Here are some ways we put your donation to work:

• Continue our strong public advocacy, demanding improved services for persons with mental illness and their families
• Address the insensitivity to persons with mental illness found in the Criminal Justice system
• Increase public awareness through brochures, videos, the internet and publications
• Bring you the latest information on research, treatment and important mental health issues through our newsletter, this website, workshops and events
• Conduct programs of education for families and mental health care consumers, such as Family-To-Family and Peer-To-Peer
• Promote Anti-stigma Awareness through teaching tools used in all grade levels, watchdogging the entertainment industry; use of media, and training health professionals and community leaders
• Continue to support the work of our local affiliates on behalf of persons with mental illness and their families throughout New York State.