disorders.

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Philadelphia Center for Human Development


Contact:

Belmont Behavioral Health
10360 Drummond Road
Philadelphia, PA 19154
Phone: 215 - 632 - 6400
www.einstein.edu

Description: Eating Disorders.

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Renfrew Center


Contact:

475 Spring Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19128
Phone: 215 - 482 - 5353 or 800-REN-FREW
www.renfrewcenter.com

Description: Eating Disorders Renfrew offers a full continuum of care for women (ages 14 and up) suffering from anorexia, bulimia, compulsive eating, depression, anxiety, and other women’s mental health problems. The center offers residential, day, and outpatient treatment. Men are accepted in the outpatient program as well.

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Sexual Health


CHOICE Teen HotLine


Contact:

CHOICE
1233 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 800 - 848 - 3367
Email: justask@choice-phila.org
www.choiceteens.org

Description: The CHOICE Hotline helps thousands of callers each year make informed personal decisions about their sexual and reproductive health care needs. Call the CHOICE Hotline for answers to your questions about: Birth Control, Emergency Contraception, Pregnancy, Prenatal Care, Abortion, HIV/AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs).

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Attic Youth Center


Contact:

255 South 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215 - 545 - 4331
Email: info@atticyouthcenter.org.
www.atticyouthcenter.org

Description: The Attic is the largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered youth center in the Philadelphia area. It provides a safe space for social activities and interaction for queer youth, as well as sexual education, counseling, support, psychological services, and crisis intervention. Persons who are between the ages of 12 and 23, and gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered or questioning their sexuality can contact The Attic at the phone number or address above.

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Critical Path AIDS Project


Contact:

AIDS Library
1233 Locust Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215 - 985 - 4851
Email: library@aidslibrary.org
www.critpath.org

Description: Critical Path provides easy access to important AIDS prevention, treatment and referral information. Critical Path makes it easy for individuals and their doctors to make informed treatment decisions, based on the very latest AIDS treatment information and clinical trials findings available.

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AIDS Hotline


Contact:

Mazzoni Center
1201 Chestnut Street, 2nd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215 - 732 - 2437

Description:

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(PHACE) Preventing HIV/AIDS in Asian Communities Through Education Programs


Contact:

Intercultural Family Services
4225 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Phone: 215 - 386 - 1298

Description: PHACE (pronounced "face") targets women and youth in Asian communities who are at risk of HIV infection and re-infection. The program emphasizes education, specifically outreach activities, including health fairs and social peer-mediated support groups called "house parties."

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Philadelphia Community Health Alternatives (PCHA)


Contact:

Mazzoni Center
Open Door Counseling Program
1201 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215 - 563 - 0652 ext. 209
www.mazzonicenter.org

Description: Open Door is an outpatient mental health program that offers confidential counseling for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) individuals or those questioning their sexual orientation. Also offers support for parents of LGBT/questioning kids and for children of LGBT parents.

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Youth Health Empowerment Project (Y-HEP)


Contact:

JFK Building
112 North Broad Street, 9th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215 - 564 - 6388
www.y-hep.org

Description: Y-HEP is teens talking to teens about HIV and sexual health; it’s about prevention, protection, and planning ahead. Y-HEP provides education for young people about HIV and AIDS, other sexually transmitted diseases, risk reduction, negotiation skills, peer pressure, unplanned pregnancies, and health resources. Teen outreach workers set up sites in different neighborhoods, shopping malls, and local hangouts to distribute condoms and HIV/AIDS-related information and offer health referrals. Y-HEP also offers mobile HIV antibody testing; workshops about safer sex, HIV, relationships and self-esteem; and support groups for young people to talk about sexual health and many related issues in a safe environment.

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Teenwire.com


Contact:

Philadelphia, PA 19102
Phone: 215 - 564 - 6388
www.teenwire.com

Description: teenwire.com is the Planned Parenthood Federation of America Web site for teens and is staffed by professionals who are dedicated to providing the information you need. teenwire.com is an award-winning sexual health Web site for teens. We are committed to giving you the facts about sex so that you can use this information to make your own responsible choices. We provide honest and nonjudgmental information about sexuality in language you can understand with the hope that you will use this knowledge to reduce your risk of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. 
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Teen Pregnancy


Catholic Social Services


Contact:

Holy Family Center/Adoption Services
227 North 18th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: 800 - 854 - 7050
www.adoption-phl.org

Description: This center provides adoption services as an alternative to abortion or parenting for persons experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. Birth parents are supported by the counseling process while designing their individual plan for adoption. 

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CHOICE


Contact:

1233 Locust Street, 3rd Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 800 - 985 - 3300 or 800 -84 - TEENS (800 - 848 - 3367)
Spanish: 215 - 985 - 3350
www.choice-phila.org

Description: CHOICE answers your questions about birth control, emergency contraception, pregnancy, prenatal care, abortion, HIV/AIDS, and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). CHOICE also provides assistance to pregnant women and families with children applying for free and low-cost health insurance programs. Health Line counselors also provide information and referrals for children's primary medical care services, including immunizations, and advocate for consumers who experience difficulty navigating the health care system.

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The Teen Parenting Education and Employment Program


Contact:

The Lighthouse
152 West Lehigh Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19133
Phone: 215 - 425 - 7800
www.lighthousephilly.org

Description: The Lighthouse offers programs for both teen mothers and teen fathers. Services are available in Spanish as well and focus on parent education and job skills training.

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Education Leading to Employment & Career Training (ELECT)


Contact:

Office of Education for Employment/School District of Philadelphia
440 N. Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19130
Phone: 215 - 875 - 3801
www.phila.k12.pa.us

Description: ELECT Teen Parent Centers are in each of the School District’s comprehensive high schools. A staff of case managers, educational advisors and social workers provide intensive, individual case management to pregnant and parenting students, while at the same time offering special services, academic alternatives, and career- and life-skills training which supplement the students' regular educational programs.

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