Media Room
Mercy Behavioral Health welcomes inquiries by the news media for information about mental health, intellectual disabilities, addiction, recovery, co-occurring illness, treatment and prevention. We have an array of professionals -- experts in their respective fields -- who can speak to these and related issues.
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Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
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In The News
- May 14, 2013 One Man's Journey to Wellness » Catholic Health East 2012 Community Benefit Annual Report
- May 07, 2013 Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh 'Colors of the Rainbow' 2012-2013 5th & 8th Grade Final Team Matches set for May 11 » Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
- May 05, 2013 After suicide: All that's left is 'why?' » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- May 03, 2013 Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh -- ballroom and so much more » The Examiner
- May 03, 2013 Join Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh in Colors of the Rainbow » The Examiner
- May 01, 2013 96 Fifth-graders from eight Pittsburgh-area elementary schools to compete in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh 'Colors of the Rainbow' Semi-Final Team Match on May 4 » Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
- May 01, 2013 Trinity Health and Catholic Health East mark first day as consolidated system » Trinity Health and Catholic Health East
- May 01, 2013 You're Invited: Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Community Health Needs Assessment Town Hall Meetings » Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
- April 29, 2013 Bidding for Good: Pittsburgh Mercy Health System Online Auction to Benefit Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
- April 28, 2013 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System welcomes new board member and announces board reappointments » Pittsburgh Mercy Health System
- April 25, 2013 Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh performs before audience at child maltreatment conference » WPXI.com
- March 01, 2013 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System featured in Health Progress magazine: "Empowered, Mentally Ill Become Active Participants in Care" » Health Progress Magazine
- February 25, 2013 Empowered, Mentally Ill Become Active Participants in Care » Health Progress Magazine
- February 04, 2013 Efforts to curb recidivism at the Allegheny County Jail » 90.5 FM WESA
- January 25, 2013 Partners in education » Pittsburgh Catholic
- January 11, 2013 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System President and CEO Sister Susan Welsh is featured in the Pittsburgh Catholic » Pittsburgh Catholic
- December 06, 2012 Recognizing the Signs and Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Seeking Support » Health News Digest
- November 19, 2012 Classes teaching elementary students more than just dance » WTAE Pittsburgh
- October 25, 2012 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System named a Top Workplace in Pittsburgh Region » PMHS Communications
- August 20, 2012 Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield awards $50,000 grant to Pittsburgh Mercy Health System to help lead local individuals to better health » PMHS Communications
- July 16, 2012 Breakfast With Pierre Dulaine » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- June 12, 2012 Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: SEEN
- June 11, 2012 Mad Hot Awesome » That's Church
- May 16, 2012 Put on your dancing shoes for Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh; June 10 fundraiser benefits Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- April 27, 2012 Carrik fifth graders learn ballroom dancing » KDKA-TV
- March 25, 2012 Mental Health system faces increasing stress » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- February 20, 2012 From the ballroom to the classroom: Dancing Classrooms on NBC Nightly News » NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams
- January 08, 2012 Local fifth-graders cut rug for dance competition » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- January 08, 2012 Photos of the day: Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- December 21, 2011 Dancing for Life » Pitt Magazine
- November 02, 2011 New medical facility hopes to extend the lives of those with mental illness » 90.5 Essential Public Radio
- August 10, 2011 Cousin's struggles with mental illness provide her clarity » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- June 16, 2011 Dance Beat: Dancing Classrooms » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- June 14, 2011 Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh benefits Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- June 13, 2011 Ballroom Dance Champ Hosts 'Mad Hot Ballroom' Event In Pittsburgh » wpxi.com
- June 10, 2011 Opening homes and hearts to those with disabilities » Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine
- June 09, 2011 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System presents Mad Hot Ballroom June 12 to benefit Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- June 03, 2011 Mad. Hot. Something that resembles dancing. » That's Church
- June 02, 2011 Put on your dancing shoes for Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh, June 12 »
- May 26, 2011 Put on your dancing shoes for Mad Hot Ballroom Pittsburgh » dancingclassroomspgh.org
- May 25, 2011 On stage: Hines' last dance » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- May 22, 2011 Daily Gallery: Saturday, May 21, 2011 » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- May 22, 2011 Ballroom Dancing Finals (video) » TribLIVE Multimedia, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- May 21, 2011 Young Pittsburgh dancing stars' message to Hines Ward » YouTube
- May 21, 2011 Spotlight: Dancing Classroom Pittsburgh's "Colors of the Rainbow" Competition » The Saturday Light Brigade
- May 20, 2011 Weekend Hotlist » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- May 18, 2011 Dance Beat: Yolanda, DC, Luke, Abby, Salsita! » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- May 17, 2011 National Endowment for the Arts awards Mercy Behavioral Health $24,000 for Dancing Classrooms PIttsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- May 16, 2011 Fifth graders to compete in 2010-11 finals for Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh » MBH Public Relations
- May 13, 2011 Dance: A sizable footprint » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- May 11, 2011 Watch students compete in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh Colors of the Rainbow semi-finals » YouTube
- May 11, 2011 Viewing Federal Budget Cuts Through the Eyes of Mercy » Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
- May 09, 2011 Photos of the day: Dancing Classrooms Colors of the Rainbow » post-gazette.com
- May 07, 2011 Fifth graders from four Pittsburgh Public Schools bring home gold in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh Colors of the Rainbow ballroom contest » MBH Public Relations
- May 04, 2011 Fifth graders from six Pittsburgh Public Schools to compete in Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh "Colors of the Rainbow" Semi-finals » MBH Public Relations
- May 04, 2011 Jane’s Story About Medicaid » Half in Ten: The Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half in Ten Years
- April 23, 2011 Guidance center offers performance » Tribune-Review
- April 15, 2011 Pittsburgh Mercy Saves $600,000 Through Collaborative Planning » Heatlhcare Financial Management Association
- April 04, 2011 State cuts put squeeze on social service » Pittsburgh Catholic
- March 28, 2011 Students from Pittsburgh Dilworth K-5 take Dancing Classrooms one step at a time » YouTube
- March 25, 2011 Fan or fanatic: sporting events and our mental health » Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine
- March 17, 2011 Future state funding for some Northside institutions uncertain » The Northside Chronicle
- February 08, 2011 Taking the Lead: Dancing Classrooms » Arts Education Foundation
- December 31, 2010 On Stage: Dancing Classrooms — One More Time » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- December 29, 2010 Pittsburgh Phillips K-5 earns gold, advances in ballroom dance competition » The South Pittsburgh Reporter
- December 28, 2010 Pittsburgh Mercy Health System wins top leadership award » MBH Public Relations
- December 28, 2010 On Stage: Dancing Classrooms X 2 » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- December 18, 2010 Watch fifth graders compete in Mercy Behavioral Health's Dancing Classrooms Pittsburgh "Colors of the Rainbow" » YouTube
- December 13, 2010 Fifth graders from four Pittsburgh elementary schools bring home gold, advance to finals in "Colors of the Rainbow" ballroom dancing contest » MBH Public Relations
- December 12, 2010 Pittsburgh fifth-graders glide through ballroom contest » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- December 09, 2010 Fifth graders from nine Pittsburgh schools to compete in ‘Colors of the Rainbow’ Ballroom Dancing Contest » MBH Public Relations
- September 18, 2010 7 honored for triumph over disabilities » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- September 01, 2010 Swingtime! Inner-city fifth graders learn self-respect, civility and teamwork through ballroom dancing » Pennsylvania Magazine
- July 13, 2010 Operation Safety Net to house homeless on S. Side » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- April 01, 2010 Off-Stage: Dance MVPs 2009 » Pittsburgh Cross Currents
- April 01, 2010 Thank you for the dance: An innovative program brings ballroom basics and more to Pittsburgh fifth graders » Pittsburgh Quarterly, Spring 2010
- February 01, 2010 Local benefactors detail projects to assist Haitians » Pittsburgh Catholic
- January 11, 2010 Colors of the Rainbow leaves lasting impression » Pittsburgh Dance Examiner
- January 10, 2010 Teaching young ballroom dancers poise, self-confidence and teamwork » Pittsburgh Catholic Magazine
- January 07, 2010 Dancing Classrooms teaches students to respect each other » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- January 07, 2010 Dancing Classrooms prsents 'Colors of the Rainbow' » Pittsburgh Dance Examiner
- January 04, 2010 Pittsburgh Public Schools embrace dance program that teaches poise, camaraderie » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- December 27, 2009 "SAD" can affect 1 in 5 people » WDUQ-FM
- November 23, 2009 "Dancing with Stars" boosts interest in dance » Post-Gazette.com multimedia
- September 19, 2009 Pittsburgh agencies to aid homeless during summit » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- September 18, 2009 Fancy steps promote social grace » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- July 03, 2009 Our impoverished caregivers: Those who care for the mentally ill deserve a living wage » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- May 11, 2009 Ballroom lessons for students much more than dancing » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- April 28, 2009 The Released » PBS Frontline
- March 02, 2009 When your child is using heroin: help for parents » Western PA Guide to Good Health
- February 19, 2009 After hospital, Sisters of Mercy still focus on care » Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
- November 20, 2008 Unfounded fears: The mentally ill need understanding not stigmatization » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- September 07, 2008 Are the mentally ill falling through the cracks? » Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
- June 13, 2008 Young man finds success in drama program » Pittsburgh Business Times
- June 13, 2008 Mental health care in Allegheny County shifts to outpatients » Pittsburgh Business Times
- January 22, 2008 Mercy Behavioral grows on South Side » Pittsburgh Tribune Review
