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Happy Autumn! Please share these important workshops and Good Life Groups with your network! Register for upcoming events at PA Family Network’s website.

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The meeting documents from the September 4 Long-Term Services and Supports (LTSS) Subcommittee meeting are now available. These documents include the transcript and PowerPoint presentations. You can view them below:

The next LTSS Subcommittee meeting is scheduled for October 2, 2024, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm via webinar only.

To participate in the meeting, please register here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. If you plan to participate via phone, the dial-in number is: (562) 247-8422; Access Code: 681 281 984#.

The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) will be holding quarterly public meetings for anyone interested in discussing the topic of peer support services (PSS) working in the mental health realm. These meetings will provide a regularly scheduled opportunity for OMHSAS representatives to give PSS updates and information as well as answer questions and obtain essential insight and feedback from stakeholders.

The first quarterly meeting will be held on October 8, 2024, at 9:00 am – 10:00 am. The TEAMS meeting link is available here. Going forward, these meetings will be held on the second Tuesday in the months of January, April, July, and October 2025. Attendees will receive general updates and discussion topics OMHSAS will send ahead of time. Meeting links will also be provided in advance of each meeting.

Recommendations for agenda topics or questions can be submitted via email and must be submitted at least two weeks prior to the meeting date. The email account will be monitored, and the sender will receive a reply if more information is needed. Responses will not be provided if additional information is not needed.

If you or your colleagues would like to be added to an OMHSAS Listserv to receive the quarterly invitations, please go to the Listserv DHS website, then select the “join or leave the list” link.

Meeting Dates:

  • Tuesday, October 8, 2024, 9:00 am
    • Topic: Introductions, Welcome, & OMHSAS Updates
  • Tuesday, January 14, 2025, 9:00 am
    • Agenda Topics Due December 30, 2024
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 9:00 am
    • Agenda Topics Due March 25, 2025
  • Tuesday, July 8, 2025, 9:00 am
    • Agenda Topics Due June 24, 2025
  • Tuesday, October 14, 2025, 9:00 am
    • Agenda Topics Due September 30, 2025

OMHSAS is open to ideas and suggestions on maximizing the effectiveness of these meetings.

These quarterly meetings are not a replacement for the Mental Health Planning Council quarterly meetings. Those meetings will continue in addition to these newly established meetings.

OMHSAS appreciates your review and hope you will join them for these PSS discussions. Questions pertaining to these meetings should be submitted via email.

Online registration for the 2024 RCPA Conference officially closes COB today, September 13, meaning if you haven’t done so, now is your final chance to gain early access to the mobile app, reserve your seat, and guarantee your access to our exciting events!

By registering today, you will be able to network and connect with other attendees both in the mobile app and onsite. You’ll also be able to participate in our game, which will take place in Connections Hall, sponsored by Carelon. Attendees will meet and learn from our many exhibitors, whose contributions helped make this conference possible, while earning prizes and recognition. In addition, breakfast and lunch will be served in Connections Hall on Thursday, Sept. 26, giving you the opportunity to chat and relax with other attendees, speakers, and RCPA staff.

Online Registration Closes Today, Sept. 13!
Don’t Delay — Register Here!
We would like to extend a special thanks to Carelonour Connections Hall Platinum Sponsor. Thank you for your generosity!

We would also like to thank each and every sponsor and exhibitor. Without you, our conference would not be possible! You can view our current sponsors and exhibitors on the RCPA Conference website.