The Mural Arts Program has received a $500,000 matching grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to help fund a program assisting those suffering from behavioral, addiction, and mental health problems.
Added 08/17/2010 by Stephan Salisbury, Philadelphia Inquirer » more
Added 07/22/2010 by Gary L. Brown » more
WHYY Behavioral Health reporter, Maiken Scott has been covering progress on the JEVS mural for several weeks.
Added 06/30/2010 by Gary L. Brown » more
PCPA (a Pennsylvania trade association whose members are community agencies serving persons with mental illnesses) is offering a free webinar series on issues related to Peer Support Services. Funding for the series is provided by the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. The series is open to all...
Added 06/01/2010 by Gary L. Brown » more
Amplification of the closing of the keynote address at the NorthEast Treatment Centers (NET) Consumer Council Recognition Dinner celebrating the recovery progress and service activities of NET members and the 40th Anniversary of NET, April 14, 2010, Philadelphia, PA.
Added 04/14/2010 by William L. White » more
The deadline for entry is Thursday, April 22, 2010.
Added 03/31/2010 by Valerie Oulds » more
Cathy Bolton, Ph.D., Director, Continuous Quality Improvement, presented the proposed Preferred Provider Status during the Executive Director’s meeting held on Wednesday, February 3.
Added 02/09/2010 by Gary L. Brown » more
DBH/MRS hosted a series of budget update sessions for providers and interested stakeholders. The department’s service goals for specific 2010 calendar year levels of care were discussed.
Important changes in care management and clinical oversight were also discussed. The ultimate goal of these changes is to improve individual and system-wide...
Added 01/28/2010 by Gary L. Brown » more
Dr. Arthur Evans, a faculty member in the psychiatry department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, suggested a basis for gambling addiction from a behavioral-science perspective. Dr. Evans and his colleagues answered questions and gave advice to attendees after the seminar on understanding, preventing, and ending gambling...
Added 10/23/2009 by Epoch Times, Tina Wang and Yan Yan » more
PHILADELPHIA — As a teenager, Keith Garrett was desperate to be accepted by the guys on the corner. His first arrest for shoplifting was a point of pride with the gang, he recalled, and using heroin, cocaine and alcohol was natural. Like many others in his group, he ended up...
Added 10/22/2009 by New York Times Reporter, Eric Eckholm » more
