About MHA
The Mission of the Mental Health Association is to promote mental health in the community through advocacy, education, and access to mental health services.
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
Children 1st!: A six hour class for parents going through divorce, separation, or custody disputes. Each class is taught by a team of professionals and covers 1) legal process/alternatives, 2) adult emotions/psychology and 3) child emotions/psychology. To register, or for additional information including class dates and fees, please call the Mental Health Association at 315-445-5606, option 1.
Acknowledging, Accepting and Alleviating Anger: A 6-week anger management program held at various times throughout the year. To register, or for additional information including class dates and fees, please call the Mental Health Association at 315-445-5606, option 1.
Mental Health First Aid: A 12-hour public education training that reduces the stigma about mental illness and teaches people how to respond to a person in crisis.
INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
Telephone assistance to persons in the Central New York area seeking referral to private therapists, low cost counseling agencies, and NYS licensed clinics and inpatient/outpatient services for mental health problems and eating disorders.
ADVOCACY SERVICES:
We recognize the importance of public perception regarding people who have emotional or psychiatric problems. Combating the stigma that accompanies the decision to seek mental health services is a major concern.
Another goal of our advocacy work is to insure that a range of community-based services exists in our county, that the rights of individuals receiving mental health services are respected, and that they are not discriminated against in seeking to meet their human needs - such as obtaining housing and employment, raising healthy families and earning an education.
We encourage the involvement of recipients in all aspects of the planning and implementation of mental health services, including the ownership and operation of those services.
We are participants in various local and regional advisory and planning bodies that address the spectrum of mental health needs of the adults in our community.