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Community Behavioral Health Ends Autism Acceptance Month with State Approval for Community Autism Peer Specialist Program CBH CAPS Program Now a Medicaid Supplemental Service News provided by Share this article Share this article PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania's Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has approved the Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) Program as a Medicaid Supplemental Service. The new approval will allow the CAPS program, developed initially with reinvestment funding, to be sustained over time as a Medicaid reimbursable...

By Protesters in West Philadelphia marched from the site of the MOVE bombing to Malcolm X park in protest of racial injustice. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY) After weeks of testimony, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s fate falls in the hands of 12 jurors entering deliberation. More than 1,000 miles away, Philadelphians brace themselves for what that verdict will be and what that means for their city, which erupted in rallies last summer demanding justice for George Floyd, the Black man Chauvin is accused of killing. In an effort to address some of the retraumatization brought on by...

On top of Philly news Averting another Walter Wallace Jr. tragedy: $13 million boost for mental health crisis response Mayor Kenney’s proposed city budget would up the number of units available and help integrate with police dispatch. Protesters marched in West Philadelphia after police killed Walter Wallace Jr. while responding to a 911 call Emma Lee / WHYY �� Love Philly? Sign up for the free Billy Penn email newsletter to get everything you need to know about Philadelphia, every day. Six months after police killed Walter Wallace Jr. in...

  WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba government is providing $1.2 million to several programs and initiatives that provide mental health and addictions support. Families Minister Rochelle Squires and Mental Health, Wellness and Recovery Minister Audrey Gordon made the announcement at a news conference on Friday, saying the money will be provided through the Canada-Manitoba Home and Community Care and Mental Health and Addictions Service Funding Agreement. “We are investing in prevention services for families to help reduce their risk of involvement with Child and Family Services, and in mental w...

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Mayor Jim Kenney revealed a budget plan this week that would freeze the Philadelphia Police Department’s $727 million budget for a second year in a row –– but top brass say they already need more funding. Philly Police spokesperson Sgt. Eric Gripp said the department would convey a request to Kenney’s office seeking more money to...