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Welcome to CMSU Behavioral Health and Developmental Services Each
year, CMSU and its network of providers serves over 4,000 people. Our mission
is to participate actively in a community-wide partnership to support the
residents of Columbia, Montour, Snyder and Union Counties in achieving
independence and personal development in order to enhance their quality of
life. Who is Eligible for Services? In
order to qualify for services within the CMSU system, you must live within
the boundaries of Columbia, Montour, Snyder or Union Counties in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. If you do not live in one of these four
counties, you are not eligible for County-funded services with CMSU. Call the
County Courthouse for the county you live in to contact similar services in
your home county of residence. What is Mental Health? Mental
Health is a relative state of mind in which a person who is healthy is able
to cope with and adjust to the current stresses of everyday living. If a person
is unable to cope or adjust to everyday living, then he/she may have a mental
illness. This is a term that refers collectively to all of the diagnosable
mental disorders. Approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population have been
diagnosed with a mental illness. What is Intellectual Disability? Intellectual
Disability is a diagnosis given to an individual who is determined to have
significantly sub-average general intellectual functioning that is
accompanied by significant limitations in adaptive functioning in at least
two of the following skill areas: communication, self-care, home living,
social/interpersonal skills, community use, self-direction, functional
academic skills, work, leisure, health and safety. The onset must occur
before the individual's 22nd birthday. What is Early Intervention? Early
Intervention is a collection of supports and services for infants and
toddlers from birth to 3 years of age who have developmental delays. The
focus of Early Intervention is to help families with children who have
developmental delays to enhance their child's development. Some of the
supports and services included in Early Intervention are physical and
occupational therapy, speech therapy, vision therapy and hearing therapy, and
developmental specialist services. What is Drug & Alcohol? The CMSU Drug & Alcohol Program provides services for the prevention, intervention, and treatment of the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. These services include assessment, referral and case management. Financial assistance is available for those who qualify. ________________________________________________
Pennsylvania’s
Right to Education Task Force CMSU
Consumer Supports Program ________________________________________________ Part-Time
Crisis Workers Needed _______________________________________________
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