Family Court Clinical Evaluation Unit (CEU)
The Family Court Clinical Evaluation Unit (CEU) serves as the hub of substance use services for individuals and their families involved in the City of Philadelphia’s Family Court. Family Court is also referred to as the Court of Common Pleas, Family Division. As a function within Dependency Court (a court for individuals who have children involved in the child welfare system), PHMC’s CEU supports participants through their drug and alcohol treatment. The goal is to reunite them with their children and families.
PHMC’s Clinical Evaluation Unit serves as the liaison between court officials and participants. Services are designed to empower participants to modify risky behaviors and lifestyle habits that can affect their children.
- Drug and alcohol assessments to determine the need for substance use services
- Based on the assessment results, recommendations for the necessary level of care and a treatment program
- Case monitoring of substance and alcohol treatment
- Communication with the court with respect to participants’ treatment compliance
- Coordination with Community Umbrella Agencies and the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services
Contact Us
1501 Arch Street, Suite 862, Philadelphia, PA 19102
Eligibility Criteria
Participants must have an open Dependency case through Family Court and a perceived or substantiated substance use concern.
Referral Process
Participants must be referred through a written Dependency Review Order from a Family Court Dependency judge.
