By Rita Quashie-Smith and Brooke Urda, direct support professionals (DSP) with Emmaus Community of Pittsburgh
We support people in the intellectual disability/autism (ID/A) … Click here to read more...
Category Archives: Op-ed
GUEST COLUMN from state Reps. Mike Schlossberg and Stephen Kinsey: State needs to make a greater investment in mental health
In our state, 1.8 million adults struggle with a mental health condition – the overwhelming majority of those people (1.7 million) do not live in a community with enough mental health… Click here to read more...
TAKING $170M FROM THE ID/A BUDGET IS DEFUNDING, NOT SAVING
By Nancy Murray, M.S., president of The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh and senior vice president of Achieva. She also serves as chair of The Provider Alliance’s Government Affairs Committee,… Click here to read more...
Investing in Mental Health is investing in a better today – and tomorrow
Guest Editorial from House Democratic Caucus Chairman Rep. Mike Schlossberg of Lehigh County
One in five Americans actively suffer from some sort of mental illness. Is that person… Click here to read more...
PA FAMILY IS FRUSTRATED, DISSOLUSIONED
By Anne Couldridge, mother of an adult son with Intellectual Disability/Autism (ID/A). She and her family live in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
My son graduated from high school… Click here to read more...
Mom Asks Legislators: When will it be our turn? By Nancy Murray
People with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) and their families desperately need help now.
By Nancy Murray
Nancy Murray, M.S., is President of The Arc of Greater Pittsburgh… Click here to read more...
Opinion Editorial: Families at the End of Their Ropes – By Sandi Shaffer
By Sandi Shaffer
— Sandi Shaffer is the mom of Kate, a young woman with an intellectual disability. Kate is a 2017 graduate of The Children’s Institute of Pittsburgh. Sandi is an advocate… Click here to read more...
Letter to the Editor | How Corporations are Trapping Employees – What We Can Do to Stop Them
It may sound to some like a fair bargain. A prospective employer offers you a job and promises to train you with valuable skills. In return, you agree to stick with the company for a specific
Fentanyl: what is it and why is it so dangerous?
By: Magellan Behavioral Health of Pennsylvania representatives Ivana Romeo, Stacey Ricca, and Anita Kelly
Fentanyl. You’ve most likely heard the name. Why? Because it is one of … Click here to read more...
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS ASK: IF NOT NOW, WHEN?
Featured Images: Helena Johnson and Naomi Davenport
We have asked this question for decades, but legislators have the opportunity NOW to fund our jobs adequately.
By Naomi Davenport… Click here to read more...
