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The Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) has announced the creation of a Recovery Division. The new division will be part of DDAP’s Bureau of County Program Oversight and will oversee the Regional Recovery Hubs as well as build relationships with local, regional, and state Recovery Community Organizations. The focus of the recovery hubs is to assess the needs and gaps of the counties they serve and provide technical assistance to existing recovery organizations to fill those gaps by providing a space for ideas, challenges, and successes to be shared.

You can email DDAP directly with any questions.

All child welfare professionals in Pennsylvania are eligible for the following FREE trauma trainings facilitated by Lakeside Global, Inc.

If you have completed Trauma 101 and Enhancing Trauma Awareness, you are eligible to register for the Train the Trainer course scheduled for May!

Train the Trainer (25-Hour Course)

Participants who meet course requirements would be certified by Lakeside Global Institute as Adjunct Trainers with authorization to license and present Lakeside Global Institute workshops. Adjunct Trainers are also equipped to facilitate small group discussions. LGI’s Train the Trainers course applies the same approaches and techniques provided in course content. Participants can expect LGI trainers to maintain a high level of integrity with regard to processes of group leadership, management, and facilitation.

Enhancing Trauma Awareness

Enhancing Trauma Awareness (ETA) is a 15-hour course that is the first in a series of trauma courses. ETA provides a rich and sophisticated exploration of the subject of trauma with an emphasis on encouraging professionals to become highly sensitive regarding the nature of trauma as foun­dational to becoming trauma-informed. Professionals will gain heightened awareness and respect with regard to trauma-related behaviors and the consequences of being impacted by trauma that can extend into relationships, systems, and across generations.

Questions?

If you already registered for training and did not receive a training link, here are your contacts:

Pennsylvania Acting Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys announced today that the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) has strengthened its review of mental health and substance use disorder coverage in 2024 health plans. Insurers under PID regulation must file their plans with the Department for approval. Now, for 2024 filings, PID is enhancing its compliance review of mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements to prevent potential violations before they have a chance to harm Pennsylvania consumers.

Read the full press release.