“We see a family’s eyes open when they realize what their loved one is going through and that they can have an impact in their recovery.” – Verlina Velazquez-Millings Verlina Velazquez-Millings, Director of Programs at The GateHouse, has been in the long-term addiction recovery field for the last 20 years. She’s spent three...
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Centralized Intake to Speed the Recovery Process
A Centralized Intake Process Lets Us Provide Faster Addiction Recovery Support to Our Clients in Need Every client we work with has a unique set of needs that requires a personalized recovery plan. For many, this means continued support beyond one of our treatment centers where they can create a foundation for long-term recovery....
Case Managers Play a Special Role in Client Recovery and Reintegration
When a client arrives at The GateHouse and enters our residential treatment center, they instantly become a part of a community of advocates who want nothing more than to see them succeed. Our clients receive an incredible amount of support from our staff members and specialists, as well as other residents. And, while everyone contributes...
Helping Clients Establish Careers for Long-Term Recovery
Long-term recovery from substance use disorder is deeply intertwined with sustained employment. Substance use disorder is a disease that slowly erodes a person’s ability to go to work every day, hold a job, and become financially independent. Substance abuse ultimately creates a domino effect of negative consequences that can consume a person’s life, and recovery...
Fighting the Opioid Crisis and a Pandemic: State Rep. Mike Sturla Weighs In
The state of Pennsylvania, along with the entire country, is actively and very visibly fighting the COVID-19 pandemic on a variety of fronts—medically, politically, and economically. While the effects of the coronavirus have consumed the news cycle and are consistently top-of-mind for Pennsylvanians, the state is still in the thick of a deadly battle against...
GateHouse Transitional Living: Life in Quarantine
It would be nearly impossible to get through the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic without the help of others. Those fighting through the early stages of recovery need that support more than ever. Residents at The GateHouse know this firsthand. While leaning on each other has always been part of the program, it’s been a godsend for...
The New Normal at The GateHouse
WELCOMING THE NEXT PHASE Although Lancaster County is not currently part of Pennsylvania’s phased reopening plan, today’s news from Governor Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine brings with it some cause for optimism. The state is moving in a positive direction and we hope that sometime within the next four weeks, Lancaster County...
What is a Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for Substance Use Disorder
What is a Partial Hospitalization Program? Partial Hospitalization Program, or PHP, is a short-term, comprehensive program of intensive outpatient therapy. At The GateHouse, Individuals attend group sessions four days a week for five hours per day. Patients also meet with their Primary Counselor twice a week as part of their individualized therapy. Is...
Coronavirus Update
To Our Valued Clients, Employees, and Friends First and foremost, our thoughts and prayers go out to those who have already been directly affected by the Coronavirus and COVID-19. Our hearts also go out to the many people in Lancaster County and beyond who are in the throes of fear and apprehension, especially when it...
What’s the Difference Between Residential Treatment and Transitional Living at The GateHouse?
One of the most frequently asked questions we get here at The GateHouse concerns the distinction between our Residential Treatment programs and our Transitional Living Housing services. What’s the difference between them? What does “halfway house” mean? What happens at each of these types of services? While the confusion is understandable, the main difference between...