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In 2003, the organization renamed itself to the Mazzoni Center, after Dr. Peter Mazzoni, a volunteer physician and board member. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Dr. Mazzoni had served as the clinc's medical director, was an openly gay and HIV-positive physician, and died in 1990 at age 31.
Community Behavioral Health (often initialized as CBH) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.As a behavioral health Medicaid managed care organization, CBH is contracted by the city of Philadelphia to manage the delivery and payment of mental health and substance use services to Philadelphia's Medicaid recipients. [1]
With the issue still unresolved in December 1992, the U.S. Justice Department sued the City of Philadelphia, on behalf of Project HOME, for violation of Fair Housing laws, which required the City to provide reasonable modifications in the building permits for the people with mental and physical disabilities who would live at 1515 Fairmount. [6]
Fountain House is a national mental health nonprofit organization focused on supporting people with serious and persistent mental illness. Founded in 1948, Fountain House originated the Clubhouse Model of Psychosocial Rehabilitation. The organization's stated mission is "to create the community, innovation, and social change needed for people ...
Pages in category "Non-profit organizations based in Philadelphia" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
More than 2,000 of Philadelphia's roughly 6,000 police officers have gone through Crisis Intervention Team training— a 40-hour module on mental health issues and how to respond to someone who is ...
Volunteering provides cognitive health perks that can make a big difference in an older adult’s life. “People who volunteer are able to improve their energy and enjoy an overall better quality ...
The National Institute of Mental Health chose Compeer as a model program in 1982 and helped fund the development of similar programs throughout the United States. [citation needed] Today, Compeer is an international mental health organization with approximately 5,000 volunteers at nearly 100 locations in the U.S., Canada, and Australia. [6]