[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 15030-15031]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     NORTHEAST COUNSELING SERVICES

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                           HON. LOU BARLETTA

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, October 19, 2012

  Mr. BARLETTA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Northeast Counseling 
Services, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary of service to our 
community.
  Northeast Counseling Services, founded on July 1, 1972, is a 
professional organization dedicated to improving quality of life by 
providing comprehensive and effective behavioral health services 
through a caring and responsive partnership with individuals, families, 
and the community. They serve our community as one of the largest 
providers of behavioral health services in Northeastern Pennsylvania.

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  Northeast Counseling Services offers a wide range of psychiatric 
services for children, adolescents, and adults including crisis 
intervention, intake and evaluation, inpatient and outpatient services, 
and intensive case management, among others. Northeast Counseling also 
offers emergency service available twenty-four hours a day, 7 days a 
week, including holidays. They have office locations in Nanticoke, 
Hazleton, and Lehighton.
  Mr. Speaker, for the past forty years, Northeast Counseling Services 
has proudly served the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania. I commend 
the group on its 40th anniversary and wish it continued success.

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