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Mental Health Task Force
On Tuesday, November 10, 2020, the Task Force transmitted their recommendations to the Centre County Commissioners and State College Borough Council. Visit the dashboard below to view updates on the progress in the implementation of the recommendations in the report.
This page provides information on the Task Force on Mental Health Crisis Services.
The Task Force was jointly established by Centre County and the Borough of State College to recommend enhancements to, and identify strengths of, the mental health crisis delivery system in Centre County. Specifically, the Task Force is tasked to examine the continuum of mental health crisis services, including:
- Mobile Crisis Services
- Delegate Crisis Services
- Involuntary Commitment Warrant Procedures
- Police Officers’ role in responding to Mental Health calls and 302 Warrant Procedures
- Emergency Department Procedures
- Post-Emergency Department Services
If you have a question about the Task Force on Mental Health Crisis Services, click here to contact via email.
- Dr. David Brown - Community Member
- Jeanie Burns - Bellefonte Area School District
- Dr. Tiffany Cabibbo - Mount Nittany Health
- Attorney Bernie Cantorna, Esq. - District Attorney, Centre County
- Dr. Seriashia Chatters-Smith - State College Area School District
- Rev. Carol Thomas Cissel - Community Member
- Natalie Corman - Centre County Government
- Mike Danneker - Municipal Government/Law Enforcement
- Dr. Dan Duffy - Community Member
- Laura Gardner - Centre County Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention Advisory Board
- Michelle Henry - Centre County Government
- Jeff Hite - Corrections
- Darlene Hoy - National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) of Central PA
- Chief Tyler Jolley - Municipal Law Enforcement
- Levent Kaya - Centre County Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities/Early Intervention Advisory Board
- Thomas King -Municipal Government
- Chief Kent Knable - Emergency Medical Services
- Leslie Laing - Community Member
- Dr. Benjamin Locke - Penn State Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS)
- Centrice Martin - Community Member
- Laura McKinney - Penn State Student
- Dr. Nicole Morgan - Community Member
- Dr. Brian Newcomb - Mount Nittany Medical Center Emergency Department
- Corporal Derek Pacella - State Law Enforcement
- Angie Roland - Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
- Dr. Scott J. Scotilla - Psychologist, Private Practice
- Tracy Small - Crisis Intervention Team
- Marisa Vicere - Jana Marie Foundation
- Nicole Wade - PeerStar
- Dr. Patricia Best - Task Force Chair