Downward Dog Into Yoga This Summer

Downward Dog Into Yoga This Summer

The past year has been difficult for many. Faced with economic hardship, political tensions, and a viral pandemic, the average American is under a fair amount of stress these days. The calamitous physical effects have been draining; however, we as a community can not fail to consider the mental afflictions as well. Job loss, housing […]

SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE

SUPPORT GROUP FOR ADULTS WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE

Every first Wednesday of the month, the Mental Health Association of Rockland County offers a professionally facilitated Survivors of Suicide (SOS) support group for adults age 18 and over who have lost someone to suicide. The SOS group meets from 7 – 8:15 p.m. at the Mental Health Association of Rockland, 140 Route 303, Valley […]

EVENT: ROCKLAND 5K RUN/WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

EVENT: ROCKLAND 5K RUN/WALK FOR MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

  May is Mental Health Awareness Month and a 5K Run/Walk set for Saturday, May 19, will help support Rockland County residents and their families who are impacted by mental illness. The event will take place at Rockland Lake State Park. It is co-sponsored by the Mental Health Association of Rockland (MHA of Rockland) and the National […]

STATE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH RELEASES TRANSFORMATION PLAN

Albany, NY- The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) Wednesday released a three-year plan to transform the public mental health system. Under the Plan, OMH will shift the emphasis of its resources from long term inpatient treatment provided at over 24 hospitals to a state-of-the-art network of 15 Regional Centers of Excellence. The […]