June 2019
In this month's edition:

  • DHS takes part in national initiative to address homelessness, employment
  • Child Welfare Leadership Fellows program returns with innovative solutions to concerns around in-home services
  • SeniorLine works to improve outcomes for local seniors
  • Kudos: Katie Arvay, Stacey Good and Casey Winters (June 2019 One Good Apple Award winners)
  • Kudos: Provider Relations event support
  • Kudos: Laura Brigido
  • Kudos: Mike Gruber
  • Photo: "Organic Mandala"

News articles are uploaded to the DHS website as soon as they become available. For the most up-to-date news, visit  DHS News online . 
DHS takes part in national initiative to address homelessness, employment

Allegheny County Department of Human Services (DHS) and Partner4Work (P4W), the workforce development board for the Pittsburgh area, recently announced that Allegheny County is one of seven jurisdictions selected to take part in the Pathways Forward Challenge, a systems-change initiative aimed at more effectively and equitably connecting homeless and unstably housed job seekers to employment .  
Child Welfare Leadership Fellows program returns with innovative solutions to concerns around in-home services

On Tuesday, June 18, five teams of Child Welfare Leadership Fellows gathered at CCAC to present the final phase of their project work focused on the challenge of providing in-home services to families .
SeniorLine works to improve outcomes for local seniors

Engaging with more than 30,000 individuals each year, the Area Agency on Aging’s (AAA) SeniorLine is the “front door” to aging services in Allegheny County and frequently the first contact for people seeking support for a senior .
Kudos: Katie Arvay, Stacey Good and Casey Winters (June 2019 One Good Apple Award winners)

Katie Arvay, Stacey Good and Casey Winters were selected as the June 2019 One Good Apple Award winners .
Kudos: Provider Relations event support

Kathy Heinz and Darnell Moses sent an email recognizing all DHS staff who supported the Provider Relations event on June 19 .
Kudos: Laura Brigido

A contracted vendor recently sent an email recognizing Laura Brigidio, contracts supervisor in the Office of Administration, Bureau of Contracts and Compliance .
Kudos: Mike Gruber

Mike Gruber, system transformation coordinator and Stand Together project director in the DHS Office of Behavioral Health (OBH), was selected as the 2019 Albert B. Craig, Jr. Award winner .
Photo: "Organic Mandala"

During this year's in-service day, staff at the Office of Children, Youth and Families (CYF) East Regional Office created a collaborative art piece of twenty-five 8" x 10" canvases titled "Organic Mandala."
Research and reports

The following data brief and dashboard have been posted to the DHS Research and Reports website, www.alleghenycountyanalytics.us .

Allegheny County Suicides, 2008-2017 : Suicide rates have been rising in nearly every state in the U.S. in recent years, and in Pennsylvania and Allegheny County, suicide rates are higher than the nation’s. This data brief and interactive dashboard explore Allegheny County suicide trends since 2008 as well as demographics, causes of death, and publicly funded service usage of those who died.
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