The Office of Community Services is required under NYS Mental Hygiene Law
Article 41 to establish a local plan for each of the three disability areas
(mental health, substance abuse, developmental disabilities). Local planning
processes occur through subcommittees of the Community Services Board. Each
disability area has its own subcommittee, which meets quarterly to engage in
resource and needs identification, prioritization of needs, and establishment
of a local annual plan, within state agency guidelines. The subcommittees are
comprised of members of the Community Services Board, provider agency
representatives, state agency representatives, and consumers/recipients of
services. The subcommittees also provide an avenue for periodic review of the
plan, discussion of any changes in community needs as the year progresses, and
an opportunity for networking and discussing various changes within the state
funding and oversight agencies and within the local provider community.
- Mental
Health Subcommittee
- Developmental
Disabilities Subcommittee
- Chemical
Dependency Subcommittee
- Children & Youth
Subcommittee
See Calendar for subcommittee
meeting dates.
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