The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has scheduled Service Area Planning meetings for state hospital service areas September - November. These meetings are intended to gather input for development of plans for integration of state hospital and community services within defined areas. PCPA Mental Health Committee members will attend each of the scheduled meetings to participate and to influence service provision in each area. They encourage other members to attend as well. The meetings are scheduled as follows:
| September
22 10:00 a.m. |
Warren State
Hospital Gymnasium |
Cindy Greer 814-726-4435 cgreer@state.pa.us |
| October 6 9:00 a.m. |
Torrance
State Hospital Oakhurst Tea Room, Somerset |
DawnYellets 724-459-4453 dyellets@state.pa.us |
| October 14 9:30 a.m. |
Danville
State Hospital Program Activity Center |
Louise Miller 570-271-4510 loumiller@state.pa.us |
| October 19 9:45 a.m. |
Norristown
State Hosital Building #33 |
Sheila Rose 610-313-1014 srose@state.pa.us |
| October 21 10:00 a.m. |
Clarks Summit
State Hospital Victoria In,, Highway 315 Pittston Township |
Sharon Grasso 570587-7250 |
| October 27 10:00 a.m. |
Mayview State
Hospital Holiday Inn Limited, South Hills Village |
Dorothy Owens 412-257-6201 dowens@state.pa.us |
| October 28 10:00 a.m. |
Wernersville
State Hospital Building 35, Town Hall |
Bobbi Krause 610-670-4111 rokrause@state.pa.us |
| November
2 10:00 a.m. |
Allentown
State Hospital Admini Building Boardroom |
Tiffany Hudock 610-740-3400 thudock@state.pa.us |
Please contact the individual listed for each state hospital with questions about the meeting. Contact Betty Simmonds at PCPA with questions or concerns about issues related to service area planning.