Versions of ad appeared in the February 12th edition of The Legislative Gazette, The Middletown Times Herald Record, Syracuse Post, and the Poughkeepsie Journal newspapers.
The Road to recovery just got longer.
If the Office of Mental Health gets it’s
way, two state psychiatric centers will soon be closed
down, forcing people with mental illness—and their
loved ones—to travel miles out of their way for
treatment and for visits.
It’s a move aimed at cutting state budget costs, but
it would add a detour to quality care.
Members of the New York State Public Employees Federation
and other mental health care advocates agree: we must
make the road to recovery as short, smooth and safe a
ride as possible.
Don’t keep the mentally ill waiting for therapeutic
care.
Keep the Hutchings and Middletown Psychiatric Centers
open.
Tell state lawmakers to pass a budget for New York that
preserves all the available treatment options in our
communities.