Mark Durgin

Background

About Mark Durgin

Mark B. Durgin, Project Director, for the PA Care Partnership, manages the statewide System of Care Grant awarded to the Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS). Mark holds a B.S. in Criminal Justice from York College of Pennsylvania, with a focus on Parole and Probation. Mark has over 20 years of professional experience in Pennsylvania’s child-serving systems, working with youth and families at a county level. He has held direct care and coordination roles in County Juvenile Probation Services (school-based probation, specialty treatment courts, and residential care) and supervisory positions in the Behavioral HealthChoices Program. While working for the York/Adams HealthChoices Management Unit, Mark began to work within the local System of Care, in York County. During this time, while providing oversite to the Managed Care Organization related to quality and systems improvement, Mark acted as a liaison to enhance coordination between systems, youth, and family-related to mental/behavioral health and substance use. Through this work, an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for collaboration that system partners youth and family experience. Mark has been involved with York County System of Care, Communities That Care, and oversight boards working with Children, Youth, and Families. Mark has presented at a county, state, and national conferences on a variety of topics related to Managed Care, Behavioral Health Access, System of Care, High Fidelity Wraparound. Finally, and Coaching and Leadership. While working with the PA Care Partnership, Mark has worked to improve the communication and collaboration at the state and local level, as well as how various SAMHSA grants work together. Through projects, such as the Statewide Grant Directors Community of Practice. Coaching and leadership development has been a focal point for Mark, and this has resulted in a collaborative effort of system partners and family members being trained in delivering the Coach Approach to Adaptive Leadership around the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mark believes to be truly useful in collaboration we must understand and listen to the viewpoints and beliefs with whom encounter so that we have the opportunity to understand their unique needs and empower individuals to meet their needs.