Lindsay Dempsie

This annual plan for the Human Services Block Grant in Blair County outlines strategies and priorities for the fiscal year 2017/2018. It focuses on addressing community needs through targeted services in mental health, intellectual disabilities, homelessness, and substance use disorder. Key priorities identified include housing, transportation, employment, life skills development, and fostering data-driven decision-making. The plan emphasizes recovery-oriented systems transformation, building trauma-informed care, increasing early identification and prevention efforts for behavioral health, and enhancing housing options and support services.

This Human Services Plan outlines the strategic direction for Blair County, focusing on addressing the critical needs of housing, transportation, employment, life skills, and data-driven decision-making. The plan details initiatives across mental health, intellectual disability services, homeless assistance, and substance use disorder services. Key priorities include increasing community tenure, fostering trauma-informed care in children's mental health, enhancing prevention and early identification of behavioral health issues for youth, and expanding housing options and support.

The Blair County Human Services Plan for Fiscal Year 2019-2020 outlines comprehensive strategies across Mental Health, Intellectual Disability, Homeless Assistance, and Substance Use Disorder services. Key priorities include addressing housing, transportation, employment, life skills, and fostering data-driven decision-making. The plan emphasizes recovery-oriented systems transformation, building trauma-informed care in children's mental health, improving prevention and early identification of behavioral health issues for youth, and expanding housing options and supports.

The Blair County Human Services Plan for Fiscal Year 2023-2024 outlines a comprehensive approach to addressing the needs of county residents, particularly in areas of mental health, substance use disorder, intellectual disability, and homelessness. Developed through extensive community and stakeholder input, the plan prioritizes housing, transportation, employment, life skills, and data-driven decision-making. It emphasizes cross-system collaboration, service coordination, and community engagement to ensure effective and accessible support for all individuals.

The Blair County Human Services Plan for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 outlines comprehensive strategies for mental health, substance use disorder, intellectual disability, and homeless assistance services. Key priorities include expanding housing options for individuals transitioning from state hospitals, establishing additional designated 302 facilities, and enhancing Criminal Justice Advisory Board coordination. The plan emphasizes cross-system collaboration, community engagement through public hearings, and continuous evaluation to meet the evolving needs of Blair County residents by focusing on areas such as housing, transportation, employment, and life skills.