On 9/12/2023, the COVID-19 Health Disparities Statewide Leadership Task Force released the report “Recommendations To Reduce COVID-19 Health Differences for People with Disabilities.” The COVID-19 pandemic has been difficult for everyone, but for some groups, including and especially the disability community, the impact has been staggering. This is even more the case for those in the disability community who live in rural areas and those belonging to racial and ethnic minorities.
To learn more about the CDC’s National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, click on these links
Interactive report: https://thearcpa.org/Recommendations-ENG-PL
Recommendation Report and Fact Sheets: https://thearcpa.org/healthcare-initiatives/
Indiana Office
300 Indian Springs Road, Suite 113
Indiana, PA 15701
Phone: 724-349-3350
Fax: 724-349-3341
Hours: By appointment only
Our vision: To develop a person-centered, community oriented behavioral and developmental system that supports recovery and resiliency through hope, experience, advocacy, and education while ensuring dignity and respect to individuals.
The Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program (AIBDHP) was established by the Commissioners of Armstrong and Indiana Counties to comply with the Mental Health and Mental Retardation Act of 1966 passed by the Pennsylvania Legislature. The legislation mandated that all counties in the Commonwealth, either separately or jointly, establish community based services for the mentally disabled in their counties. The Commissioners of Armstrong and Indiana Counties chose to form a two county joinder and under this administrative structure, appointed a County Administrator and an Advisory Board. The program is responsible for assessing needs, developing plans and allocating funds, as well as maintaining oversight responsibility of the Intellectual Disabilities, Early Intervention, Behavioral Health and Medical Assistance HealthChoices programs. Funding for the programs comes from the following Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) program offices: Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL).
Armstrong and Indiana Counties are essentially rural counties and at the inception of AIBDHP, there were little or no community based services for the mentally disabled in either county. Today however AIBDHP contracts with multiple provider agencies to provide a broad and comprehensive spectrum of services for the mentally disabled citizens of Armstrong and Indiana Counties. We believe that services should be person-centered and take into account all aspects of an individual’s life. AIBDHP strives to promote opportunities for the mentally disabled to be part of an environment that supports people reaching their full potential as individuals and community members by offering hope, empowerment and choices.
Under the direction of the two county joinder, a comprehensive array of community based services are offered, such as outpatient services, case management, day treatment programs, crisis services, community residential programs, family living programs, supportive housing, sheltered workshops and supported employment programs, early intervention services, consumer operated drop-in centers, peer support and family based mental health services. As a result of the Mental Health Procedures Act of 1976, AIBDHP is also responsible for providing 24/7 emergency delegate services.
Please browse through our website where you will find information on all the behavioral and developmental health services and provider agencies available to you and your family. If we can be of assistance to you, feel free to contact us or visit us at either our main office in Kittanning or our Indiana satellite office.
The AIBDHP Administrator’s Office has on staff program specialists and emergency delegates, along with fiscal, information technology and clerical support. Our staff is ready to assist you and can be reached by calling either 724-548-3451 (Kittanning) or 724-349-3350 (Indiana).
Administrator
Ext. 650
Clerical Support
Ext. 653
Fiscal Department
Christa Zubik Ext. 680 Ext. 618
Thomas Meredith Ext. 673
Jennifer Parisi Fiscal Assistant Ext. 639
Human Resource
Elizabeth McDaniel Ext. 690
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Mental Health
Joseph Bujdos Ext. 675
Ext. 688
Denise Mamros Ext. 692
Julie Pella Ext. 652
Sarah Davis Ext. 686
Children’s Mental Health
Karen Semetkoskey Ext. 640
Anna Salsgiver, Service Navigator Ext. 629
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Intellectual Disabilities
Ext. 605
Danna Haffey Ext. 695
Melissa Peace Ext. 694
Jessica Bailey Ext. 693
Jessica Shepard Ext. 641
Edward Stancombe Ext. 345
Early Intervention
Early Intervention Coordinator Ext. 621 |
About Us
Armstrong Office
120 South Grant Ave., Suite 3
Kittanning, PA 16201
Phone: 724-548-3451
Fax: 724-548-3454
Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4pm
Click on our Behavioral Health Resource Guides for Seniors and find a provider today! There is one for Armstrong County and one for Indiana County.
24 Hour Crisis Intervention Services 1-877-333-2470
24 Hour Crisis Text Line 1-877-565-7744
Mission Statement
The Armstrong-Indiana Behavioral and Developmental Health Program dedicates its efforts to the initiation, development and maintenance of a broad and comprehensive spectrum of quality community oriented behavioral and developmental health services and supports that are readily accessible, efficiently managed and provided without discrimination in a recovery and resiliency based environment.