Erie-Luzerne System of Care Initiative - The Erie-Luzerne System of Care Initiative is a joint venture of two Pennsylvania counties for the development, expansion, and sustainability of Systems of Care for youth and families. The Counties will use the System of Care approach to improve services for children and youth (and their families) with complex behavioral health challenges and will initiate efforts to infuse a trauma-informed culture, and to help those with early signs and symptoms of serious mental illness, including first episode psychosis. Erie and Luzerne Counties have joined together to support and encourage one another in the development, expansion, and sustainability of their Systems of Care. The population to be served involves youth up to age 21, including transition age youth, and those with early onset of serious mental illness. The youth receiving services will be representative of the racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity of the two counties, with special focus on underserved and hard-to-engage youth.
