Adolescent Behavioral Health

NAMI is hosting their annual Child and Adolescent Mental Health Conference on March 8 - still time to get early bird registration

If you work with a youth organization or group in Southwestern PA, spread the word about our upcoming Youth Mental Health Advocacy Postcard Campaign!

We believe that working together is the only thing that works for Allegheny County.


Let’s revolutionize our kids’ futures.


Here at HSCC, we believe that by giving Allegheny County kids every opportunity to succeed, we’re giving our region the future we deserve.

Recently, we joined local leaders, organizations and passionate community members in announcing the Our Kids. Our Commitment. Allegheny County Children’s Fund Initiative. We will work together to revolutionize the way we support our kids’ futures to ensure the health and wellbeing of children across the county.

We believe in what’s proven to work for our kids: early learning, after school programs and good nutrition.

If you believe in helping our kids be the best they can be, join us to bring the Allegheny County Children’s Fund Initiative to life.

Visit OurKidsOurCommitment.org to make a change for local kids.

Here are a few suggestions of ways you can assist us with the historic effort:


1. Share our info with your staff without endorsing it – simply put, we wanted you to hear about a historic initiative shared with us by the Human Services Center and being led by 10 agencies in Allegheny County to make a difference for kids – check out -  https://ourkidsourcommitment.org/ If you want to get involved on your own time, they are looking for volunteers and you can sign up online at -  https://ourkidsourcommitment.org/join-us/



2. If you invite us in to a staff meeting or an event and allow us 5 minutes to present and collect signatures, you are not doing direct lobbying – we are! If you have a staff meeting or event between June 19 and August 7 and you want a speaker, please email Elizabeth (efries@hscc-mvpc.org) the info – day, time for us to present or times (plural) for us to have a table, place, etc.



3. Share this message too - Anyone interested in helping can sign up on-line NOW, and starting on June 19, you will be able to download the petition to circulate right on that page  https://ourkidsourcommitment.org/join-us/ . If you want additional training on how to collect signatures, HSCC is hosting four trainings at 413 Penn Avenue Extension, Turtle Creek, PA 15145. This is the red brick building and the room may be entered on the side facing our main building, across from the bus stop shelter, where a yellow ADA post is near the door. You only need to attend one and can RSVP to Taylor at tnichols@hscc-mvpc.org. Training will last for one hour. Options are: Saturday, June 16 at 10am, Monday, June 18 at 6pm, Wednesday, June 20 at 6pm, and Wednesday, June 27 at 6pm.

Check out the blog post about the March 28th Adolescent Behavioral Health Advocacy Kick-off Event:  https://www.healthactivistnetwork.org/public-blogs/142-smart-adolescent-behavioral-health-advocacy