Directory of Services
Listed below are the services that OMH coordinates in conjunction with the Coordinating Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs and Community Behavioral Health, the City's behavioral health Medicaid managed care organization:
- These include:
- Supplemental Adult and Child Mental Health Treatment
- Child Mental Health Services, including collaborations with schools, Department of Human Services, Family Court, and other city programs serving children with mental retardation and mental illness and children with a dual diagnosis of substance abuse and mental illness
- Crisis Response Services
- Vocational, Residential and Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
- Homeless Outreach
- Targeted Case Management
- Peer, family and community education and support
- Protection and consumer and family advocacy
- Services for Non-English-Speaking Populations, Older Adults, Persons with HIV/AIDS, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Forensic Services and Women With Dependent Children
- Professional Behavioral Health Training and Education Network (BHTEN)
- Strategic Planning
- Policy and planning
- Quality improvement
- Administrative oversight, including licensure endorsement and monitoring of providers, authorization of treatment providers, access and gatekeeping of residential services
For more information, please contact:
Dr Arthur Evans
Director
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health
1101 Market St.
7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 685-5400
OR
Michael J. Covone
Deputy Health Commissioner
Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health
1101 Market St.
7th Floor
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 685-5400
