Contact Information
2185 West 8th Street
Erie, Pa 16505
Phone: 814.453.5806
Toll Free: 1.888.453.5806
Fax: 814.453.4757
E-mail: inquiry@stairwaysbh.org
Services Area
Erie and Crawford County
Service/Admission Criteria for Adults (Erie County)
• Most services require a person be diagnosed with a serious mental illness and
be an Erie County resident who is at least 18 years of age.
Service/Admission Criteria for Adults (Crawford County)
• Most services require a person be diagnosed with a serious mental illness and
be an Erie County resident who is at least 18 years of age.
Service/Admission Criteria for Children & Young Adults (Erie County)
Most services
require all of the following:
• Referral from Erie County Wraparound Initiative Gatekeeping Committee
• Documentation of a mental health diagnosis and multiple service system involvement
• Parental/guardian involvement
• Psychiatrist/psychologist for medical necessity
• Erie County residency
Service/Admission Criteria for Children & Young Adults (Crawford County)
• Stairways offers outpatient services in Meadville and Titusville for children between 7 and 18 years of age.
These services require a child be diagnosed with a serious mental illness. All referrals come through and must
be authorized through the Crawford County Base Service Unit.
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President and CEO
William F. McCarthy
Stairways Board of Directors
Harold Simmons, III, Chair
Ellen Callahan, Vice Chair
Wayne Koble, Treasurer
Phil Zacks, Secretary
James P. Renshaw, Immediate Past Chair
Cecile Armor
David Armor
Peter Boice
Rita Goebel
Andrea Hoffman,M.S.N., C.N.A.
David Holland, Esq.
William Kennedy
Clayton Lindemuth, D.O.
William McCarthy
Kristine Nelson, D.C.
Charles W. Schaaf
R. Anthony Snow, M.D.
Gary Schneider, emeritus
Sr. Maura Smith, emeritus
Primary Service Population
Adults, adolescents
& children with mental
health care needs
Number of Locations
20
Number of Persons
Served Annually
8,018
Number of Employees
500
Founded by
The Erie Chapter of the
National Council of Jewish
Women in 1961
Funding
Primarily by the Erie County Department of Human Services, Office of Mental Health/Mental
Retardation. Additional funding sources include: Pa. Office of Medical Assistance,
Pa. Dept. of Education, County of Erie Office of Drug and Alcohol Abuse, Crawford County
Human Services MH/MR, and Office of Vocational Rehabilitation, among others.
Accredited by
Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Healthcare
Organizations
Licensed by
Department of Public Welfare
PA Department of Health - Bureau of Drug and Alcohol
Affiliations/Memberships
Stairways List of Affiliations
and Memberships
Compliance Information
Stairways Corporate
Compliance Program
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