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Pennsylvania Department of Education Complaint System

The Pennsylvania Department of Education released the publicly placed complaint system. This is a requirement under the Glen Mills settlement agreement seeking to ensure that students in residential facilities have …

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February 26, 2025

Post-Award Forum for PA’s 1115 Demonstration for Former Foster Care Youth (FFCY) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD)

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is holding a post-award forum to afford the public with an opportunity to provide comments on the progress of the federal Section 1115 Demonstration ...
February 26, 2025

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 2.26.2025
February 18, 2025

Request for Proposals – Family Navigator Pilot – University of Pittsburgh / Youth and Family Training Institute / Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services

The University of Pittsburgh’s Youth and Family Training Institute (YFTI) is working with the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health Services and ...
February 12, 2025

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 2.12.2025
February 4, 2025

Allegheny County Department of HumanServices Request For Proposal (RFP) for Two Long-Term Structured Residences (LTSR)

Release Date: Monday, February 3, 2025 Due Date: 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Allegheny County, through its Department of Human Services (DHS), is seeking Proposals from ...
January 29, 2025

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 1.29.2025
January 15, 2025

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 1.15.2025

January 13, 2025

Shapiro Administration Invests Millions in New Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Harrisburg as Part of Bipartisan Work to Secure Funding for Life-Saving Behavioral Health Programs 

The new center will reduce barriers to behavioral health treatment through a mobile response unit and walk-in services for people in Dauphin, Cumberland, and Perry Counties, ages 14 and up, regardless of insurance ...
January 9, 2025

Family Peer Support Services Request For Information (RFI)

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services is pleased to announce the publication of a Request for Information (RFI) Regarding Family Peer Support Services, titled “Training Vendor for the Certified Family ...
January 6, 2025

Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Regulatory Compliance Guide (RCG)

OMHSAS is pleased to release the attached Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Regulatory Compliance Guide (RCG). This guide has been developed to provide clear explanations of the regulatory requirements of ...