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About LVF

LVF is a non-profit mental health, mental retardation and early intervention service provider, with the main site located in Doylestown, PA. The agency has served Bucks County residents for almost 50 years and is committed to providing the highest quality of services. LVF employs over 300 staff from various disciplines. Sites are located throughout Central and Lower Bucks County.

Who We Serve

  • Lenape Valley Foundation programs combined served more than 9,000 individuals last year.
  • Lenape Valley Foundation serves all ages; with 28% of the people we serve are 18 years old or younger and 8% age 65 or older.
  • Lenape Valley Foundation primarily serves residents of Bucks County.
  • As a Bucks County Base Service Unit, Lenape Valley Foundation serves individuals with the most severe disabilities and psychiatric illnesses, regardless of their personal financial resources.
  • Lenape Valley Foundation also provides care to those persons requiring professional mental health services but who do not qualify for public sector funding.

Fees for Services

Fees vary according to services provided. Some individuals may be eligible for government subsidized services in which case service may be free or fees adjusted to your ability to pay. When subsidy is not available, Lenape Valley Foundation accepts private payment, many health insurance plans, Medical Assistance and Medicare.

Lenape Valley Foundation
Board of Directors

President
    Heather Cevasco

Vice President
    Fredrick Gudknecht

Secretary
    Helene Cevasco-Mathern

Treasurer
    Catherine Forkin

Members at Large
    Mark Douple
    Sandra Fickes
    James Happ
    Edwin Knopf, M.D.
    Mario Lionetti
    Christopher Mazullo
    Dawn Robin Miller
    Leonard Sadowski
    Ginny Vandegrift

Lenape Valley Foundation
Executive Staff

Executive Director
    Alan J. Hartl, Licensed Psychologist

Associate Executive Director of Rehabilitative Services
    Phillip Braun, PhD, Licensed Psychologist

Associate Executive Director of Clinical Services
    Sharon Curran, LCSW, CCDP

Associate Executive Director of Mental Retardation, Early Intervention, Intake & Quality Assurance
    Mary Dubyk, LSW, ACSW

Medical Director
    Eunha Kim, M.D.

Associate Executive Director of Mental Health Case Management
    Paul Woodburn, MSW, MS

Highlights

  • The only licensed Crisis Service providing 24 hour a day coverage to Lower and Central Bucks County.
  • Previously recognized in Philadelphia magazine as the best crisis service in Southeast PA suburban counties.
  • The only Bucks County Crisis Service with 24 hour a day on-site availability of psychiatrists.
  • The first Telepsychiatry program in Bucks County. Offering 24/7 specialized psychiatric assessment via a television monitor.
  • The first Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) service in Pennsylvania.
  • Serving more children aged 0 to 3 years and their families than any other Early Intervention Case Management Program in Bucks County.
  • Sole provider of Acute Respite Residential Care for persons with mental illness in Bucks County.
  • Serving more individuals diagnosed with Mental Retardation than any other Case Management Program in Bucks County.