How To Apply For a Supports Coordinator
In Pennsylvania, county programs provide support services for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism. A Supports Coordinator, assigned through your local county MH/ID office, helps develop an individualized plan, coordinates services, and assists with Medicaid Waiver applications. Contact your county office to begin.
How do I get support services for my child?
The state of Pennsylvania provides county-administered programs for children, teens, and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and those with autism. Autism services are provided close to a person’s home, and include a system of individualized supports based on their needs. Parents and guardians of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can decide what level of supports they might need with the help of a Supports Coordinator.
How do I get a Supports Coordinator?
Services are administered through county Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities (MH/ID) program offices. The county MH/ID offices serve as a referral source. Often, these supports services are provided by county-vetted local agencies closer to the child's home. The county MH/ID office determines a person's eligibility for service funding, and if found eligible a person will be assigned a Supports Coordinator. The supports coordinator will:
Talk with you about what kinds of supports and services would be helpful
Call your local county office at the numbers below, or complete the Intake for the Office of Developmental Supports using the this link: https://www.ontherihs.org/self-referral-form/
Allegheny County
Armstrong & Indiana Counties
Fayette County
Westmoreland County
Washington County
P (412) 253-1250
P (724) 430-1370
P (724) 836-6215
P (724) 919-8323
P (724) 394-2241 (ages 14 and under)
P (724) 228-6833
County Resource Numbers
Help you develop your individual plan
Coordinate and monitor supports and services
Offer you an opportunity to complete an application for the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Program
How To Apply For a Supports Coordinator
In Pennsylvania, county programs provide support services for children with intellectual or developmental disabilities and autism. A Supports Coordinator, assigned through your local county MH/ID office, helps develop an individualized plan, coordinates services, and assists with Medicaid Waiver applications. Contact your county office to begin.
How do I get support services for my child?
The state of Pennsylvania provides county-administered programs for children, teens, and young adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities, and those with autism. Autism services are provided close to a person’s home, and include a system of individualized supports based on their needs. Parents and guardians of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities can decide what level of supports they might need with the help of a Supports Coordinator.
How do I get a Supports Coordinator?
Services are administered through county Mental Health/Intellectual Disabilities (MH/ID) program offices. The county MH/ID offices serve as a referral source. Often, these supports services are provided by county-vetted local agencies closer to the child's home. The county MH/ID office determines a person's eligibility for service funding, and if found eligible a person will be assigned a Supports Coordinator. The supports coordinator will:
Talk with you about what kinds of supports and services would be helpful
Call your local county office at the numbers below, or complete the Intake for the Office of Developmental Supports using the this link: https://www.ontherihs.org/self-referral-form/
Allegheny County
Armstrong & Indiana Counties
Fayette County
Westmoreland County
Washington County
P (412) 253-1250
P (724) 430-1370
P (724) 836-6215
P (724) 919-8323
P (724) 394-2241 (ages 14 and under)
P (724) 228-6833
County Resource Numbers
Help you develop your individual plan
Coordinate and monitor supports and services
Offer you an opportunity to complete an application for the Medicaid Home and Community Based Waiver Program
Autism Centers of Pittsburgh is part of the Community Psychiatric Center family of practices, which provides professional mental healthcare services across southwestern Pennsylvania for children, adolescents, and adults with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues.
Email: hello@autismcentersofpittsburgh.com
Phone: (724) 733-5757
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