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Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder | Department of Human Services | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Human Services
Behavioral Health Resources
The Department of Human Services' (DHS)
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(OMHSAS) oversees behavioral healthcare available through Medicaid, which includes treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. Get more information on OMHSAS, find information about county behavioral health programs, and learn more about resources specific to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Go to the OMHSAS Homepage
988: A Direct Link For Suicide Prevention and Crisis Support
It's now easier for Pennsylvanians to connect to behavioral or mental health crisis services. Contacting 988 will connect individuals to 24/7 free and confidential support if they are in distress or in need of prevention and crisis resources for themselves or a loved one. Learn more about 988 in Pennsylvania.
Call or Text 988 to start the conversation
Learn more about 988 in PA
Behavioral Health in Medicaid
Behavioral HealthChoices Managed Care
Through the Behavioral HealthChoices program, each county contracts with a Managed Care Organization (MCO) for mental health and drug and alcohol services. Once you are enrolled with the MCO, you continue to have choices as to who provides your services. The MCO will send you a handbook outlining how to access services and outlining the benefits available to you.
Behavioral HealthChoices
Fee-For-Service
If you are eligible for services under the Fee-For-Service program, you will receive a list of Medicaid (Medical Assistance) behavioral health providers within your county. Once you find a provider you would like to see, you can make an appointment if the provider is seeing new clients. If you have problems making an appointment, your local county caseworker in the county assistance office (CAO), or your caseworker from the county Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) office will assist you.
Find Your Local CAO
Looking for help?
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or use the
online chat function
. All are available 24/7.
Crisis Text Line
:
Text PA to 741741
Veteran Crisis Line:
Dial 988 then Press 1
Online chat function
Disaster Distress Helpline:
1-800-985-5990
The Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ)
:
1-866-488-7386
Text "Start" to 678-678
Online chat funtion
Trans Helpline:
877-565-8860
PA Crisis Hotlines (PDF)
Additional Resources
Report Abuse
Keep Kids Safe
Bulletin Search
Insurance Parity
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources
Find Help Now
Local Drug & Alcohol Assistance
Find Help
Suicide Prevention
Get Help
Crisis Intervention Services
Get Help
Adult Mental Health Commission
Behavioral Health Services for LGBTQI
Act 65 of 2020
Adult Mental Health Commission
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
CASSP
CDP Clubhouses
CDP Fairweather Lodge
Compeer
Consumer Driven Programs
Crisis Intervention Services
Community Support Program
Drop-In Centers
FASD Task Force
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Find Services
First Episode Psychosis
Housing Financing Funding
Justice Related Services
Mental Health Planning Council
Older Adult Initiatives
Olmstead Plan
PA Peer Support
PA Recovery Housing
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
Peer Support Providers
Peer Support Services
Peer Support Training
School Based Behavioral Health
Substance Use Disorder
SUD 1115 Waiver
Veterans & Military Families
FFY25-26 PATH Grant Application- Public Comment Period
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is pleased to announce that the draft application for the Fiscal Year 2025
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
(PATH)
grant is now available for public comments.
The PATH grant is a non-competitive formula grant available to all states and territories by the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act
of 1990. PATH programs serve individuals with serious mental illness experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness. The PATH grant application is submitted to the federal agency Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) annually.
Please note this is the Pennsylvania application to SAMHSA. This is not a request for new PATH project proposals.
The PATH Application public
comment period will remain open until 10:00 am Friday, March 21, 2025
. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to Lauren MacWithey, Pennsylvania PATH Grant Coordinator, via e-mail to
lmacwithey@pa.gov
View the 2025-2026 PATH Grant Application.
Hot Topics
Opioid Addiction
Centers of Excellence
Services for LGBTQI
Crisis Intervention
Keep Kids Safe
Report Abuse
Department of Human Services
Behavioral Health Resources
The Department of Human Services' (DHS)
Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
(OMHSAS) oversees behavioral healthcare available through Medicaid, which includes treatment for mental health and substance use disorders. Get more information on OMHSAS, find information about county behavioral health programs, and learn more about resources specific to children, adolescents, adults, and older adults.
Go to the OMHSAS Homepage
988: A Direct Link For Suicide Prevention and Crisis Support
It's now easier for Pennsylvanians to connect to behavioral or mental health crisis services. Contacting 988 will connect individuals to 24/7 free and confidential support if they are in distress or in need of prevention and crisis resources for themselves or a loved one. Learn more about 988 in Pennsylvania.
Call or Text 988 to start the conversation
Learn more about 988 in PA
Behavioral Health in Medicaid
Behavioral HealthChoices Managed Care
Through the Behavioral HealthChoices program, each county contracts with a Managed Care Organization (MCO) for mental health and drug and alcohol services. Once you are enrolled with the MCO, you continue to have choices as to who provides your services. The MCO will send you a handbook outlining how to access services and outlining the benefits available to you.
Behavioral HealthChoices
Fee-For-Service
If you are eligible for services under the Fee-For-Service program, you will receive a list of Medicaid (Medical Assistance) behavioral health providers within your county. Once you find a provider you would like to see, you can make an appointment if the provider is seeing new clients. If you have problems making an appointment, your local county caseworker in the county assistance office (CAO), or your caseworker from the county Mental Health/Intellectual Disability (MH/ID) office will assist you.
Find Your Local CAO
Looking for help?
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
Call or text 988, or use the
online chat function
. All are available 24/7.
Crisis Text Line
:
Text PA to 741741
Veteran Crisis Line:
Dial 988 then Press 1
Online chat function
Disaster Distress Helpline:
1-800-985-5990
The Trevor Project Lifeline (LGBTQ)
:
1-866-488-7386
Text "Start" to 678-678
Online chat funtion
Trans Helpline:
877-565-8860
PA Crisis Hotlines (PDF)
Additional Resources
Report Abuse
Keep Kids Safe
Bulletin Search
Insurance Parity
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Resources
Find Help Now
Local Drug & Alcohol Assistance
Find Help
Suicide Prevention
Get Help
Crisis Intervention Services
Get Help
Adult Mental Health Commission
Behavioral Health Services for LGBTQI
Act 65 of 2020
Adult Mental Health Commission
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
CASSP
CDP Clubhouses
CDP Fairweather Lodge
Compeer
Consumer Driven Programs
Crisis Intervention Services
Community Support Program
Drop-In Centers
FASD Task Force
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Find Services
First Episode Psychosis
Housing Financing Funding
Justice Related Services
Mental Health Planning Council
Older Adult Initiatives
Olmstead Plan
PA Peer Support
PA Recovery Housing
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
Peer Support Providers
Peer Support Services
Peer Support Training
School Based Behavioral Health
Substance Use Disorder
SUD 1115 Waiver
Veterans & Military Families
FFY25-26 PATH Grant Application- Public Comment Period
The Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is pleased to announce that the draft application for the Fiscal Year 2025
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
(PATH)
grant is now available for public comments.
The PATH grant is a non-competitive formula grant available to all states and territories by the
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act
of 1990. PATH programs serve individuals with serious mental illness experiencing or at imminent risk of homelessness. The PATH grant application is submitted to the federal agency Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) annually.
Please note this is the Pennsylvania application to SAMHSA. This is not a request for new PATH project proposals.
The PATH Application public
comment period will remain open until 10:00 am Friday, March 21, 2025
. If you have any questions or comments, please send them to Lauren MacWithey, Pennsylvania PATH Grant Coordinator, via e-mail to
lmacwithey@pa.gov
View the 2025-2026 PATH Grant Application.
Hot Topics
Opioid Addiction
Centers of Excellence
Services for LGBTQI
Crisis Intervention
Keep Kids Safe
Report Abuse