What is Children’s News?
Children’s News is a program of the Mental Health Association in Pennsylvania (MHAPA) and its affiliates across the state.
How does Children’s News help families of children and adolescents with serious mental illness?
Children’s News provides information for families on children’s mental health issues in Pennsylvania – including advocacy efforts, events, and policies – and offers families the opportunity to share information on these issues. The website lists many resources, including a dynamic Roadmap to Help which offers tips and key contacts for families navigating mental health issues and systems.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Spotlight on: PHLP – Pennsylvania Health Law Project
Who is PHLP?
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP), headquartered in Philadelphia but with offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services.
How does PHLP help families of children and adolescents with serious mental illness?
PHLP’s website include good, up to date information about health care available to children in low income families: http://www.phlp.org/Website/Children/ChildrenMA.asp
As parents of children with serious mental illness, we want treatment that will be most effective, that will help our children manage their behaviors, and that will allow them to live life to the fullest. Those treatments more often than not are to be found in the PUBLIC HEALTH system, and are available to all of our children regardless of family income. Treatments like family-based therapy, WRAP programs and services for transition age youth. How do we access these services? See PHLP’s brochure Getting Medical Assistance for a Child with a Severe Disability, Mental Illness or Behavioral Disorder Under the “Loophole.”
http://www.phlp.org/Website/MA%20Loophole/Loophole%20guide%20updated%204%2009.pdf
How do I contact PHLP?
PHLP’s website is http://www.phlp.org/. For assistance, call PHLP’s helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail them at staff@phlp.org.
The Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP), headquartered in Philadelphia but with offices in Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, provides free legal services and advocacy to Pennsylvanians having trouble accessing publicly funded health care coverage or services.
How does PHLP help families of children and adolescents with serious mental illness?
PHLP’s website include good, up to date information about health care available to children in low income families: http://www.phlp.org/Website/Children/ChildrenMA.asp
As parents of children with serious mental illness, we want treatment that will be most effective, that will help our children manage their behaviors, and that will allow them to live life to the fullest. Those treatments more often than not are to be found in the PUBLIC HEALTH system, and are available to all of our children regardless of family income. Treatments like family-based therapy, WRAP programs and services for transition age youth. How do we access these services? See PHLP’s brochure Getting Medical Assistance for a Child with a Severe Disability, Mental Illness or Behavioral Disorder Under the “Loophole.”
http://www.phlp.org/Website/MA%20Loophole/Loophole%20guide%20updated%204%2009.pdf
How do I contact PHLP?
PHLP’s website is http://www.phlp.org/. For assistance, call PHLP’s helpline at 1-800-274-3258 or 1-866-236-6310 TTY or e-mail them at staff@phlp.org.
Spotlight on: NAMI Mainline
Who is NAMI Mainline?
30 minutes to the southeast of our Glenside office, our sister affiliate NAMI Mainline serves individuals and families along the Mainline in Montgomery, Delaware and Chester Counties. A strong and active affiliate, NAMI Mainline offers “Ask the Expert” Forums, a weekly Physical Activity Group, a biweekly friendship group for adults with mental illness, Family-to-Family Education Program and other programs and services.
How does NAMI Mainline help families of children and adolescents with serious mental illness?
NAMI Mainline’s website include a large, searchable database of local services and programs: http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Mental_Health_Resources&Site=NAMI_PA,_Main_Line&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=96986
Of particular interest to our families with children and adolescent is NAMI Mainline’s downloadable Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources guide:
http://www.nami.org/Content/Microsites124/NAMI_PA,_Main_Line/Home115/Local_Mental_Health_Resources/Childrens_Mental_Health_Services1/ChildAdolMHResourcesApr2008.doc
How do I contact NAMI Mainline?
NAMI Mainline’s website is www.NAMI.org/sites/NAMIPAMainLine. They can be reached at (267)251-6240 or via email at mainline@nami.org
30 minutes to the southeast of our Glenside office, our sister affiliate NAMI Mainline serves individuals and families along the Mainline in Montgomery, Delaware and Chester Counties. A strong and active affiliate, NAMI Mainline offers “Ask the Expert” Forums, a weekly Physical Activity Group, a biweekly friendship group for adults with mental illness, Family-to-Family Education Program and other programs and services.
How does NAMI Mainline help families of children and adolescents with serious mental illness?
NAMI Mainline’s website include a large, searchable database of local services and programs: http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?Section=Mental_Health_Resources&Site=NAMI_PA,_Main_Line&Template=/ContentManagement/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=96986
Of particular interest to our families with children and adolescent is NAMI Mainline’s downloadable Child and Adolescent Mental Health Resources guide:
http://www.nami.org/Content/Microsites124/NAMI_PA,_Main_Line/Home115/Local_Mental_Health_Resources/Childrens_Mental_Health_Services1/ChildAdolMHResourcesApr2008.doc
How do I contact NAMI Mainline?
NAMI Mainline’s website is www.NAMI.org/sites/NAMIPAMainLine. They can be reached at (267)251-6240 or via email at mainline@nami.org
Calling All Family Members - Help Us Create Our Resource Page for Children and Adolescents!
Please send us information, links, questions, suggestions! Consider joining the Child and Adolescent Committee. We need help planning events and forums for our families with transition age and younger children! Please call or email Kathy Laws at 610-999-3586, kathylaws@verizon.net
Monday, April 5, 2010
Announcing NAMI Montgomery County's Child and Adolescent News Blog
This is where we will post information on resources for families with children and adolescents, and news that is important to our familiess with transition age and younger children.
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