Welcome to the Pennsylvania Care Partnership System of Care 

The PA Care Partnership was a statewide System of Care cooperative agreement, uniting youth, family, and system leaders as equal partners to integrate and enhance child-serving systems. While our partnership has ended, the commitment to effective and integrated care continues.

For new and updated resources about Pennsylvania’s System of Care, please visit:
www.yftipa.org

What is a System of Care?

Who we serve

The purpose of the PA Care Partnership, System of Care Grant is to improve behavioral health outcomes for children and youth (birth-21) with serious emotional disturbances and their families. Including youth who are involved with multiple systems simultaneously. 

How we serve

The PA Care Partnership builds on the National System of Care philosophy to promote equality and trust among youth, caregivers, child-serving systems, and provider partners based on the individual community’s strengths and culture. The goal of System of Care is to modify the way that youth, families, government, and communities interact with each other so that:

• ​Youth and families are central to the design, implementation, and operation of services and supports.
• Youth and family supports and/or organizations support individual youth and families and participate fully in policy and funding decisions.
• All child-serving system partners collaborate, share resources, and coordinate with one another and with youth and families.
• Natural supports are equally valuable as formal supports (i.e., paid services)
• Communities engage and transform to become welcoming and supportive of all youth, young adults, and families.

Our Mission

To strengthen the collaboration of the Commonwealth and local efforts in weaving behavioral and mental health supports and services into a seamless system of care for children, youth, and their families.

Our Vision

Every youth and family in the Commonwealth will be able to access and navigate a unified network of effective services and supports, which are family and youth-driven, community-based, culturally-competent, and meets their individual needs.