After 2020, the typical new year hopefulness may seem futile. But with the COVID-19 vaccine in distribution and a new administration starting this month, there is good reason to believe that this year will at least be better than the last. The harsh lessons of 2020 are still top of mind, making now the right […]
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Mayor Kenney announces Dr. Jill Bowen as new DBHIDS Commissioner
Congratulations to Dr. Jill Bowen for being named as Commissioner of the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS). We’ve had the opportunity to work with Dr. Bowen in her role as Deputy Commissioner and are thrilled to continue our partnership as she moves into her new role. The DBHIDS Commissioner plays a […]
Progress in a Challenging Year: Scattergood in 2020
We started 2020 off fresh with a new Positioning Statement and a commitment to shift the paradigm and practice for behavioral health to recognize the unique spark and basic dignity in every human. Looking back now, it’s clear how critical this guiding frame was in navigating the unending challenges of this year. As 2020 comes […]
Caring for Caregivers
November is National Family Caregivers Month and a time to recognize and appreciate unpaid caregivers for everything they do. This month, Alyson Ferguson, Chief of Operating Officer at the Scattergood Foundation, reflects on her role as a family caregiver. Being a caregiver for a family member or loved one with a mental health and/or substance […]
#VOTE4MentalHealth
“The vote is precious. It is the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society, and we must use it. And so you must go out all across America and tell young people, and people not so young, tell all of us: Vote. The vote is powerful.” -John Lewis, US Representative and Civil Rights […]
The RISE Partnership Announces 2020 Readiness Cohort
The RISE Partnership is excited to announce that 24 organizations have been selected to participate in the second year of the “Readiness” component, which will offer training and consultation for internal program planning and evaluation. Recognizing the role that racism has played in the evaluation field, the RISE Partnership has committed to bringing a diversity, […]
The Influence of Quakers in Mental Healthcare
While we celebrate our 15th Year Anniversary of the Foundation, Joe Pyle, President of the Scattergood Foundation and Mary Crauderueff, Curator of Quaker Collections at Haverford College Libraries, shared more about the 207 year history and values that still guide us today. […]
Scattergood Foundation announces five new board members
(Philadelphia, PA) – The Scattergood Foundation welcomes five new members to the Board of Directors. The new board members will join the existing board members to THINK, DO, and SUPPORT in order to shift the paradigm and practice for behavioral health, and recognize the unique spark and basic dignity in every human. The new board […]
The 2020 Census count cannot be shortened
The 2020 Census count cannot be shortened. […]
Dismantling Racism in Evaluation: If not now, then when?
Upon recent events, including the murder of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, Riah Milton, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells, Selena Reyes-Hernandez, Rayshard Brooks and countless others who lost their lives to police violence, racism, or hatred, we had to ask ourselves does this work go far enough to change the current inequities in our […]