A
Return to Acronym List
| 201 | Voluntary Commitment |
| 302 | Emergency Involuntary Commitment |
| AA | Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAA | Area Agency on Aging |
| ACOA | Adult Children of Alcoholics |
| ACT | Advocates for Consumers in Transition formerly PEBHSP |
| ACT 13 OF 1997 | Amendment to Act 28 - Requires reports of suspected abuse on adults by facility administrators |
| ACT 24 | Pennsylvania Guardianship Act |
| ACT 28 OF 1995 | "Neglect of Care Dependent Persons Act" |
| ACT 77 | The right to release otherwise confidential information to the police. |
| ACT 143 | Mental Health Procedures Act |
| ACT 148 | Children and Youth Funding Streams |
| ACT 151 | Child Protective Service Law |
| ACT 152 | Funding for Medical Assistance recipients for inpatient treatment Drug & Alcohol case management |
| ACT 169 OF 1996 | Criminal Background History |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAMH | ALCOHOL Drug Abuse Mental Health Block Grant: Formerly Federal CMHC block grant |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADMIN OFS | Administrator's Office: Refers to the activities and services provided by the Administrator's office of the County Mental Health and Mental Retardation Program. The activities include: administrative, programmatic, and fiscal responsibility for the County Program. |
| ADT | Adult Developmental Training. Programs designed to facilitate the acquisition of prevocational activities of daily living and independent living skills. (formerly termed Adult Day Care or Therapeutic Activity Center) |
| AFDC | Aid to Families with Dependent Children |
| AIDS | Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ALANON | 12 Step support group for families of addicts |
| AOPC | Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts |
| AM | Administrative Management. Formerly Service management for MH consumers (least intense level) |
| AMI | Alliance for the Mentally Ill (Family Support Group) |
| APD | Advanced Planning Document |
| APS | Approved Private School |
| APSI | Adolescent Problem Severity Index |
| ARD | Accelerated Rehabilitative Decision |
| ASAM | American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| ASCII | American Standard Code for Information Exchange |