BH Fellows Program

Apply here to the 2025 BH Fellows Program.

Additional cohorts will be added in 2025 and 2026.

Application Assistance

• Review the BH Fellows Application Information and Program Guidance(PDF, 442KB)

For more information review the BH Fellows Program Flyer for Existing Staff(PDF, 2MB).

Review these BH Fellows requirements to find out:

1. You are eligible if you either
   • received your bachelor’s degree or master’s degree and have qualifying educational loan debt; or
   • received your high school diploma or equivalent
     and
2. You work full time or intend to work full time in both
   • A BH Fellows-participating BH service provider in Allegheny County; and
   • In a Target Service Area

Note: for BH Fellows applicants seeking loan repayment, we give funding preference to qualified applicants who need the most help financially

The BH Fellows Program offers Fellows these core components:

• A financially sustainable job that makes a difference.
  • BH Fellows will increase access to critically important behavioral health care to the County’s most vulnerable.
  • The jobs that are eligible for this program must meet minimum salary standards.
• Funds for educational loan repayment or free access to a professional certificate program. The BH Fellows program provides funds for loan repayment (up to $25,000 for a bachelor’s degree OR up to $45,000 for a master’s degree) or free access to a professional certificate program.
• Ongoing training and professional development through a cohort model. While Fellows are employed by program-sponsoring providers in Allegheny County, BH Fellows within a cohort will come together at least quarterly through the two-year service term for professional development and team-building experiences to support Fellows’ continuous learning, professional relationships, and growth.

There continues to be a critical need for staff in high-need BH service areas to enhance access and ease wait-times for behavioral health services to Allegheny County residents and families. BH Fellows helps to address these issues.

A BH Fellows Target Service Area(PDF, 147KB) is a level of behavioral health care that is lacking enough staff capacity to meet the needs of the Allegheny County community. The 2023 Target Service Areas include:

• Blended Service Coordination
• Family Based Mental Health
• Child- Diversion and Acute Stabilization
• Crisis Services
• Targeted Case Management – SUD
• Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment
• Community Treatment Teams

A program-participating provider is a provider that is currently enrolled in the PROMISe system and delivers services in Allegheny County. The provider must also deliver services listed in at least one of the Target Service Areas.

Once you are selected to participate in BH Fellows, to assist you in obtaining a job offer in a BH Fellows Program- eligible job, the program will share your resume with participating employers. 

The BH Fellows program will serve as a recruiter and networker in connecting you to employers with BH Fellows-eligible job vacancies.

It is your responsibility to obtain an employment offer from a BH Fellows-participating employer in a program-eligible role.

It is your responsibility to obtain an employment offer from a BH Fellows-participating provider in a program-eligible role.

Review sample job descriptions(PDF, 124KB) for eligible roles.

Applicants to the BH Fellows program: bhfellows@jhf.org

Providers: DHS-BHFellowsProviders@alleghenycounty.us