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NAMIGrading the States: A Report on America's Health Care System for Serious Mental Illness
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Grading the States 2006: Pennsylvania

Alabama

 Report Card

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 

 
More Information
Grading the States 2006: Pennsylvania - Narrative
Read the full narrative from NAMI's report on Pennsylvania's health care system for serious mental illness

 
Grading the States 2006: Pennsylvania - Score Card
View the details of how Pennsylvania scored on the criteria used by NAMI in evaluating its health care system for serious mental illness.
 
Other Resources
State & Local NAMIs
NAMI has a state organization in every state and over 1,000 local affiliates. Connect with the NAMI nearest you, and find out how you can get involved.
News Coverage
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





 
     
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