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The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) will kick off Recovery Month on Thursday, September 12, at Soldiers and Sailors Grove in the Capitol Complex in Harrisburg with “Share the Hope: A Recovery Story.” The event will include wellness activities and demonstrations, speakers, food trucks, mobile clinic tours, and more.

In addition to the kick-off event, DDAP will host several other Recovery Month events.

September is National Recovery Month, a national observance held every year. The goal of Recovery Month, according to DDAP, is to come together, celebrate individuals in recovery, and offer hope to those who are struggling with a substance use disorder. It reinforces the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, prevention works, treatment is effective, and people can and do recover from the disease of addiction.

You can send Recovery Month-related questions electronically.

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

Support Groups

LifeCourse Workshops

Waiver Workshops

Supported by the Pennsylvania Department of Health through Centers for Disease Control and Prevention funding, the Pennsylvania Statewide Tobacco-Free Recovery Initiative (PA STFRI) facilitates partnerships among academia, state agencies, county public health departments, treatment providers, and recovery advocates to advance recovery-oriented evidence-based tobacco use disorder interventions in behavioral health services.

In 2021 Public Health Management Corporation’s Research & Evaluation Group conducted a readiness assessment to identify the status of tobacco interventions within behavioral health. The survey is being repeated this year, and respondents are being sought for the 2024 Behavioral Health Readiness Assessment. The survey will take less than 15 minutes to complete and closes August 31, 2024. Respondents are not asked their name, and responses are not linked to the respondent.

Penn State Health is sharing a survey for caregivers (e.g., parents, guardians, grandparents) or direct support professionals (e.g. para-professionals, registered behavior technicians, community support professionals) who have supported a person with autism and/or an intellectual disability with limited vocal speech in the past year. The survey will only take about 10 minutes to complete and will help them better understand your experience (and the person you supported) with different forms of communication. When you complete the survey, you can also choose to be entered into a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card!

Please view the flyer for information on participating.

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The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) is providing the opportunity for public comment on the Pennsylvania Substance Use Prevention Treatment and Recovery Services Block Grant application submission.

This submission will occur in three parts:

  • The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Assessment and Plan;
  • The SUPTRS Report, which will be posted in November; and
  • The Annual Synar Report, which will be made available in December.

These documents can be accessed through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Use “citizenpa” as the login and “citizen” as the password.

Submit all comments electronically by September 30.

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) has published ODPANN 24-078, which is a resource that has been developed from questions submitted to the Performance-Based Contracting (PBC) Resource Account. Questions have been categorized by topic and performance measures.

The FAQ can be accessed at Performance-Based Contracting FAQs – MyODP. ODP will continue to update this site with answers to recurring questions that are sent to the RA account.