Mental Health America of York and Adams Counties

Representative payee services offer short- and long-term assistance with budgetary management of social security benefits (e.g., supplemental income, survivors', and/or disability income) to individuals living with a Mental illness and/or co-occurring disability. Our staff serves approximately 400 social security beneficiaries at any given time offering the following - regular and timely bill payment, establishing personalized household budgets, wage reporting to social security, and completion of timely paperwork for social security as needed in order to maintain the client's benefit.

Mha offers information, referral, and education in addition to its community-based programs. Our team members offer individuals & families educational materials to help them become informed about Mental illness, symptom management, and the variety of community services that could be essential for recovery of their Mental Health and well-being.

The consumer/family satisfaction team (c/fst) represents an innovative approach to gathering data by organizing teams of consumers and family members to affirm satisfactory services, identify gaps or trends in service provision, support Mental Health providers in improving services, and identify consumer & family needs. The c/fst team conducts over 300 individual surveys each year in York and Adams Counties.