Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (PPI) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, is a mental health & behavioral health clinic providing both partial hospitalization (PHP) and outpatient treatment for children, adolescents, teens, adults, and parents seeking support. The clinic is designed to offer intensive, structured programs for those with acute psychiatric symptoms, chronic mental health conditions, or transitioning from inpatient care.
PPI’s programs include comprehensive psychiatric evaluation, medication management, and therapy options such as individual, group, and family sessions. Specialized services include psychoeducational groups, anger management, social skills training, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT). Children and adolescents benefit from structured partial hospitalization programs, outpatient groups, and specialized support for Spanish-speaking patients.
Therapies and approaches emphasize mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, leadership and communication skills, LGBTQ+ support, and parent processing groups. PPI integrates evidence-based practices to stabilize psychiatric symptoms, enhance coping strategies, and improve overall functioning, helping clients return to their daily routines while maintaining support from family and the community.
Monday: Open 24 hours
Tuesday: Open 24 hours
Wednesday: Open 24 hours
Thursday: Open 24 hours
Friday: Open 24 hours
Saturday: Open 24 hours
Sunday: Open 24 hours
I want to express my deepest gratitude for the care I received at Connections! Everyone was kind, caring and so supportive! Mike was so compassionate and really listened and provided helpful advice. I don’t know the name of the front desk person, but she was so kind and I could tell that she cared. Also, another staff member held my hand and comforted me and it really meant a lot. She truly understood. Thank you for creating a safe space when I felt so incredibly lost. Your compassion, patience, and expert guidance made a truly difficult time feel manageable, and I am so grateful to have had your team supporting me! I am still struggling from this awful depression but I was provided the tools to try to make it through this. I can’t thank you enough.
Michelle with Support Staff is a literal angel and was so amazing. The staff I met here today was extremely accommodating went above and beyond to make me feel comfortable and welcomed. I can't wait to continue care with them here. Micheal Fox is wonderful at his job and helping me through my therapy and care.
This is a very caring kind of place to go if you need personal help with mental, emotional, physical and psychological matters. They work very well together and work hard to make sure they are helping you. God bless each of them.
