Regional Coalitions

The Pennsylvania Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition (PBHAC) works with regional coalitions to collaboratively address the mental health/substance abuse needs of older adults. The counties that make up each region appear at the bottom of this page.

Below is a list of regional coalitions focused on older adults. Some focus on behavioral health issues in older adults, while others are more broad in their focus. Feel free to contact the regional coalitions if you would like to become involved, or contact the statewide coalition for more information.

Central Region

• Geriatric Interest Network of Blair County. Contact: Dana Shade 814-889-3123
  
• Geriatric Interest Network of Centre County. Contact: Sandy Schuckers 814-355-6716
  
• Central PA Behavioral Health & Aging Coalition. Contact: Lynne Nessel 610-898-6699
  

Northeast Region

• Clinton/Lycoming County Geriatric Interest Network. Contact: Melissa Bottorf 570-321-9008 x203

• Elder Issues Coalition. Contact: Louise Clemmer McNabb 570-836-3118
• Lehigh Valley Behavioral Health & Aging Coalition. Contact: Kelly Carney 484-895-3720
• Senior Networking Alliance of Luzerne County. Contact: Jennifer Jugus 570-714-4260
• Senior Networking Alliance of Lackawanna County. Contact: Jeanne Phillips 570-562-2102
• Senior Networking Alliance of the Poconos. Contact: Jessica Engle 570-687-4755
  

Northwest Region

• Clearfield County Geriatric Interest Network. Contact: Sandy English 814-765-0300
  

Southwest Region

• Southwestern PA Behavioral Health & Aging Coalition. Contact: Dawn Hixon 724-830-3617
• Southwestern PA Partnerships for Aging. Contact Jen Martchek 724-779-3200 www.swppa.org
  
  

Following are PBHAC's regions, as well as the counties that make up each region.

Central Region Counties:

Adams	Cambria	Franklin	Lancaster	Snyder
Bedford	Centre	Fulton	Lebanon	Somerset
Berks	Cumberland	Huntingdon	Mifflin	Union
Blair	Dauphin	Juniata	Perry	York

North East Region Counties:

Bradford	Lehigh	Montour	Schuylkill	Wayne
Carbon	Luzerne	Northampton	Sullivan	Wyoming
Columbia	Lycoming	Northumberland	Susquehanna
Lackawanna	Monroe	Pike	Tioga

North West Region Counties:

Cameron	Elk	McKean	Warren
Clarion	Erie	Mercer
Clearfield	Forest	Potter
Crawford	Jefferson	Venango

South East Region Counties:

Bucks

Chester

Delaware

Montgomery

Philadelphia

South West Region Counties:

Allegheny	Greene
Armstrong	Indiana
Beaver	Lawrence
Butler	Washington
Fayette	Westmoreland