Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association

11/10/2025

Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced an expanded partnership today between Pennsylvania Treasury’s PA Achieving a Better Life Experience Savings Program and Special Olympics Pennsylvania at Villanova University during SOPA’s Fall Festival.

Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced an expanded partnership today between Pennsylvania Treasury’s PA Achieving a Better Life Experience Savings Program and Special Olympics Pennsylvania at Villanova University during SOPA’s Fall Festival. “With this new partnership, we are able to provide additi...

11/10/2025

Nearly one in four adults in Pennsylvania—more than two million people—are unpaid family caregivers, according to new data from AARP’s Caregiving in the U.S. 2025: Caring Across States report. The study reveals a growing crisis of financial strain, emotional stress, and limited support among those caring for aging parents, spouses, or loved ones with complex medical needs.

HARRISBURG, PA — Nearly one in four adults in Pennsylvania—more than two million people—are unpaid family caregivers, according to new data from AARP’s Caregiving in the U.S. 2025: Caring Across …

11/10/2025

The Gray Area Between MOUD Research And Reality: Two Viewpoints On Why It Matters – Part II
By Jason Snyder, Director, SUD Treatment Services, BH Division and
Chris McKenzie, Community Relations Coordinator, Pinnacle Treatment Centers
November 10, 2025

By Jason Snyder, Director, SUD Treatment Services, BH Division and Chris McKenzie, Community Relations Coordinator, Pinnacle Treatment Centers November 10, 2025 Editor’s

11/07/2025

Pennsylvania’s competency system is in crisis, according to a recent state-backed study.

Despite decades of scrutiny, the state still struggles to manage the mentally ill in the criminal justice system

11/07/2025

In communities across Pennsylvania, local officials are deciding how to spend over US$2 billion dollars from the state’s opioid settlement agreements. For many, the task is proving promising yet challenging – and raises questions about how to best navigate complex local needs.

Local governments have a lot of freedom on how to spend the funds, but there’s also confusion and a feeling of moral responsibility to spend wisely after so many lives have been lost.

11/07/2025

One of the nation’s biggest technology companies is taking steps to improve the accuracy of AI-generated images portraying people with disabilities.

One of the nation's biggest technology companies is taking steps to improve the accuracy of AI-generated images portraying people with disabilities.

11/07/2025

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education’s special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing “immediate harm” to students with disabilities, advocates warn.

Efforts to gut the U.S. Department of Education's special education office and move the program to another agency are already causing "immediate harm" to students with disabilities, advocates warn.

11/07/2025

Will Treatment Go Digital?
The investments in prescription digital therapeutics (PDT) and digital therapeutics (DTx) continue. The most recent available data shows annual investment in digital therapeutics reached $14.7 billion in 2021 (see Prescription Digital Therapeutics: Applying Medicaid Experience To Value Assessment And Formulary Management). And, over the past four years, there have been significant investments announced.
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11/06/2025

These Are Real People: Pennsylvania Care Providers Decry 4-Month State Funding Delay (features quotes from RCPA President/CEO Richard Edley, RCPA members Joanne Tangney of Success Rehabilitation, Inc. and Melissa Mcgoey of Merakey)

At least 1,449 older people are on waitlists for services because of the Pennsylvania budget impasse. That's not the only effect of the funding delay.

11/04/2025

Ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections, a community conversation on mental health, addiction, and recovery was held at the Ware Center in downtown Lancaster, featuring discussions with local leaders and law enforcement.

A community forum on mental health, addiction, and recovery, featuring local leaders and law enforcement, was held ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections.

11/04/2025

Amere Turner, a senior at McKeesport High School, is one of several young people hoping local politicians will hear them and be inspired to action.

"Our voice can make a difference,” Turner said. “As long as we take the right steps and do it the right way, anybody can make a difference."

The Youth Advisory Council of the Boys & Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania hosted a round-table discussion with elected officials and staff.

11/04/2025

A report out from SHRM, an association for human resource professionals, finds that labor force participation by people with disabilities has grown over 30% since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The number of people with disabilities in the workforce has surged in recent years, new research shows.