Community Intervention Recovery Center (CIRC)

CIRC is a community engagement drop-in center with Nursing, Counseling, and Certified Peer Specialists to support the three different age groups with skill building and overall wellness.

Community Intervention Recovery Center (CIRC)

Our three, age grouped CIRC programs are community engagement centers with Nursing, Counseling, and Certified Peer Specialists to support skill building and promote overall wellness. Individuals work closely with staff to identify short-term and long-term goals necessary to build daily success and big-picture achievements. A plan is created to gain (and sometimes regain) these skills, which can include but are not limited to:

  • On-Site Groups for Skill Building and Wellness

Illness Management and Recovery (IMR)
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP)
Budgeting and more

  • Community Engagement

Practicing riding SEPTA and navigating the community
Learning about cultural awareness through trips such as visiting museums
Practicing socialization skills

  • Transportation to and from the program provided daily
  • Wellness and Dietary Health

Meal planning, shopping, cooking, and nutrition

  • Lunch provided daily
  • Educational and Vocational supports
  • Outpatient Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Medication Management

Offered Monday through Friday from 8am to 2pm

  • Assisting with Medical Management to support healthy practices

Scheduling and reminding individuals to maintain appointments

 

Enrollment Eligibility

  • Must be 18 years of age or older
  • Ability to tour programs before committing to enrollment
  • Mental Illness Enrollment Diagnoses: Schizophrenia, Major Mood Disorder, Psychotic Disorder, Schizoaffective Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Anxiety Disorders and PTSD.
  • Community Behavioral Health (CBH) eligibility is needed for acceptance

 

Enrollment Information

Referrals can be made by local hospitals, boarding homes, mental health residential providers, case managers, or completed as a self-referral.

For more information about CIRC, please call (215) 389 – 0903  or  (215) 551 – 3150

Penrose CIRC – ages 18 to 30
2401 Penrose Avenue,
Philadelphia, PA 19145

Carlisle CIRC – ages 30 to 55
1400 Reed Street-1st Floor,
Philadelphia, PA 19146

Broad and Federal CIRC –  55 & Up
1163 South Broad Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19147