The Alliance for Rights and Recovery strongly encourage our members, partners, and community members to participate in these upcoming OMH Community Engagement Sessions. These sessions are a critical opportunity to ensure that the voices of people with lived experience, families, providers, and advocates directly shape the future of mental health services in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿.
We know that meaningful system change happens when communities are actively engaged and heard. We especially urge peer supporters, providers, and advocates to help spread the word and support participation from individuals who receive or have struggled to access services. Your experiences, insights, and ideas are essential to building a more responsive, equitable, and recovery-oriented system.
Make your voice heard, register today and help shape what comes next.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is partnering with the Hudson River Directors of Community Services to host in-person Community Engagement Sessions on April 21-22, 2026. The 2023 Community Engagement Sessions took OMH across ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿. 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 Troy in Rensselaer County and Yonkers in Westchester County.
The sessions are open to all community members! Children, youth, adults, older adults, and families are welcome. There will be breakout groups specifically for young people.
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. We are asking for help from peer workers and other mental health providers, advocates, and anyone who works with people participating in mental health programs. Please share this information with the people you work with so all voices can be heard!
Please register in advance using the link or QR code below. The registration form has space to describe any accessibility needs you have. If you need ASL or other language interpretation, please register by April 1 or reach out to feedbackoapss@omh.ny.gov as soon as possible.
Session Details:
Tuesday, April 21, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Wednesday, April 22, 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club, 501 4th Ave, Troy, NY 12182
Yonkers Public Library – Grinton I. Will Branch, 1500 Central Park Ave, Yonkers, NY 10710
Register Here!
