mental-health-services

Kingsessing mass shooting reinforces need for mental health services, experts and advocates say

BY: - July 17, 2023

‘No matter what you look like or where you live, every Pennsylvanian deserves to be safe and feel safe in their community,’ Lt. Gov. Austin Davis said

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Direct service providers rally for more money in the 2022-23 state budget at the Pennsylvania state Capitol on May 24, 2022 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

Pa. bills providing $100M in aid for mental health programs are a lifeline. Here’s why | Opinion

BY: - May 18, 2023

The money will revolutionize Pa.'s mental health landscape and improve the lives of so many people.

Philly schools to offer digital mental health services to high school students

BY: - March 4, 2023

“The mental health of our students remains a top priority," Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Tony Watlington Sr. said.

Chestnut Ridge Counseling Services CEO Mike Quinn (Herald-Standard photo).

Chestnut Ridge using new state, federal programs to expand services | Helping the Helpers

BY: - December 2, 2022

'We’ve always been the 24-hour mental health and crisis service for Fayette County,' CEO Mike Quinn said. 'That has been going on for 25 or more years.'

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Direct service providers rally for more money in the 2022-23 state budget at the Pennsylvania state Capitol on May 24, 2022 in Harrisburg, Pa (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

Long overdue, mental health’s time in the spotlight has finally come | Fletcher McClellan

BY: - October 16, 2022

Mental health depends on healthy lifestyles, vigorous politics, and responsive policies.

SEPTA strategy aims to connect vulnerable individuals to services

BY: - October 6, 2022

The plan details SEPTA's "strategy for addressing safety, security, and the challenges of the vulnerable population on its system."