Peer Support for Youth with Mental Health Issues
Below is an announcement from the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services. This is an opportunity for youth to talk about their needs when it comes to support from someone who’s been through similar experiences. If you apply for this, please let them know you found out from Youth Outreach Union!
Begin within,
Michael
“Children broken by the world become the adults most likely to change it,”
~Frank Warren, founder of Post Secret
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The Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services is planning a focus group for youth who are between the ages of 14 and 17 and who are (or recently have) received services from the public mental health system. The purpose of the focus group is to get input from these youth about what they think would be an “ideal” mental health service delivery system. This input is sought as the Bureau is developing plans for extending the provision of peer support services to this group. This would entail one full day of discussion in late March or early April and will tentatively be held in Mechanicsburg, PA.
In addition, a follow-up web-based discussion will be scheduled to solicit input from persons in this age group who are unable to make the group meeting. Further information will be disseminated to the CASSP coordinators shortly. If you are interested in further information please contact Doris Arena (darena@state.pa.us) or Ann Litzelman (c-alitzelm@state.pa.us) .
