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What happened to PA's promise of community mental health care

Since 2019, Pennsylvania has invested over $30 million annually in forensic mental health projects while community care funding dropped below $2 million, driven by legal and budget pressures.

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The state’s core program to close its psychiatric hospitals and shift care to less-restrictive community programs — the centerpiece of its legal obligation to people with severe mental illness — has instead been used for the past decade to do the opposite, a Spotlight PA investigation has found. Created more than 30 years ago, the Community Hospital Integration Project Program, or CHIPP, was designed to get people and dollars out of restrictive …

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What derailed Pa.’s plan to close state hospitals and invest in community mental health care?

After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible.

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Spotlight PA broke the news in on Thursday, November 13, 2025.
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