Lehigh County Department of Human Services, including Lehigh County Integrated Services, offers a variety of internship opportunities for both graduate and undergraduate students. For questions regarding an internship in any of the Human Services departments, please contact the Director of Integrated Services, Mary McGonigle, at 610-782-3201 or via email at MaryMcGonigle@lehighcounty.org.
Lehigh County Mental Health
Lehigh County Integrated Services
Children's Mental Health Unit
It is very difficult and emotionally stressful for families when their child has been diagnosed with a mental health illness. Families’ main concerns are keeping their children safe while seeking appropriate treatment. Therefore, it is important that families are aware of the mental health services that are available in their county as well as how to obtain funding for these services. View the Children's Mental Health Unit brochure in English. View the Children's Mental Health Unit brochure in Spanish.
Transitional Age Youth--The Children's Mental Health Unit provides assistance to individuals between the ages of 18-21 years old to access mental health services and community supports that best fit their needs.
LC Children’s Mental Health Funded Programs
High Fidelity Wraparound HFW is a team-based, collaborative process for helping children and youth with special mental health needs and their families identify and use their strengths and community resources. View the brochure for Pinebrook Family Answers High Fidelity Wraparound.
Magellan Behavioral Health of Lehigh County
Magellan manages behavioral health services for Lehigh County residents who are enrolled in the Pennsylvania HealthChoices program. View the Magellan Behavioral Health of Lehigh County Homepage here. View information on Getting Care through Magellan. View Magellan's Medical Assistance Programs and Services for Lehigh County. Find a Magellan Provider.
Lehigh County Child and Adolescent Service System Program (CASSP)
CASSP is an acronym for Child and Adolescent Service System Program and was developed as a comprehensive system of care to help children ages 3 to 21 with severe emotional disturbances gain access to needed services.
CASSP is committed to the development of a comprehensive, coordinated, and collaborative system of services for children and adolescents and their families with multi-system needs. Services are planned collaboratively with the child’s family, school, mental health providers and other involved agencies. CASSP assists in the communication among all those who serve children and it supports the core CASSP principles.
Lehigh County CASSP provides System Coordination Meetings (SCM) free to all LC residents. This process assists in identifying the child and family’s goals and concerns, as well as any systems involved, while ensuring that communication amongst the identified team is occurring. This process ensures system collaboration while the team brainstorms potential resources, services and solutions to all concerns. A joint service plan is developed while helping the child and family gain access to the services identified. See CASSP System Coordination Meeting Brochures: CASSP Systems Coordination Meeting (SCM) brochure (English) CASSP Systems Coordination Meeting (SCM) brochure (Spanish)
Lehigh County CASSP also provides Placement Authorization Meetings (PAM) for PA Medical Assistance enrolled children and adolescents in an effort to secure PA MA funding when referrals are made via a psychiatric recommendation for an out of home mental health placement. This process assists in the communication among the child’s identified team while supporting the core CASSP principles and best practice guidelines. See CASSP Placement Authorization Meeting Brochures: CASSP Placement Authorization Meeting (PAM) brochure (English) CASSP Placement Authorization Meeting (PAM) brochure (Spanish) Best Practice Guidelines for Children in Mental Health Placements brochure (English) Best Practice Guidelines for Children in Mental Health Placements brochure (Spanish) Building Bridges Family Tip Sheet for Children in Mental Health Placements (English) Building Bridges Family Tip Sheet for Children in Mental Health Placements (Spanish)