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About Philhaven
Philhaven a nonprofit behavioral healthcare organization offers a wide range of services for children adolescents adults and older adults in south central Pennsylvania An agency of the Lancaster Conference of the Mennonite Church since 1952 Philhaven holds true to its founders vision of providing professional behavioral healthcare services in an atmosphere of Christian love and care

Philhavens extensive expertise is applied to the challenge of ensuring high quality and cost effective services We strive to provide individuals and their families with the skills and resources needed to live healthy fulfilled lives within their families and communities

Vision
Finding a better way to nurture mental health and resilience

Mission
As an expression of Christs love Philhaven promotes hope healing and wholeness through the provision of behavioral healthcare resources

Values
Wholeness We embrace the whole person and promote living in harmony with self others and God

Excellence We seek to exceed the expectations of those we serve

Compassion We identify with the healing and ministry of Jesus and strive to meet each person in a caring manner

Accountability We utilize resources carefully and creatively to provide quality services of high value

Respect We treat all persons and each other with the dignity and worth that everyone deserves

Ethics We commit to doing what is right and to being trustworthy in all relationships

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History

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History
As a result of their service while staffing state mental hospitals during World War II a group of young Mennonite conscientious objectors had a desire to respond to the mental health needs in their own communities They believed that there had to be a better way to provide professional care for the mentally ill

Over the next decade Mennonite mental health facilities opened across the United States Philhaven was one of those centers dedicated to providing the highest quality mental health services within a Christian environment where everyone was treated with dignity and respect

Philhavens doors opened on May 7 1952 as a 26bed inpatient facility with outpatient and community education services Today Philhaven offers a continuum of services for all ages Philhaven is a nonprofit behavioral healthcare facility that is an agency of the Lancaster Conference of Mennonite Churches

The vision that created Philhaven continues to guide us today Behavioral healthcare services have changed and improved dramatically since Philhaven opened in 1952 Constantly seeking to quotfind a better wayquot provides the stimulus to serve families and their communities