MENTAL HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISTRESS: SUPPORT NUMBERS

 

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call or Text for a crisis counselor. 24/7 988

For Mental Health Emergencies where someone’s life or lives of others are at imminent risk please call 911.

 

State and County Offices

New York State Office of Mental Health

New York State has a large, multi-faceted mental health system that serves more than 700,000 individuals each year. The Office of Mental Health (OMH) operates psychiatric centers across the State, and also regulates, certifies and oversees more than 4,500 programs, which are operated by local governments and nonprofit agencies, such as Warren Washington Association for Mental Health, Inc. These programs include various inpatient and outpatient programs, emergency, community support, residential and family care programs.

For questions or more information on what the Office of Mental Health offers, please contact:

New York State Office of Mental Health- Hudson River Field Office

10 Ross Circle Suite 5N

Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

1-800-597-8481

 

Office of Community Services: Warren and Washington County

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 and developmentally disabled, and those suffering from the disease of alcoholism and substance abuse.”

For questions or more information on what the Office of Community Services offers, please contact:

Office of Community Services for Warren and Washington Counties

230 Maple St. Suite 1

Glens Falls, NY 12801

(518) 792-7143

 

New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People With Special Needs

The Justice Center is committed to supporting and protecting the health, safety, and dignity of all people with special needs and disabilities through advocacy of their civil rights, prevention of mistreatment, and investigation of all allegations of abuse and neglect so that appropriate actions are taken.

For questions or more information on what the Justice Center offers, please contact:

 

NYS Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs

161 Delaware Avenue

Delmar, New York 12054-1310

(518) 549-0200

Relay users, please dial Dial 7-1-1 and give the operator (518) 549-0200

 

Report Abuse:

1-855-373-2122 (staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week)

Relay users, please dial 7-1-1 and give the operator 1-855-373-2122

 

Individual and Family Support Unit (IFSU):

1-800-624-4143    (Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm) Request Individual and Family Support

Relay users, please dial 7-1-1 and give the operator 1-800-624-4143.

 

Information & Referral:

1-800-624-4143    (Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Relay users, please dial 7-1-1 and give the operator 1-800-624-4143

 

Mental Hygiene Legal Services

The Mental Hygiene Legal Service (MHLS) provides legal services, advice and assistance to persons receiving care or alleged to be in need of care at inpatient and community-based facilities for individuals with mental disabilities.

For questions or more information on what the Justice Center offers, please contact:

State of New York

Supreme Court, Appellate Division

Third Judicial Department

Mental Hygiene Legal Service

286 Washington Avenue Extension

Suite 205

Albany, NY  12203

Phone  (518) 451-8710