The Office of Community Services for Warren and
Washington Counties serves as the Mental Health Department for both
Warren and Washington Counties. New York State Mental Hygiene Law
directs local governments to either "provide or arrange for preventive,
rehabilitative, and treatment services for the mentally ill, the
mentally retarded and developmentally disabled, and those suffering from
the disease of alcoholism and substance abuse."
The Office of Community Services accomplishes this
mandate through contractual agreements with not-for-profit agencies
within our community. The Office of Community Services is governed by a
nine-member Community Services Board in each county, and the County
Board of Supervisors. We also oversee a local planning process for the
three disability areas through a subcommittee structure of the Community
Services Boards. Please follow the links on the bottom of this page for
more information regarding our contract agencies and the specific
services that they provide for our community.
The Office of Community Services is responsible
for administering the local
Single Point of
Access (SPOA) for all referrals for mental health residential and
case management services. We also coordinate the
Assisted Outpatient
Treatment (AOT) Program for Warren and Washington Counties. This
program provides for an enhanced array of outpatient services, either
through voluntary agreement or court order, for eligible individuals
over 18 years of age with a history of non-compliance with recommended
treatment. Please follow the links on this page, or contact the Office
of Community Services at (518) 792-7143 for more information regarding
these initiatives.
Please
contact our office* if you have any questions regarding our services,
or need information regarding initiating a referral.
| Office of Community Service Staff: |
- Robert York, LCSW, MPA, Director of Community
Services
- Megan Johnson,
LCSW,
Deputy Director-Clinical
- Pam Kaiser, MA, Assistant Director
- Lisa Coutu, LCSW, Program Analyst
- Cindy Wasson, Office Specialist
