Harbel Prevention and Recovery Center

HARBEL is a caring multipurpose organization that works to build and support our communities through service, advocacy, and empowerment.

The Housing Partnership serves communities in both Baltimore City and Baltimore County. Home buyers should seek services from the housing counseling agency where they are most likely to purchase a home.

An outpatient substance abuse prevention and treatment center which serves adults and adolescents in Baltimore City. An emphasis is placed on primarily serving uninsured Baltimore City Residents.

Our Community Relations program has the most far-reaching positive impact on all of our member associations in the Northeast.

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On February 12, 1969, a joint meeting of the Harford Road and Belair Road Ministeriums was held at the Lauraville Methodist Church. The purpose of the meeting was to form an interfaith clergy and lay the Steering Committee charged with the responsibility to determine the need and responsibility of establishing an area wide federation of neighborhood organizations which could work together for the good of the community. The Steering Committee, chaired by Father E. Huesman, met weekly and consulted with various urban church leaders and university professors. In May, a set of goals were adopted, and by June, the group had pronounced the "HARBEL proposal "a document outlining community problems, and suggesting a concept and budget for a professionally directed community organization. Using this proposal, the Committee spent 14 months (June 1969 to August 1970) attending various meetings, explaining their proposal, and securing pledges of financial support. They also met regularly to shape and to refine the HARBEL concept by listening to suggestions from every corner of the HARBEL area.

In August 1970, the Steering Committee entered into an agreement with Lutheran Social Services of Maryland and secured the services of its program coordinator, David J. Wecht. At this time thirteen interdenominational congregations formed the Steering Committee. In September 1970, Father Huesman stepped down from the chairmanship after the 18 months of skillful leadership during the formative stages of HARBEL. Mr. William L. Clark was elected to succeed Father Huesman. On October 1, 1970, HARBEL was incorporated in Maryland as a not-for profit corporation. The Steering Committee became the first Board of Directors of the Harford Road-Belair Road Community Services of Lutheran Social Services Program, coordinator David Wecht and the hiring of the organizations first full time secretary Regina Wirtanen (now Buker). The HARBEL Community Organization Community Services Program was off and running. Member Groups And Services Are Added: HARBEL began to grow as the needs of the community were identified and addressed. New programs were formed as direct providers to HARBEL area residents. In 1974, the community Mental Health Center was begun and in 1975, the Evolution Program, a youth service program now part of HARBEL Prevention and Recovery Center,was initiated. The HARBEL mayor's station was added in 1976. The year 1977 saw the opening of the HARBEL Multi-purpose Center, now the current site of the organization. In addition to HARBEL sponsored programs, Mercy Hospital opened the Mercy/HARBEL Primary Care Clinic. When Mercy Hospital elected to close the primary Care Clinic in 1984, HARBEL programs quickly expanded into the newly available space. In 1985, the HARBEL Alcohol Services Program was begun. It soon became apparent that there was a need in the community for a program that would treat drug abuse as well as alcohol abuse and the program expanded and became the HARBEL Substance Abuse Services Program. In the mid 1990s HARBEL youth services and adult services program combined their resources, and formed HARBEL Prevention and Recovery Center. The program currently provides out patient substance abuse treatment to adult and adolescents.

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Primary Focus of the Provider

• Substance Abuse Treatment Services

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Type of Care

• Substance abuse treatment
• Accepts clients on opioid medication

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Facility Type

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Treatment Approaches

• Cognitive/behavioral therapy
• Substance abuse counseling approach
• Trauma-related counseling

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Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

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Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Intensive outpatient treatment
• Regular outpatient treatment

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Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

• Private organization
• State substance abuse agency
• State mental health department
• State department of health

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Payment/Insurance Accepted

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Private health insurance
• Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

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Emergency Mental Health Services

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Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

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Language Services

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Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients referred from the court/judicial system
• Adolescents
• Adult men
• Persons who have experienced trauma
• Transitional age young adults

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Ancillary Services

• Individual counseling offered
• Group counseling offered
• Family counseling offered
• Brief intervention approach
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Martix Model
• Relapse prevention

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Age Groups Accepted

• Children/adolescents
• Young adults
• Adults

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Gender Accepted

• Female
• Male

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Exclusive Services

• DUI/DWI clients

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