Pennsylvania Recovery and Resiliency - Behavioral Health for the New Century

Adult and Juvenile Justice Alternatives to Seclusion and
Restraint Assertive Community Treatment Community Integration Co-occurring Mental
Health/Addiction Early Childhood Mental Health Employment High Fidelity Wraparound Housing Other OMHSAS Initiatives Peer Specialist Services Psychiatric Rehabilitation School Based Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention Transition Age Youth

OMHSAS Mission/Vision/
Guiding Principles Community Support Program Child and Adolescent
Service System Program (CASSP) "A Call for Change" BDAP D&A Principles Cultural Competency

Accessing County-Based Services DPW Bulletins Conferences and Trainings Glossary Mental Health Advanced Directives Newsletters/Publications DPW Web Site Pennsylvania Network of Care

Statewide Associations National Groups

Advisory Structure Contact Information Objectives/Priorities OMHSAS 2009/10 Budget Planning Documents Quality Improvement Efforts

This is OMHSAS > Advisory Structure

The OMHSAS Advisory Structure is comprised of three committees and one subcommittee: Children’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Adult Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Older Adult Behavioral Health Advisory Committee and Transition Age Youth Subcommittee. The three committees and subcommittee come together in a Joint Session to form the Pennsylvania Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC).

OMHSAS Goals, Objectives and Priority Projects
Advisory Committee Protocols
Membership Application
Member Handbook
Inclement Weather Policy
Meeting Schedule
Meeting Location and Directions

The next OMHSAS Advisory Meetings is September 3, 2009, at the Holiday Inn - Grantville.

Deputy Secretary Joan Erney provided the 2009/10 budget presentation for the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services in March. The presentation is available from the link.

Advisory Committees

Additional information about each advisory committee, including membership, archived materials, and outcomes is available from the links below.

Older Adult Advisory Committee

Adult Advisory Committee

Children's Advisory Committee

Transition Age Youth Subcommittee

Joint Session/MHPC

Committee Lead Staff

Overall Advisory Structure
Jessica Bradley: 717-787-2422 and Lynette Thomas: 717-425-5675

Children’s Committee
Sherry Peters: 717-772-7855 and Shaye Erhard: 717-772-7934

Adult Committee
Natalie Shaffer: 717-346-2614 and Benny Varghese: 717-772-7861

Older Adult Committee
Ginny Mastrine: 717-772-7926 and Patricia M. Clark: 717-425-5115

Youth Subcommittee
Doris Arena: 717-772-7685