Mental Health Care in Pennsylvania

Mental Health Facilities by City in Pennsylvania

The Pennsylvania cities with the most SAMHSA-listed mental health facilities. All 176 cities are listed below the table.

Crisis and Support Lines in Pennsylvania

Call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org, any time. Call or text 988. Calls are directed to a local Pennsylvania 988 call center, and counselors can activate a mobile mental health crisis team that will arrive on site. Every Pennsylvania county provides crisis intervention, including 24/7 telephone, walk-in, mobile and medical-mobile crisis services and crisis residential service.

• Pennsylvania crisis services

Pennsylvania's Mental Health Agency

Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) oversees public mental health services in Pennsylvania.

• Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)
• Find local services through Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS)

Medicaid Mental Health Coverage in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's Medicaid program is Medical Assistance (Medicaid); behavioral health through Behavioral HealthChoices. Each HealthChoices consumer is assigned a Behavioral Health Managed Care Organization (BH-MCO) based on his or her county of residence. Members then have a choice of behavioral health care providers within the BH-MCO's network. Under fee-for-service, you receive a list of Medical Assistance behavioral health providers within your county. Covered mental health services the state names include mental health services, substance use disorder (drug and alcohol) services and prescription medications. The MCO sends each member a handbook outlining how to access services and the benefits available.

• Medical Assistance (Medicaid); behavioral health through Behavioral HealthChoices mental health services
• Pennsylvania Medicaid behavioral health

County Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MH/ID) Program Offices

Mental health services in Pennsylvania are administered through county mental health program offices, which determine eligibility for service funding, assess treatment needs and refer individuals to appropriate programs.

• County Mental Health and Intellectual Disabilities (MH/ID) program offices in Pennsylvania

Check a Therapist's License in Pennsylvania

Before you start, confirm your therapist or psychologist holds an active Pennsylvania license.

• Psychologists: Pennsylvania State Board of Psychology
• Social workers, marriage and family therapists and professional counselors: Pennsylvania State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors

Guides for Your Next Step

See how to find a therapist, how sliding-scale therapy works, whether Medicaid covers therapy and the difference between a psychiatrist and a therapist.

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