Joint Legislative Public Hearing on
2017-2018 Executive Budget Proposal
Mental Hygiene
February 6, 2017
10:00AM
Hearing Room B, Legislative Office Building, Albany
Testimony
Commissioner, New York State Office of Mental Health
Acting Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
Commissioner, New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
Executive Deputy Director, New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs
President and CEO, NYS Rehabilitation Association
Ann Hardiman (Document Pending)
Executive Director, NYS Association of Community and Residential Agencies
Executive Director, NYSARC
CEO, Mental Health Association in NYS
Executive Director, NYS Association of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services, Inc.
Executive Director, National Alliance on Mental Illness NYS
Executive Director, NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors
Executive Director, Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Providers of NYS
PEF Regional 7 Coordinator Federation
CEO, Families Together in New York State
Associate Executive Director for Legislative Affairs, bFair2DirectCare Coalition
CEO and President, Coalition for Behavioral Health
Nurse, Save our Western NY Children’s Psychiatric Center Coalition
Administrative Director, Self Advocacy Association of NYS
Executive Director, Association for Community Living
CEO, Northern Rivers Family Services
CEO, Friends of Recovery – New York
Steering Committee Member and Co-Chair of ENYDDA (Eastern NY Developmental Disability Advocates), Statewide Advocacy Network of NY
Written Testimony
Director, Catholic Charities NYS Catholic Conference
Director, Legislative and Political Action CSEA
NYS Coalition for Children’s Behavioral Health
Policy and Advocacy Associate for Child and Adolescent Health
Citizens’ Committee for Children (CCC)
Concerned Parent of Katie Rufer
Concerned Parent of Jonathan Carey
Concerned Parent of Laura Delong
Law Enforcement Vice President, NYS Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association, Inc.