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June 3, 2025

Education Law Center and PA Partnerships for Children Release Report on Educational Outcomes for Students in Foster Care

Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children in partnership with the Education Law Center released the report Supporting Success for Pennsylvania’s Students in Foster Care: Data, Outcomes, and Stories from the Field. This ...

June 2, 2025

How to Become a Children’s Residential Provider Provider in PA: A Step-by-Step Guide

PCCYFS has released guidance as a step-by-step guide on how to become a 3800 provider in PA. We are hoprful this information will help providers when they are deciding to ...

June 2, 2025

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

May 30, 2025 A holiday week means a quiet week in Harrisburg! Both the House and Senate return to session next week as they endeavor to tackle the state budget ...

May 27, 2025

Social Current Article: Children Do Best with Their Families

May 27, 2025, by Jody Levison-Johnson and Melissa Merrick The Social Current published an article; Children Do Best with Their Families. The purpose of this article is to bring attention ...

May 27, 2025

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)-25-02 – Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms Bulletin

The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) is pleased to announce the Voluntary and Involuntary Commitment Forms Bulletin, OMHSAS-25-02, effective May 27, 2025, with attached updated forms ...

May 27, 2025

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

May 23, 2025 Earlier this week, voters chose their respective party’s candidates for the November General Election – and we saw some interesting upsets. Out west, incumbent Pittsburgh Mayor (and ...

May 23, 2025

Office of Children, Youth and Families Release Citizen Review Panels’ 2024 Annual Report

The Department of Human Services, Office of Children, Youth and Families (OCYF) announced the release of the Pennsylvania Citizen Review Panels' 2024 Annual Report. The report includes Citizen Review Panel ...

May 22, 2025

Family Navigator Awardee

The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) and the Youth and Family Training Institute (YFTI) have jointly developed a two-year innovative pilot opportunity to allow six sites ...

May 22, 2025

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 5.21.2025

May 19, 2025

PCCYFS Legislative Updates

May 16, 2025 Another full session week and now the chambers are on break until June. It was another week saturated with legislative activity, committee meetings, and press conferences. The ...