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Feature: Stairways Behavioral Health

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It’s been almost 50 years since the first clients of Stairways Behavioral Health attended support meetings in a second floor room above the former Nobil Shoe Store at 8th and State Street in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania.

Coined “Stairways,” for the steep set of stairs they had to climb, the program represented much more for those living and coping with mental illness – it essentially symbolized stepping up to a better life.

CEO Bill McCarthy discusses the past, present and future of Stairways Behavioral Health and its role in assisting those with mental health-care needs in the January 2010 issue of the Business Magazine.