Welcome to Regional Mental Health Services

The website for the SE Regional Mental Health Services Coordination Office

Our Counties

The SE Region of Pennsylvania collaborates with the PA Department of Corrections in order to facilitate the reentry planning needs for individuals returning to the region.

Regional Mental Health Forensics

Pre-register online for these trainingMental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a public education program that teaches the skills needed to identify, understand, and respond to signs of behavioral health challenges or crises. First Aid is given until appropriate supports are received.

Pre-register online for these trainingPlease note that this training is full and closed for registration.

The purpose of this training is to orient behavioral health staff to the criminal justice system and the experiences of persons with behavioral health challenges who are involved with that system. The training will provide insight into the perspectives of professionals in the Criminal Justice and Behavioral Health systems that inform their understanding and interventions with clients.

Read a full description here.

The SE Regional MH Office is partnering with the five counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia as well as with the state of Pennsylvania on several projects to collect mental health data for analysis and effective reporting. These statistics are specifically, but not limited to, areas within forensics, state hospitals and community-based programs and are used to help us move forward with a proactive approach to mental/behavioral health and to better serve the residents of our counties.

Mental Health First Aid Training Registration

NAVIGATING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM: A Justice Informed Training for Behavioral Health Staff

SE Regional Mental Health Office Data Management

The Mental Health Departments in the southeast counties of Pennsylvania (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia), collaboratively plan and develop regional specialized support services for adults (18+) who have serious mental illness.

Specialized Regional Mental Health Programs

The following class is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

Adult Mental Health First Aid

Friday 1/30/26 8:30am - 3:30pm, SE Regional Mental Health Services Coordination Office, 2550 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite B205 PMHCC, Trooper, PA 19403

See a synopsis of Adult Mental Health First Aid course content
The following class is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

Adult Blended MHFA

Friday 2/27/26 8:30am - 3:30pm, at the Flux Space, 56 Buttonwood St. Norristown, PA 19401

See a synopsis of Adult Mental Health First Aid course content
The following class is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

Youth Mental Health First Aid

Thursday 3/19/2026 8:30am - 3:30pm, at The Ambler YMCA, 1325 McKean Rd, Ambler, PA 19002

See a synopsis of Youth Mental Health First Aid course content
The following class is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

Older Adult MHFA - Fully in-person training

Friday 3/20/26 8:30am - 4:30pm, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1000 West Main Street Lansdale, PA 19446

See a synopsis of Older Adult Mental Health First Aid course content
The following class is sponsored by the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services.

Adult Blended Mental Health First Aid

Friday 5/15/2026 8:30am - 3:30pm, at Penn Foundation, 807 Lawn Ave, Sellersville, PA 18960

See a synopsis of Adult Mental Health First Aid course content
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What is Mental Health First Aid Training ?

A skills-based training course that teaches you how to help someone who is experiencing a mental health challenge or crisis.

What it covers:

  • Common signs and symptoms of mental health challenges.
  • Common signs and symptoms of substance use challenges.
  • How to interact with a person in crisis.
  • How to connect a person with help.
  • Expanded content on trauma, substance use and self-care.

The curriculum also reviews risk factors and warning signs of mental illnesses, builds understanding of their impact, and overviews common professional and self help supports. The curriculum also does address suicide and non suicidal self injury and how to help a person who may be showing signs of suicidal thinking.