Community Mental Health Education Program seeks to raise community awareness about mental health issues that community members as well as military service members and their families face. We also want to help make clear the different services available for military mental health issues on Fort Drum and in the Fort Drum Region in order to strengthen the referral process for these families.

Take the Interactive Military Mental Health Assessment   

LATEST UPDATES

Email List-Serv for Mental Health Professionals in Jefferson County.  If you would like to be added, contact Kelby at kem224@cornell.edu.  Then you can start receiving training and event information from the organizations in your community!!

Read our Community Mental Health Education Brief

Find Information about new on-line courses that offer Continuing Education Credits!!!  

Take the Treating the Invisible Wounds of War course offered through the Army OneSource Behavioral Health Awareness Campaign.

How to Strengthen Your Marriage While Deployed- Active duty spouses and soldiers only. Call Rafael Marquez at 315-772-3623 to reserve a space.

UPCOMING EVENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM

There are no trainings scheduled at this time. Check back soon!

NEW UPDATES TO THE CALENDAR

• Mental Health Self-Help Topic Groups- Starting July 21
• Duty to Care-Supporting Young Children Through Challenging Times-July 28-29
• Living the New Normal: Helping Children Thrive in Good and Challenging Times- Aug 12-13

Visit the Training / Events Calendar that is updated every week. Find local support groups, trainings and events!!

If your organization would like to have an upcoming event posted to our calendar, please email Kelby at kem224@cornell.edu! 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

CRISIS SERVICES

• Call the Transitional Living Services of Northern New York’s Mobile Crisis Center at 315-782-2327 for immediate crisis intervention and stabilization services. Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Get information about area resources, mental health education, and referrals.

• In the military? Call Military One Source at 1-800-342-9647 anytime. Talk to a counselor for free about emotional support or other problems. Counseling is also available online.

• Call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255). A 24 hour, toll-free suicide prevention service available to anyone in suicidal crisis.

• The Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown has a 24 hour line for anyone with urgent mental health concerns. Call them at 315-785-4516.

The Community Mental Health Education Program is funded by the Fort Drum Regional Health Planning Organization and the Jefferson County Department of Community Services.  The program is an initiative of the Cornell Cooperative Extension Association of Jefferson County.