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Shapiro Administration Improves Licensing Processes to Help Put Teachers in Classrooms
On November 21, 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced in a press release that aspiring educators can now receive an Intern Certificate for free, enabling them to enter the ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
December 6, 2024 State Representative Dan Miller (D-Allegheny) announced he’s running for Judge in the Allegheny County Common Pleas. If Miller wins, it will force a special election for his ...
PCCYFS comments for Regulation #14-555: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTF)
PCCYFS met with members on multiple occasions to discuss and gather feedback for the PRTF regulations which were open for public comment from 11.2.24 to 12.2.24. Below are the comments ...
Behavioral Health Updates
Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 12.4.2024
Department of Education Releases Non-Regulatory Guidance: Ensuring Educational Stability and Success for Students in Foster Care
On November 15, 2024, the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released updated, non-regulatory guidance to enhance educational stability and success for children in foster care. This guidance ...
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Shares Best Practice Guide
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) released the Partnering with Youth and Families: A Best Practices Guide for Youth Justice Stakeholders. OJJDP believes that true engagement goes ...
PCCYFS Legislative Updates
November 25, 2024 Digging out of the leadership elections last week, it’s been relatively quiet in the Capitol. In election news, Senator Bob Casey Jr. has officially conceded the race ...
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Now Accepting Public Comments on Draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is welcoming public comments on the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis Services Definitions. SAMHSA developed the draft Model Behavioral Health Crisis ...
Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency: Grant Opportunity
The following Grant Opportunities are now open in PCCD's Egrants System: Funding Announcement Title: 2022-25 Developing Satellite CACs Plan Year: 2022 Release Date: 11/18/2024 Due Date: 5/31/2025 Concept Papers Required: ...
Biden-Harris Administration Announces Approvals in Five States that will Keep Eligible Children and Adults Enrolled in Medicaid and Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
In a press release dated 11/14/24, it was said that the Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ...
