Orange County System of Care Recognizes 2012 National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week The first week in May is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week. This national week of recognition is dedicated to increasing public awareness of the challenges and triumphs children and their families face when dealing with children’s mental health concerns. In support [...]

Acting Commissioner Miller Named to County Mental Health Dept’s Top Spot Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana is pleased to announce the appointment and approval of Darcie M. Miller, LCSW-R as Commissioner of the Orange County Department of Mental Health. Ms. Miller served as Acting Commissioner following Commissioner Chris Ashman’s retirement in January. Her appointment [...]

Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro applauded the Dutchess County Legislature’s vote at the Wednesday, February 15th Board Meeting to accept up to $1.875 million in state funding for community based Mental Health services. “We thank the Dutchess County Legislature for their approval to accept this critical state funding.  The vote demonstrates Dutchess County Government’s commitment [...]

Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. honors Chris Ashman, past Commissioner of  Orange County Department of Mental Health with the 2012 Silver Bell Award and Shapiro’s Furniture Barn with the Corporate Bell Award Mental Health Association in Orange County, Inc. is pleased to announce another successful Silver Ball held on February 4, 2012. MHA [...]

Dutchess County Executive Marcus J. Molinaro has announced the Dutchess County Department of Mental Hygiene will work with the New York State Office of Mental Health and various community partners to improve and expand mental health services in Dutchess County, utilizing an additional $1.5 million in continuous funding from New York State secured through the [...]

Orange County Executive Edward A. Diana and Commissioner of Mental Health Chris Ashman are pleased to announce that Orange County has been awarded $1.1 million in increased annual funding by the New York State Office of Mental Health.  The new money will be used for the expansion of community-based psychiatric hospital diversion programs operated by [...]