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About Us
The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health (SCCCMH) is a non-profit 501(c)3 charitable organization that is committed to ensuring that the needs of people living with mental health diagnoses in Saratoga County, New York are met. The SCCCMH has over 1200 members who are consumers, family members, friends, mental health providers and others.
Our Mission
Increase Awareness: Increase public awareness of the needs of individuals with mental health diagnoses, i.e., increase access to public transportation, decrease stigmas and stereotypes, etc.
Program Development and Enrichment: The SCCCMH awards grants, usually up to $1,000, to agencies and programs in Saratoga County so they can enrich existing programs or expand services for people with mental health diagnoses.
Advocacy: Advocate for improved mental health care and services by lobbying government and elected officials.
Education: Provide affordable educational opportunities for mental health professionals as well as consumers of mental health services.
History
The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health (SCCCMH), also known as “the Citizens Committee” was founded in 1969 and incorporated in 1970 as a charitable organization. The SCCCMH is a volunteer organization devoted to promoting improved care and services for people with mental illness in Saratoga County.
Previously named the Activity Program Volunteers, the original dedicated group of individuals was committed to enhancing self-esteem and increasing socialization for people with mental health diagnoses, who many times remained isolated from their communities. From this, came an endowment to support the program and the establishment of the SCCCMH as a charitable organization.
Today, the SCCCMH uses the endowment to provide grants up to $1,000 to agencies and programs in Saratoga County that provide services to the mentally ill community. In addition, the SCCCMH provides educational opportunities for mental health professionals and consumers. Through these and other activities, the SCCCMH advocates for, and increases awareness of, the needs of people with mental illness. Although the SCCCMH does not provide mental health services or care, the SCCCMH is the primary voice and advocate for the needs of people with mental health diagnoses in Saratoga County.