Mercy Behavioral Health Email Format
Mental Health CarePennsylvania, United States501-1000 Employees
Mercy Behavioral Health, based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, provides a broad suite of community-based behavioral health services, including mental health and substance use treatment, along with supports for intellectual and developmental disabilities, homelessness services, and other community programs aimed at helping people lead healthy, full lives. The organization operates in the tradition of the Sisters of Mercy as a member of Trinity Health, and it is licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and Department of Health, with funding and oversight from Allegheny County; select programs are accredited by CARF. Its client base comprises individuals and communities in the region seeking behavioral health, disability, and homelessness services. Positioned as a community-based provider within the mental health care industry, it emphasizes coordinated, holistic support across multiple service areas under regulatory oversight. The Pittsburgh operation employs several hundred staff, and a notable development in its leadership occurred in August 2025, when Dircksen was appointed president and CEO.