The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) and the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) in collaboration with Mercer Government Human Services Consulting have released an initial report on the Behavioral Health Telehealth Services for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and/or Autism Project. The project seeks to:

• Outline recommendations to optimize the use of behavioral telehealth with the ID/A population
• Increase awareness of Pennsylvania ID/A providers’ and stakeholders’ telehealth use and interest
• Strengthen ODP and OMHSAS’ relationship with ID/A stakeholders
• Clarify and develop best practices for supporting co-occurring/complex diagnoses for the ID/A population

Read and download the report here: https://palms-awss3-repository.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/MyODP_Content/ODP+News+Attachments/IDA+Telehealth+Project+Report.pdf