American Psychiatric Association Honors PMHC at 2012 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
Philadelphia Mental Health Center (PMHC), a not-for-profit behavioral health organization that supports all age groups in the diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders, was selected as the recipient of this year’s “APA Gives Back Program.”
Each year—in the city where its annual meeting is held—the American Psychiatric Association (APA) selects an organization that best represents the local community by sharing the APA’s mission of working together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders.
Read more: APA Selects PMHC as Recipient of this Year’s APA Gives Back Program
With compassion toward your special needs, a commitment to our work and our relationship with you and your family, and a focus on community—because no one should ever feel alone or unheard—our individually tailored array of Behavioral Health Rehabilitation Services (BHRS) are geared to enhance the quality of life and help ensure successful outcomes—ones that are measurable, maintainable and meaningful.
Through our three convenient locations—two in Philadelphia and one in Bucks County—we support all age groups in the identification, diagnosis and treatment of mental health issues, especially those within the Autism Spectrum. We also understand the diverse and challenging issues that you and your family face each day, which is why we are proud to offer a variety of holistic services, including education, training, advocacy and counseling.
Thanks for partnering with us. After all, a journey best taken is taken together.
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Read the recent Pennsylvania Community Providers Association (PCPA) article, "Restoring the Cuts... Where Will the Money Come From?"
The size of a baby's head is often related to neurological disorders, such as autism - which affects 1 in 88 children. Now, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have identified genes responsible for head size at birth by inserting human genes into zebrafish. The study is published online in the journal Nature. Nicholas Katsanis, Ph.D., Jean and George Brumley Jr. M.D...
Over the past decade, research in the field of epigenetics has revealed that chemically modified bases are abundant components of the human genome and has forced us to abandon the notion we've had since high school genetics that DNA consists of only four bases. Now, researchers at Weill Cornell Medical College have made a discovery that once again forces us to rewrite our textbooks...
By focusing on the identification of common genetic variants, researchers have identified 57 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that predict - with a high degree of certainty - the risk that siblings of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) will also develop the condition. The findings were presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research...
A new prospective study of six-month-old infants at high genetic risk for autism identified weak head and neck control as a red flag for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and language and/or social developmental delays...
May 31, 2012
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Lecture Series at Center for Autism Research at CHOP
The Department of Public Welfare has announced a plan to impose co-pays on Medical Assistance for behavioral/physical health services that are provided to children whose family income is equal to or above 2-times the federal poverty level. Click HERE to learn what you can do about it!
Tribute to Kelly Jackson for her many years of community service... Click HERE to learn more!
Oral hygiene tips for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from The National Museum of Dentistry. Click HERE to read/download this informative 36-page booklet!
PMHC Partners With DBH for Process Improvement Initiative
NIATx Initiative at Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) Aims to Improve Access and Retention in Behavioral Health Treatment
PMHC is proud to be participating in the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health’s (DBH) NIATx Initiative! Initially designed to focus on improving the services of addiction treatment providers, this process improvement initiative has been expanded to include providers of children and adolescent behavioral health services.
The PMHC NIATx Change Team, led by Kate McKee, PMHC Quality Assurance Specialist, will be focusing on increasing the availability of psychiatric evaluations, decreasing paperwork for clients or their guardians and increasing the availability of outpatient therapists. Kate and her Change Team will be presenting the successful results of this initiative at DBH on June 6, 2012.
About NIATx
Based at the University of Wisconsin, NIATx, the Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment, is an industry coalition that works with behavioral health treatment providers to help them improve treatment access and retention. Simply put, NIATx is a simple and easy to use model of process improvement that allows payers and providers to make small changes that substantially impact outcomes. Learn more…
