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.

(New) Suffolk County Emergency Shelter Hotline for those displaced by Super Storm Sandy (631) 504-6853

Updated information included:  Suffolk County Department of Health Services NEW Drinking Water Update & New Contact Phone Number; SCWA Offering FREE Well Testing for Residents Impacted by Super Storm Sandy; FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in Lindenhurst OPENED on Thanksgiving Day along with All Four Other Disaster Recovery Centers; and link to NYESD Small Business Disaster Relief Info.  

Updated information included:  American Red Cross Fixed Food Distribution Sites; New Immunization Schedules, Thanksgiving Schedule for FEMA Disaster Assistance Recovery Centers, Suffolk County Health Department Info on Residential Oil Spills and Flooding; FEMA Information on SBA Disaster Loan Applications.