The Community Mental Health, Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Subcommittee, Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services Planning and Advisory Board is made up of consumers, parents, advocates, professionals and agency providers who consider issues involving this community and advises the Director of Community Mental Hygiene Services as necessary.  The meetings are open to the public.  Guests are asked to call in advance.

Three Important HOTLINE Numbers for Super Storm Sandy Survivors.

For those displaced by Super Storm Sandy, Suffolk County has established temporary emergency shelter accommodations in cooperation with New York Institute of Technology.  

The mission of the Division of Community Mental Hygiene Services is to enable persons with mental illness, developmental disabilities and substance abuse and their families to access an appropriate array of services and supports to maximize an individual’s potential within the family and community.

Great River, NY – Suffolk County Commissioner of Health Services James L. Tomarken confirmed today a sixth human case of West Nile virus in Suffolk County this year.  The individual, who is over 50 years of age, resides in Brookhaven.  The patient was ill at the end of August, but was never hospitalized, and has fully recovered.