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CBH Press
CBH In The News: The Philadelphia Tribune
May 20, 2023 “For more than 25 years, Community Behavioral Health in Philadelphia has been helping provide access to mental health services for residents. In recognition of May as Mental Health Awareness Month, the nonprofit’s CEO Faith Dyson-Washington...
CBH and St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children Launch Program to Increase Access to Care for Children and Their Families
According to the U.S. surgeon general’s recent youth mental health advisory, one in five U.S. children have at least one mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral disorder. In 2019, one in three high school students reported experiencing sadness and hopelessness...
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute Awarded $700,000 Grant for Innovative Study on the Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) Program
Drexel University announced that the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute received a $700,000 grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to fund a pilot study on the Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) program. This research is a collaboration between Drexel,...
Community Behavioral Health Appoints Charles Altman, M.D., MBA, as Chief Medical Officer
PHILADELPHIA, PA – January 25, 2023 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that Charles (Chip) Altman, M.D., MBA, has joined the organization as chief medical officer. Bringing more than 31 years of clinical psychiatry and pharmaceutical industry leadership...
CBH Increases Access to Care for Members by Opening Provider Network for First Time in 14 Years
The move will add Medicaid-licensed Providers for services to eligible people in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, PA – October 3, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) is opening its Provider Network to improve Member access to behavioral and mental health treatment...
CBH Again Earns Full NCQA Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization Accreditation
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 27, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that it has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) three-year Full Managed Behavioral Healthcare Organization (MBHO) Accreditation. The MBHO Accreditation is a...
CBH Awarded NCQA Multicultural Health Care Distinction
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 8, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that it has earned the National Committee for Quality Assurance’s (NCQA) Multicultural Health Care Distinction. The NCQA’s Multicultural Health Care Distinction recognizes organizations...
CBH CIO Awarded CHCIO Certification from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives
PHILADELPHIA, PA – September 8, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) is pleased to announce that CIO Julia Zhou was awarded the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives’ (CHIME) Certified Healthcare CIO designation. Launched in 2008, CHIME’s CHCIO...
CBH CEO Dr. Faith Dyson-Washington Appointed to Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health
PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 12, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH) announced that CEO Dr. Faith Dyson-Washington has been appointed by Governor Tom Wolf to serve on the Behavioral Health Commission for Adult Mental Health. Recently created as part of...
CBH Appoints Jeff Brown as Chief Growth Officer
PHILADELPHIA, PA – August 4, 2022 – Community Behavioral Health (CBH), under the umbrella of Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), announced that Jeff Brown has joined the organization as chief growth officer....
