Mental Health America of Southwestern PA

Programs

1. Step-Up Drop-In Center - This center in Latrobe, PA provides adult mental health consumers a safe and supportive network of peer support, recreation, and education. Members receive the positive peer support they need to remain healthy and continue along their continuum of recovery.

   $159,208 spent
   11% of program spending

2. External Advocate Services at Torrance State Hospital - Assist patients with concerns they have regarding their rights, treatment and environment while at Torrance State Hospital. The external advocate also provides advocacy services to the PA SRTP Act-21 Program and the Forensic Unit, also located on the state hospital grounds.

   $99,398 spent
   7% of program spending

3. Community Advocate - Assists adult consumers of mental health services reach a better understanding of their rights under the Mental Health Procedures Act, Social Security, and Public Assistance benefits. Provides complaint processing, conflict resolution, and mediation for adults using community mental health services.

   $94,133 spent
   6% of program spending

4. CS CSP - Provides a community-based line to CSP principles, education, information sharing, and for collective input on major successes and concerns regarding community mental health services.

   $11,190 spent
   1% of program spending

5. Consumer and Family Satisfaction Team - C/FST interviews adult behavioral health consumers and families of children using behavioral health services to assess satisfaction, and provides the county mental health/ mental retardation program, managed care, and providers with feedback regarding consumer and family satisfaction.

   $170,965 spent
   12% of program spending

6. Administrative Case Management - Provides emergency funding for individual needs of behavioral health consumers in Westmoreland County and at Torrance State Hospital.

   $6,527 spent
   0% of program spending

7. HSS - Supportive Housing - Provides funding for a Special Representative Payee account utilized emergency housing and consumer supports.

   $18,294 spent
   1% of program spending

8. Representative Payee - Provides financial management services for mental health consumers who have difficulty with budgeting.

   $269,517 spent
   19% of program spending

9. Outreach - Oversees the DCORT function for Westmoreland County BH/DS as well as other identified public education, community engagement, and outreach activities.

   $358,518 spent
   25% of program spending

10. Independent Monitoring - IM4Q is part of an emerging quality management framework within the mental retardation system which measures, addresses, and enhances quality of life, services and supports, and organization practices. The IM4Q program does not attempt to measure compliance with governmental regulations, but instead, quality of life outcomes.

    $54,142 spent
    4% of program spending

11. SWBHM- Used to account for all revenues and expenses related to the Organizations contract with Southwest Behavioral Health Management. Responsibilities under the contract are to assist individuals with serious mental illness and complex, multi-system needs in living a recovery-focused lifestyle in the community.

    $183,462 spent
    13% of program spending

12. Armstrong/Indiana BDHP- Used to account for all revenues and expenses related to the Organizations contract with Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program. Responsibilities under the contract are to provide Ombudsman and Advocacy services in Armstrong and Indiana Counties.

    $3,422 spent
    0% of program spending

13. Warmline- Used to account for all revenues and expenses related to the Organizations grant funding to provide warmline services.

    $22,202 spent
    2% of program spending

The 13 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $1,450,978.