Mental Health America of Southwestern PA (MHA-SWPA) is dedicated to breaking down barriers and eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health and substance use disorders. It has been our honor to be able to provide services to individuals in our community, while educating thousands about taking charge of their mental health.
2026 Annual Dinner and Behavioral Health Conference
From Isolation to Belonging: Supporting Connection at Every Age
Partner with us for two signature events. These gatherings bring together community leaders, healthcare professionals, and advocates, alongside individuals and family members impacted by mental illness from across our region.
This year's theme, “From Isolation to Belonging: Supporting Connection at Every Age,” shines a light on the impact of loneliness and social isolation and the importance of creating communities where people feel connected, supported, and valued.
We are honored to welcome Dr. Kenneth S. Thompson, a Pittsburgh-based community psychiatrist and national leader in community-centered mental health. Dr. Thompson will explore the growing impact of loneliness and isolation and share how Integrative Community Therapy (ICT) can help strengthen connection, healing, and belonging.
Your Partnership Makes an Impact!
Together, we can turn conversations into connection, isolation into belonging, and hope into action.
Online Screenings: Test Your Mental Health
Do you not “feel like yourself?” Are you going through some difficult life changes? Have you noticed shifts in your feelings, thoughts or behaviors? Take the mental health screening below to find out if you should seek additional support.
National MHA's screening tool currently hosts 9 screens: Depression, Anxiety, Bipolar, PTSD, Alcohol and Substance use, a Youth and Parent screen, a Work Health Survey, and a Psychosis screen. Your score does not indicate that you have one of these diagnoses, simply that you may have some of the uncomfortable feelings associated with the disorders.
Once you have taken the screening and received your score, return to the MHA-SWPA website for additional resources.
Next steps following your screening:http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/mental-health-screening-tools?ref=MHASWPA
If you or someone you know is in crisis now, seek help immediately. Please refer to our HOW TO GET HELP page for local and regional resources or dial 911 for immediate assistance.
Mental Wellness Information:
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
