Pivital was awarded an Excellus Health Equity grant for our Program – Mental Health Matters, designed to reduce health disparities by making mental health awareness and support a priority throughout our rural Finger Lakes communities.

Mental Health Matters Components:

Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid

•Expanding Adult and Youth Mental Health First Aid training within our communities, utilizing a train-the-trainer model. 
•Training targets include those who have a higher probability of interacting with someone experiencing a mental health or substance use problem including teachers, community providers, emergency and first responders, law enforcement, health departments and families in the community.  





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Media Campaign

•Media awareness campaigns through Facebook and print to educate the community on available mental health resources, increasing mental health awareness of support, and decreasing stigma.  

Resources

Chemung County 
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://www.chemungcountyny.gov/276/Mental-Hygiene 
• Network of Care for Behavioral Health Chemung County, NY 

• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RE_20190621_ChemungCountyDirectory.pdf 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.familyservicesofchemung.com/adult-counseling-services  

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.walkamile.net/

Livingston County 
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://www.livingstoncounty.us/152/Mental-Health-Community-Services 
• https://www.livingstoncounty.us/1361/Mental-Health-Resources 
• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RE_Resource_20200706-Livingston.pdf 

• https://umcl.us/community-resources 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.livingstoncounty.us/1174/Mental-Health-Clinic 

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/noyes/about/giving/avon-mental-health-building-project.aspx 

Ontario County 
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://ontariocountyny.gov/99/Mental-Health 
• https://ontariocountyny.gov/DocumentCenter/View/27734/CIT-Ontario-County-Resource-Guide-2020-PDF 
• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RE_Resource_20210916-Ontario.pdf 

 
Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.nyconnects.ny.gov/services/ontario-county-mental-health-center-omh-pr-703406879100 
• https://www.mentalhealthfacilities.net/clinics/new-york/ontario-county.html 
• https://www.flacra.org/ 

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.partnershipforontariocounty.org/suicide-prevention-coalition 
• https://www.flacra.org/donate 

 
Schuyler County
Mental Health Resources: 

• http://www.schuylercounty.us/149/Mental-Health-Services 
• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/RE_Resource_20200902-Schuyler.pdf 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.flacra.org/ 

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.flacra.org/donate 

 
Seneca County
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://www.co.seneca.ny.us/gov/community/mental/ 
• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RE_20190621_SenecaCountyDirectory.pdf 
• https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1651086846/senecafallscsdorg/p16dashkdaqhgqmviooq/SenecaCountyResourceGuide.pdf 
• https://www.uwseneca.org/ 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.mentalhealthfacilities.net/clinics/new-york/seneca-falls.html 
• https://www.flacra.org/ 

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.uwseneca.org/ 
• https://www.flacra.org/donate 

 
Steuben County
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://www.steubencountyny.gov/187/Community-Mental-Health-Center 
• https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/664898/Steuben_County_Resources.pdf 

• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/RE_Resource_20200706-Steuben.pdf 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://www.steubencountyny.gov/187/Community-Mental-Health-Center  
• https://steubencountyny.gov/189/Alcoholism-Substance-Abuse-Services 
• https://steubencountyny.gov/188/Personalized-Recovery-Oriented-Services-  

• https://www.pathwaysforyou.org/care-coordination/steuben-county-department-social-services-collaborative-programs 

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.pathwaysforyou.org/donate 

 
Wayne County
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/175/Behavioral-Health 
• https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/599/Suicide-Prevention-Coalition  
• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/RE_20190621_WayneCountyDirectory.pdf 

Mental Health Services: 

• https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/175/Behavioral-Health 
• https://web.co.wayne.ny.us/590/Open-Access-CenterCrisis-Services 
• https://www.flacra.org/  

Ways to Give: 

• https://www.flacra.org/donate 

 
Yates County
Mental Health Resources: 

• https://www.yatescounty.org/156/Community-Services 
• https://www.yatescounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/6187/YC-Community-Resources?bidId= 

• https://mhanys.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/RE_Resource_20211001-Yates.pdf 
• https://yatesinsyght.org/  

Mental health Services: 

• https://www.flacra.org/ 

Ways to give: 

• https://www.flacra.org/donate ​

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