OMHSAS Stakeholders,
The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, 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, @ 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. The TEAMS Meeting link for this first meeting can be found below. 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 discuss topics OMHSAS will send ahead of time. Meetings links will also be provided in advance of each meeting.
Recommendations for agenda topics or questions can be submitted via e-mail to ra-pwomhsaspeersvcs@pa.gov 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 following website:
Archives of OMHSAS_GENERAL_LISTSERV@LISTSERV.DHS.PA.GOV
Then click on the “join or leave the list” link.
Meeting Date/Time: Agenda Topics Due By:
Tuesday, 10/8/24 @ 9am Introductions, Welcome, & OMHSAS Updates
Tuesday, 1/14/25 @ 9am December 30, 2024
Tuesday, 4/08/25 @ 9am March 25, 2025
Tuesday, 7/08/25 @9am June 24, 2025
Tuesday, 10/14/25 @9am 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.
We appreciate your review and hope you will join us for these PSS discussions. Questions pertaining to these meetings should be submitted to ra-pwomhsaspeersvcs@pa.gov.
MEETING LINK FOR OCTOBER 8TH @ 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.
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