The OMHSAS Advisory Structure is comprised of three committees and two subcommittee: Children’s Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Adult Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Older Adult Behavioral Health Advisory Committee, Transition Age Youth Subcommittee, and the Persons in Recovery Subcommitteee. The three committees and two 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 are May 3, 2012 at

DGS Annex Complex (former Harrisburg State Hospital), Harrisburg, PA

Individual Meeting Locations:
Children’s Committee – Beechmont Building, Room 145 (Building 32)
Adult Committee – Clothes Tree (Building 36)
Older Adult Committee – Chapel (Building 15)

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 

Children’s Committee 
Shaye Erhard and Courtney Coover

Adult Committee 
Jennifer Parker and Benny Varghese

Older Adult Committee 
Ginny Mastrine and Patricia M. Clark

Youth Subcommittee
Doris Arena

Persons in Recovery Subcommittee
Jean Rush and Kathy Jo Stence