{"id":91,"date":"2016-06-08T00:11:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-07T23:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/the7.io\/psy\/?page_id=91"},"modified":"2024-10-30T18:42:10","modified_gmt":"2024-10-30T18:42:10","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mhago.org\/?page_id=91","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1474212123263{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1467303303610{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6 vc_col-xs-6″ css=”.vc_custom_1461066632568{padding-right: 12px !important;padding-bottom: 30px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”336″ img_size=”800\u00d7543″ alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1467303244842{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1720402897245{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]The Mental Health Association of Genesee & Orleans Counties is a nonprofit organization proudly serving the surrounding communities since 1993. The MHA is one of 26 Chapters affiliated with the Mental Health Association in New York State. MHANYS and its affiliate network strive to promote mental health and recovery, encourage empowerment in mental health service recipients, eliminate discrimination, raise public awareness with education, and advocate for equality and opportunity for all.<\/p>\n

The services provided by MHA of Genesee & Orleans Counties are funded by the NYS office of Mental Health, grants, memberships, and volunteer contributions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1474212123263{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1467303303610{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1730313238109{padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]Advocacy (Genesee & Orleans Counties)<\/p>\n

Our staff provide a variety of activities, daily living skills training, and education about mental health services through support groups, workshops, peer services, and referral to assist adults with mental health concerns promote their rights, resolve complaints, and access services\/supports of their choice. Our staff also advocate by participating in community committees for solutions on a systemic basis.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1467303244842{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”319″ img_size=”medium” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” css=””][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ equal_height=”yes” bg_type=”bg_color” bg_override=”ex-full” type=”vc_default” css=”.vc_custom_1466172161151{padding-top: 60px !important;padding-right: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;padding-left: 40px !important;}” bg_color_value=”#f4f4f4″][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1467298149857{border-radius: 1px !important;}” offset=”vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-md-offset-2 vc_col-sm-offset-2″]

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An Awesome Team here at MHA<\/h2><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-xs-12″ css=”.vc_custom_1462547931001{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]