The New York State Office of Mental Health is partnering with the Long Island Directors of Community Services to host in-person Community Engagement Sessions on Wednesday, January 14, and Thursday, January 15, 2026. The 2023 Community Engagement Sessions took OMH across New York. Now, we are returning to share what we did with your feedback and hear more about your needs and your ideas! There will be sessions in the Village of Hempstead in Nassau County and Brentwood in Suffolk County.
The sessions are open to all community members! We especially want to hear from people who receive or have received mental health services, and people who have wanted to get services but haven’t. Children, youth, adults, older adults, and families are encouraged to attend. There will be breakout groups specifically for young people. If you are a peer or other mental health provider, advocate, or anyone else who works with groups or people who may be interested, please share this information with them!
Please register in advance by clicking on the location you’d like to attend below. The registration form has space to describe any accessibility needs you have. If you need ASL or other language interpretation, please register by Monday, December 29, or reach out to feedbackoapss@omh.ny.gov as soon as possible.
Session Details:
Wednesday, January 14, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, January 15, 10 a.m. to noon.
Kennedy Memorial Park, 335 Greenwich Street, Hempstead, NY, 11550
Suffolk County Community College Grant Campus, Suffolk Credit Union Arena
Crooked Hill Road, Brentwood NY, 11717
Register Here! https://tinyurl.com/ywcf5we6
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