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The Community Support Program, or CSP, of Pennsylvania is an alliance of mental health consumers, family members, and professionals working together to aid adults with severe mental illnesses and co-occurring disorders to live successfully in the community.

The cornerstone of the Community Support Program is the integration of natural supports into the lives of those with mental illness. Help make a meaningful difference in the lives of consumers with serious mental illness by becoming involved with a local or regional CSP Committee.

Community Support Program meetings offer a forum setting in Pennsylvania for consumers, family members, and professionals to speak their beliefs and values and promote system changes. These meetings have helped shape the way treatment services are delivered to consumers, improved the public's understanding that consumers and family members should be regarded as people first, and advocated for the implementation of quality treatments that support the recovery of those with serious mental illness. 


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Find a Local Community Support Program Committee

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Regional CSP

Regional Committees:

The Community Support Program has a committee for each of the six regions in Pennsylvania. The regional committees are made up of individuals who are involved with their local CSP committees. 

Both the regional and local CSP committees provide a community-based line to CSP principles, education, information sharing, and for collective input on major successes and concerns regarding community mental health services. These concerns and other recommendations are shared with the OMHSAS Adult Advisory Committee and may also be shared with county MH/DS offices and organizations. 

The CSP Format filters information from the state adult advisory committee to the regional and local committees and also filters up the concerns, information, and ideas of the local committees. 

South East Region CSP

Meetings:
First Monday of the Month 
2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Meetings are held on Zoom.

Subcommittees meet from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Full committee meets 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Location:
HopeWorx, Inc.
1210 Stanbridge St., Suite 600
Norristown, PA 19401

Contact:

Julie Whitmore - jwhitmore@hopeworxinc.org

Western Region CSP

Meetings:
Second Friday of the Month 
10:00 a.m.

Location:
Lawrence County Cares
708 West Washington
New Castle, PA 16101

Contact:

Rita Lane - rlane@swsix.com

North Central Region CSP

Currently in need of an organization to step up and become the Regional TA! If you are interested or have any questions on what this entails, please email Candi at candi@pmhca.org

Northeast Region CSP

Meetings:
Third Tuesday of The Month 
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Location:

The Recovery Center
825 Jefferson Avenue
Scranton, PA 18510

Contact:

Lynn Housekneckt - lh@theadvocacyalliance.org

Central Region CSP

Meetings:
Third Thursday of the Month
10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Location:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83803396413

Contact:

Jessica Paul - centralregioncsp@gmail.com

Northwest Region CSP

Meetings:

3rd Friday of every month at 10:00 am (Beginning in Spring 2024)

Location:

STEPS Drop-In Center 

24 W. Washington St,

Bradford, PA 16701

Contact:

Katie Mackey - kmackey@guidancecenter.net

For more information or to add or update our Local committee information, please contact:
Candi Myers at candi@pmhca.org


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