Hall Mercer Community Behavioral Health Center

Hall-Mercer Community Behavioral Health Center is a community mental health and behavioral health treatment provider in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania offering comprehensive outpatient services for children and adolescents, adults and people with developmental disabilities.

The center provides outpatient care and crisis response, case management and specialized child and family programs.

As part of Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Medicine, Hall-Mercer delivers evidence based, trauma informed care with a mission to serve underserved Philadelphians.

Behavioral Health Programs

Care often begins with intake and assessment, leading into outpatient services that include medication management, psychiatry and evaluation, resource coordination and targeted case management.

An onsite Crisis Response Center offers around the clock crisis support and referral for individuals in need.

Clients can access specialized programs such as PHIICAPS, an attachment oriented and trauma informed family based service and PATCH, which treats anxiety and OCD, tics and trichotillomania using cognitive behavioral therapy and exposure and response prevention.

The Early Childhood Program provides applied behavior analysis for young children with autism spectrum disorder, alongside aftercare and homeless outreach services.

Quick Facts to Know

• Location: Center City Philadelphia, within Pennsylvania Hospital and Penn Medicine
• Levels of care: Outpatient services and crisis response, case management and family based programs
• Who they treat: Children and adolescents, adults and people with developmental disabilities
• Approach: Trauma informed, attachment oriented, evidence based care including CBT and ABA
• Payment options: Medical Assistance, fee for service Medicare, sliding scale self pay and CBH Medicaid
• Amenities: Wheelchair accessible facility with a 24/7 onsite Crisis Response Center