Andy Swanger Ryan Nicole Hasper
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About MHA in Catt. County
The Mental Health Association in Cattaraugus County, Inc. is affiliated with the Mental Health Association in New York State, and with the National Mental Health Association, which is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.
Non-profit Wants to provide access to services, promote awareness,
and help develop an improved community mental health system.
Provide a wide array of services for both adults and children
Operation Dignity National movement to restore old abandoned
Psychiatric Hospital Cemeteries across the country
Patients were marked by number not name All the chains and shackles that were used in
the mental hospitals were melted together to make their symbol (liberty bell)
Their mission: to give people back their dignity Locally they discovered the names of 107/1200
graves at Gowanda Psychiatric Center
Still looking for more volunteers
The Bell
The bell was cast in 1953 from chains and shackles that had been used to restrain people in mental hospitals, and bears this inscription:
"Cast from the shackles which bound them, this bell shall ring out hope for the mentally ill and victory over mental illness."
Camp New Horizon
Need to be referred by counselor For emotional and behavioral
children 2:1 counselor to youth Allegany State Park (120 children)
Family Support Services Provides support to families in Cattaraugus
Country that have a children with emotional or behavioral challenges
Support be provided in home or community Learn better skills (use at home or school) Go to school to talk to parents/counselor Meet other parents Assist families in creating goals and
devising action plans for desired changes within the family
Friendship Club
Have to have a membership ( mental illness)
$6 fee Offer activities/crafts Dinner (they create the menu and
make the food) Fundraisers to do trips
Compeer Compeer matches community volunteers in
friendship relationships with children and adults who are receiving mental health treatment
Meet once a week to do something together Volunteer opportunities: one-on-one
friendships, Compeer e-mail, Compeer calling, and group matches
Volunteer s must submit monthly reports to support ongoing communication and ongoing program funding requirements.
Peer Advocacy
Overcome mental illness Meet with other adults who’s going
through what their going through Tips on filling out forms, paperwork,
and legal suggestions
Services they provide
Speak to school Have to have professional diagnosis
(except for helping parents with problem)
Employees are screened People from all over can participate
Resources
http://www.mhacatt.org/index.php?id=32
http://www.nmha.org/
Ms. Joann McAndrew, Executive Director