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April 26, 2023

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 4.26.23

April 25, 2023

PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Family and Youth Survey

Feedback requested from youth, young adults and family members who have experience receiving services and/or supports from multi-systems

April 18, 2023

Philadelphia DHS RFP: Case Management in Community Schools

The purpose of this request for proposals is to identify non-profit organizations who can serve one or more of the eight (8) listed Community Schools for which OCF seeks to ...

April 13, 2023

Family First Clearinghouse Update of Programs

The Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse, the federal clearinghouse that approves foster care prevention services, recently approved five new programs and rejected seven others. Services must be evidence-based and apply ...

April 12, 2023

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 4.12.23

April 10, 2023

PA Department of Human Services (DHS) Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Mental Health (MH) Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Co-Occurring Disorder Bulletin OMHSAS-23-03

Updated guidance

March 31, 2023

Shapiro Administration Announces Grants to Help Recruit for Special Education Teacher Workforce

On March 20, 2023, the Pennsylvania Department of Education announced that $1.5 million in grant funding is available to institutions of higher education (IHE) that partner with school districts to ...

March 31, 2023

Allegheny County Department of Human Services Request for Proposal (RFP) for Peer-Run Respite

Due by 3pm om 5.17.23

March 31, 2023

Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Interim Telehealth Guidance

OMHSAS will extend the suspension of bulletins identified in the February 18, 2021 (specific only to consent to treatment, service verifications, and treatment plans that are scheduled to end on March 31, 2023) until January 1, 2024.

March 29, 2023

Behavioral Health Updates

Managed Care Organizations Updates as of 3.29.2023