Each year, Behavioral Healthcare magazine has a facility design competition. A panel of architects and interior designers review entries and make their selections for the Behavioral Healthcare Design Showcase. The Center’s Caritas program was selected for the May/June issue of Behavioral Healthcare. For more information go to Behavioral Healthcare magazine’s website at www.behavioral.net. Click on “2012 Design Showcase.”

HSC Featured in Behavioral Healthcare Design Showcase

Dr. Dennis Nebel, HSC’s Executive Director, was the 2012 recipient of the Jack Butz Humanitarian Award. Dr. Nebel was the fi fth recipient of the award since its inception in 2008. It is named after the late Jack Butz, a local businessman who had numerous philanthropic interests. The

Humanitarian Award is conveyed by the Jack Butz Humanitarian committee to recognize and honor local leaders who have exhibited altruistic qualities that have enhanced the quality of life for the community. Approximately 225 people attended a dinner on May 2nd honoring Dr. Nebel.

HSC’s Dr. Nebel Receives Butz Award

HSC Buildings Certifi edfor Effi ciency/ResponsibilityHighlights of the most recent

VBH survey include:

1. Is the provider staff respectful and friendly?100% answered Yes

2. What effect has the treatment you received had on your (or your child’s) life? 99.02% answered Much Better

3. Overall, are you satisfi ed with the behavioral health services (your therapist, doctor, and/or other staff you see) you are receiving? 98.77% answered Yes

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The Human Services Center (HSC) has been recognized for their 14-unit studio apartment building on North Street, that it has received accreditation from the Society of Environmentally Responsible

Facilities (SERF). The Center is the fi rst organization in Pennsylvania to successfully go through the SERF

certifi cation process.

The Center was also notifi ed that its Fisher building has met the requirements to be certifi ed as an Energy Star building. In order to achieve Energy Star status, a building has to reach an effi ciency rating that is higher than 75% of similarly sized buildings.

Roger Smith, HSC’s Director of Community Services, states, “As a matter of policy, the Center endorses sustainable practices in the development and operation of its facilities.” HSC’s Executive Director Dr. Dennis Nebel noted that the Center is in the forefront of mental health organizations statewide as well as nationally in implementing green building technologies.

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Value Behavioral Health (VBH) of Pennsylvania conducts quarterly surveys of HSC clients to determine their level of satisfaction with the services they receive. For the quarter ending in April, VBH surveyed 324 clients.

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Human Services Center • Professionals in Behavioral Health Care •130 W. North Street New Castle, PA 16101

June 2012 • Vol. 12, No. 1