Grading the States 2006: Pennsylvania

Overall Grade: D+ Category Grades: Infrastructure: C- Information Access: D- Services: C- Recovery Supports: C-

Spending, Income, & Rankings     National Rank Per Capita Mental Health Spending $195.01 2 Per Capita Income $30,380 17 Total Mental Health Spending (in millions) $2,410 3 Suicide Rank 34

Recent Innovations Pioneering leadership to eliminate use of restraints and seclusion Implementation of evidence-based practices PennMAPS decision making tool for physicians State inmate re-entry program in Allegheny County Co-occurring disorder workforce development

Urgent Needs Funding Comprehensive system blueprint Hospital land use as a trust for people with serious mental illness Better information access Community services; reduction of hospital waiting lists

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Pa. mental health services get a 'D'
News of NAMI's Grading the States 2006 report from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - PA.
3/02/2006