Board Vice President
CurrentPMHCA is a state-wide member organization dedicated to the support of all people who seek aid for recovery from a mental illness at any stage in their journey. PMHCA also provides training to individuals in such areas as Mental Health Advance Directives, Peer Support, LGBTQI+ Issues, and other training.The Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers' Association was founded in 1986 by dedicated advocates who had experience in the mental health system and saw that it needed changing.It began as a consumer-run organization with a staff of volunteers who devoted themselves to fight for the rights of people with mental illness. They fought to make sure those rights were recognized and afforded by mental health professionals while also working to end the stigma associated with mental illness. in 1996 the volunteer staff received state funding to hire a full-time executive director. They were also provided office space in the Office of Mental Health inside the old Harrisburg State Hospital. The mental health consumer movement in Pennsylvania grew stronger and expanded as the national movement continued. PMHCA purchased the building on Derry Street in Harrisburg, and called it home for many years. Due to the I83 expansion, PMHCA will be moving in 2022.