WE SUPPORT ST.

LAWRENCE PSYCH

Submitted by: Senator Patty Ritchie

First Name

Last Name

City

Additional comments

Joshua

Gleeson

Ogdensburg

richard

brunet

ogdensburg

Kristen Rene'

Reed Lahue

Watertown Ogdensburg

sally

sanders

ogdensburg Families need to be able to see family members whom are in the hospital and being placed farther away increases New Port Richey, difficulty for family members. As a staff member for 34 FL years at St. Law. Pshych.

Mary J

Chambers

Amy

Garno

Ogdensburg

Stacey

Kench

Ogdensburg

dave Jason

plowman Kench

gouverneur Ogdensburg

upstate ny is real tire of losing jobs and the mentally ill need to be contained and treated !!!!!!

Christina

Green

Ogdensburg

Closing down the St. Lawrence psychiatric center will cause a hardship to patients and families alike. Also, as a rural area in need of jobs this closure would be devastating to the local economy. Many people depend on this facility for care (multiple counties) and jobs. I think a more metropolitan area closure would have a lesser impact both on the economy and patient/family care.

MELANIE

BOUCHEY

OGD

Eric

Warner

Ogdensburg Closing the psych center would be a dire mistake! Not all people are made for out patient care, some really need to be locked up. Closing the psych center would create a bad situation of people with severe mental illness roaming the streets. That is a dangerous situation for every single person who lives in this town!

Jennifer

Graveline

Ogdensburg

Connie

Barkley

Norfolk

Peggy VALERIE Chris Chris

Simmons DELARGE Fee Fee

RENSSELAER FALLS ogdensburg olean olean

Jennifer

Pratt

Ogdensburg

Joanne Victoria Jonathon

Foster Roca-Mace Lovely

heuvelton Canton Ogdensburg

Brenda

Broadbent

Massena

Rebecca

Martin

Lisbon

I find it very sad that the Governor and other politicians think this will solve any financial problems. If you close this facility, then unemployment increases in a county that is already hurting. Add this to the threats that are also being placed on Sunmount Facilities and what does upstate ny have left? Very pathetic to also think what is going to happen to these people when the smaller run agencies cannot handle the excess. If the state plans on sending money that way then what is the difference? ( where is the savings) It comes down to lack of caring for the mentally ill and lack of caring for the communities that will be affected by mentally ill people not receiving the care they need.

AMY

FAYETTE

MASSENA You close the St Lawrence you might as well close Ogdensburg because the housing market will crash and will create an even higher unemployment rate for St Lawrence County...

joshua

blair

Ogdensburg

Chris

Greer

Ogdensburg

Viviane Jill

Roach Ford

Ogdensburg South Colton

I have worked with several other mental health facilities through my employment at SLPC and I know that SLPC provides outstanding service to the mentally ill and their families. The employees value their position and are dedicated to serving the mentally ill. To close this facility would be a tremendous error on behalf of NYS.

Andrew

Kennedy

Rensselaer Falls The hospital employs well over 500 people. For that many people in this already depressed area to lose their jobs would only serve to depress the area even further. The services offered by this facility are needed and from my understanding is the only facility in a 7 county area that serves clientele of this type.

Barbara Peter

Patterson Lynch

Ogdensburg new Smyrna Beach, FL

robert

rusaw

brasher falls

Denise

Carpenter

Martinez, GA

This would SO adversely affect the people who continue to live and believe in Ogdesnburg. Both my parents retired from the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center which has served many people both local and long distance. The economic impact would continually raise the unemployment rates that have continued to cripple your economy there.

John walter Nicholas

Pinkerton lacks Doe

Ogdensburg Hailesboro Ogdensburg There is so much need here in the North Country and so few treatment options. Please don't dessert the needs of the patients. The new administration of St. Lawrence should be pushing to increase inpatient beds. I am a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and I know first hand of the need and the scarcity of current treatment options. Let St. Lawrence be one of the new Centers. The patients need it. keep this center open !

Christine

LeBel

Ogdensburg

Richard

Dillenbeck

Ogdensburg

Dawn

Merz

Ogdensburg

We have the staff and the facility and the heart to do amazing things as we have been doing for decades. There is no reason the region should lose the jobs or these consumers who want and need the care, concern and support already here!!

Brad Donald William Vicki

Paradis Swan Ott Fishbeck

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Heuvelton In light of the spotlight on mental health lately after mass shootings, how can this or any mental health facility be on the chopping block? Besides that, we are already in an econimcally depressed area. Give us a break already! Please do not even consider closing our Psychiatric Hospital. There is a HUGE need for it as our economy is poor and people are depressed. My wife works at the psyc center and we will be forced to move if it closes

Maureen

Mallette

Ogdensburg

Tracie Gina

Kroeger Dafoe

Ogdensburg Chespeake, VA

Barbara

Bromley

Ogdensburg

There is a shortage of mental health clinics and services in this part of NYS. Why even consider closing this center.

Kelly

Sharpe

Ogdensburg The Psych Center is too important to the livelyhood of our community. The loss of all those jobs would be a devistating blow to our economy.

Robin

Logan

Ogdensburg

Brennan

McMahon

ogdensburg This helps alot of Family's and helps are commuity don't take this way. In-patient care is sometimes a neccesity for some people not out-patient care. They also need family support close by not hundreds of miles away.

Amanda

Vanorman

Ogdensburg

Sylvia

Denner

Ogdensburg

Lindsey

Hayes

Ogdensburg

Mary Blaine Debbie Jessica Sean

O'Marah Webber Burke Witherhead O'Neill

Ogdensburg Massena Ogdensburg Canton Lisbon

We need the Psychiatric Center. A few years ago alot of patients were released and put out on the streets and were homeless and weren"t able to function on their own, they need to be responsible to take care of themselves, to know how to shop for food, take their medicines on time, therer are many factors to be looked at, before closing the psychiatric center , and people need to think before they act on such a major transition for the people living at the psychiatric Center andalso the people who are living in the community. The Psychiatric Center serves many people who need it's services. The Psychiatric Center serves 6 counties, and is centralized for the needs of the real north country, the one beyond Albany, which is very often forgotten. Please consider all avenues before making such a critical mistake.

We need to save our family's jobs and have a place for the people in need of these facilities!

Amy Robin colleen Brian

Schirmer forbes robinson Campbell

Heuvelton lisbon ogdensburg Fulton

The burden on North Country Families who have family members requiring periodic care at this facility would be awful. Not to mention the jobs that would be lost. Please let the North Country of New York have a voice in this decision!

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Amanda

Freeman

Ogdensburg

nancy

hazelton

Ogdensburg

Beverly

Kelso

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg and the North Country provide exactly the kind of overall caring community environment and surroundings that are ideal for this type of facility.

Garry

Douglas

Plattsburgh

Don

Kelso

Ogdensburg

Susan Kim

Maxfield Maxfield

Brasher Falls Massena

Timothy Carolyn

Rourke McPherson

Watertown Ogdensburg

Write a letter to the Governor, I did

Virginia Kara

Demers Adner

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Just transferred to SLPC from O'Burg Correctional. Never thought I would go through the anxiety of closure again!

Helen

Parody

Ogdensburg This is nothing new my mother served as director of SLPC for over 20 years and was always fighting the departments goals of putting more and more patients into the community. Some patients are just to sick to be placed in the community. Keep up the fight people.

william

hanes

independence, MO

Greg

Hooper

Ogdensburg

Phillip Greg Greg

Burnett Locke Locke

Rensselaer Falls Canton Canton

We live in an economically depressed area and cannot afford to see all the jobs lost if the mental health center is closed. Where will all the people go who are receiving treatment there now. Please consider the leveal of care that we receive here and keep the facility open. Quit it! Quit it!

Sandra

Corey

Star Lake

Sharri

Miller

Ogdensburg

Deborah

Huttula

Ogdensburg

Gerald

Huttula

Ogdensburg

Sandra CHARLES

Santamoor STEARNS

Canton OGDENSBURG We need the County Facility. My grandson would not be home with out it.

Bridget

Dolan

Ogdensburg

Keitha

Durant

North Lawrence There is a great need for Mental Health Care in the North Country of NewYork State. It is certainly counter intuitive to take away the only facility left.

Laurena

Will

Colton

Maureen

Silver

Ogdensburg

Steven

Silver

Ogdensburg Mental Health is a growing issue.It makes more sense to improve the system more than making it more complicated to find help.......... Northern New York needs this facility. I work in a County Correctional Facility and the number of "Inmates" we are now getting who deserve to be and who should be entered into to a Mental Health facility is bordering on ridiculous. Jail is not the place for these individuals. They need help!

James Nancy

Lewis Mills

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

John Kevin

Flanagan Whitney

Canton Ogdensburg

Elizabeth Mary Monica

Lemke Grady LaRose

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Matthew John

LeBire Woodard

Massena Ogdensburg

Jennifer

Towne

Ogdensburg I lived 43 years in Ogdensburg, NY and have never known the SLPC to be closed. Why start NOW?? Leave it open as its about the only thing people have up there anymore for jobs!!

Shelley Lori Erin

Cook Campbell McCormick

Waterville Virginia Beach, VA ogdensburg

Barbara Dalton

Ward Campbell

Ogdensburg Virginia Beach, VA

Shelley

Matthews

Rome I am really against SLPC closing, our population here really need this here. If we were to shut down where would the residents go, a lot of people rely on the facility. What would it do to the economy? Over 500 people would be out of a job. What would that do to Ogdensburg and the surrounding communities. I for one need my job here. The quality of care here is excellent, friendly, caring atmosphere. It would be devistating to the clients, residents, patients, staff and surrounding communities. Please help us keep SLPC up Reannelaer Falls and running now and for years to come. Virginia Beach, VA This is at least the second time that we, the Citizens and Former Citizens of the North Country, as well as present and past employees of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center Petitioned to save jobs, unfortunatley the one back in the early 90's didn't work either,, that is how I ended up in Syracuse to avoid layoff

Wanda Joshua

Young Campbell

Jeffrey

La Faver

Liverpool

Debbie

Thompson

Ogdensburg

Tracy

Charleson

Canton

We live in one of the poorest counties in the US and now you want to make patients and their loved ones travel long distances for help. Get real, how many of the people receiving these services have the means to travel for services? I fear that St. Lawrence County will be in real danger and trouble if you close our Psych Center!

thomas

black

gouverneur The city and people of Ogdensburg need this very important facility. It's closing would not only devestate Ogdensburg but also the patients that need it. I find it amusing that regionalization always means move services downstate. A region stretching from Syracuse, let alone the PA border to the Canadian border is rediculous. These same politicians and bureaucrats who refuse to travel to Ogdensburg between November and May for fear of bad weather, see nothing wrong with the citizens of the North Country having to travel for hours for services.

Nancy

Sullivan

Ogdensburg

Robert

Cilley

Ogdensburg

Rebecca kelly

Fiacco miller

Norfolk ogdensburg

Mental health has been in the forefront of many national tragedies. To further reduce services in a rural area will mean that it is not accessible as individuals needing it will not travel to keep appointments or to get their meds reviewed or evaluated for effectiveness. Not to mention the devastating affect on a rural economy. Sometimes you have to represent the minority and do what is right for rural Northern New York State.

Chelsea

Snyder

Waddington

This facility is a historical landmark that provides vast employment for St. Lawrence County. Treatment is essential in the stability of psychiatric residents and closing the facilities will effect not only the community and the employees of St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center but the mentally ill who require our services. These people rely on us and the services we provide.

Pamela

Durant

Winthrop St Lawrence County is one of the poorest countys in NYS. Our people need these jobs!

Claude Lacey

Caswell Staires

Madrid Norwood

Kathleen Mary

whiteford Kilian

Canton Ogdensburg

William Mary Jo

Lovely Doe

ogdensburg Ogdensburg

This center has helped so many people , my husband was in the center in different buildings for many years , for manic depression and Paranoid Schizophrenia, hasd so many strong medications, but it was needed to get him back to to a level of normalcy . My Thanks to This is not the time to close psychiatric centers - too many mentally ill people are on the streets and in jails. Commissioner, the policts of this is jepordizing many familes and the ways they are going to support them. Please back away from SLPC and go back to Albany and leave us alone.

sheila Thomas

ogborne Doe

rochester Ogdensburg ny deceased husband Michael was patient at the St. Lawrence Phychiatric Center many times as he was Manic depressant an Paranoid Schizophrenia Tendency 's , Thank You, they woudl get him back in a some what normal balance. Sincerely Kathleen Wh iteford

Kathleen Kristen

whiteford Cheney

Canton Canton

mary

lewis

stem, NC

Although now in NC, I am from Ogdensburg NY. All States need to keep their Psych Centers open. Closing them poses so many social issues for the mentally ill. You cannot ignore them, they cannot live in assisted or skilled facilities. It has been proven to be impossible. A catch-22. Keep the Psych Center open! It works, don't fix something not broken!~

cynthia Nancy

graham French

watertown Madrid

Closing of this facility would create hardship and a huge burden upon the families and patients who need its services. It's appalling that the OMH would even consider such a move especially since this facilty has such a devoted and dedicated staff with exception care for the patients. Seriously mentally ill patients need a safe and reputable facility to treat them. Neither the Syracuse facilities nor the Binghamton facilites have the same level of consistent care as does St. Lawrence. I realize that may be a difficult pill for the OMH to accept but for many who have multitude of experiences it is the truth of the matter. The state needs to consider keeping these facilities open and use St. Lawrence as a model. I have no faith in the State's plan for Regional Centers. Mentally ill patients need substantial daily care and not political rhetoric in place of good solid medical treatment. Thank you.

Roberta

Thornley

Ogdensburg Not only is the SLPC important to our community and to the staff, the service it provides is important to the survival of the clients it provides services to. How can they be ignored and neglected?!

Phyllis Alison

Wall Spears

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Alaina jesse Darlene

Davis Clark-Stone Friot

ogdensburg rennselaer falls Canton People need this center,they need and derserve this help . Please don't let that be taken away.

Cheri Deborah

Richards Bouchey

Liverpool Ogdensburg

carol Sarah Anthony

Nelson Gordinier Moselle

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Massena Save these jobs !

Emily Diane

Davis Spears

Heuvelton Ogdensburg

Tim

Harper

Ogdensburg St. Lawrence is rated at thet top in almost all categories. It would be anexcellent facilty to build on and share thaty excellence

Richard

Demo

Ogdensburg

Randy Kate

Mayne Turner

Ogdensburg Bonners Ferry, ID

MARILYN

HYDE

NORWOOD

Please save the center!

Roseann

Missert

Watertown

WAYNE

WILBER

NORWOOD

morgan

fletchall

ogdensburg

Karrie Ann

Dodd Jones

Ogdensburg Hammond I am a retiree of SLPC and was a single mother for most of my children's growing up years. I don't know what I would have done without such a great job with benefits to provide for my family!!

Nancy

McCullough

Lisbon

Barre Lori Sadie

Hall Davis Davis

Ogdensburg Heuvelton Heuvelton There are MANY MANY other Departments that could be cut, investigate and prosecute, look at all agency waste and fraud.

John Darcy

McElroy Larock

Gouverneur Ogdensburg

Carrye

Lanning

Massena

My husband's job at the Psych. Center is what supports our family, take away the job amd we have almost no future financial security!

David

Pierce

Ogdensburg

julie julie Stefany

hynes hynes Carville

ogdensburg ogdensburg Ogdensburg We have enough mentally distrubed people on the streets of our community. They can't afford to go 2 hours for treatment. Families can't afford to go visit them either. My husband has mental health issues after his heart attack 6 years ago! We need these services!!

William Tammy

OBrien Carr

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

June

Layng

Guilderland I'm an Ogdensburg native with a family history to SLPC. This would be a huge disservice to the mental health community as well as the general community of northern NY.

Erin Bridget Tina NATALIE

Bush Gordinier Norman

Jordan Hammond Lisbon

SWEATLAND MASSENA Please consider the size of the catchment area this center covers and the thousands of families it is available to.

Keli

Rugenstein

Troy

RANDY

LABELLE

MASSENA

Please, do not take more jobs from the North country!

Ray

Mead

Massena

Jenifer

Backus

Massena

wendy

mcnally

ogdensburg

Lindsey Lorraine

Larock Barde

Heuvelton Albany Services need to be spread out geographically.

Rick Karen SueEllen

Pirie Katzman McAdam

Ogdensburg DeKalb Junction Heuvelton

none finer

Cortney

Brunet

Potsdam

Kathleen

McSorley

Ogdensburg

I have worked for the Psychiatric Center for 40 years and it has provided me with a good life, health care and the chance to feel that I am a part helping our mentally ill population; please continue the great services the Psychiatric Center has provided to the North Country and please help my coworkers keep their jobs. I am retiring in May. Thank you Stripped of all,other major industries/employers. Don't finish the job.

Susan Joyce

Barkley Mallette

ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Carol

Backus

Waddington

Aimee Philip

Chauvot Backus

Anchorage, AK Waddington SLPC serves the North Country in many ways, It must continue its mission.

Judith Annette

Ryan Besaw

Ogdensburg Heuvelton

Mike

Burke

Ogdensburg

Chris Janet Chris Nancy p

LaFlair Lawton LaFlair Brown

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Potsdam In a civilized society, those with mental health needs, should have a safe a secure place to go.

Donna Lee Jennifer Lee Charles

Smith Cole Shaver Cole Mallette

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Raymond Becky

Cutway Salego

Ogdensburg Russell

Kari Robert

Kalicin Salego

Mount Joy, PA Russell

While I am no longer a resident of NNY, I was born and raised near Ogdensburg, NY. My family has and continues to benefit from the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center both in jobs and in seeking treatment. To close this facility is not just irresponsible, it is also immoral. Where pray tell would you the so -called "experts" suggest the residents and patients who receive care from this facility go to continue their treatment? Where would you suggest the employees go to feed their families and pay their mortgages? Are you all willing to open your homes and wallets to help feed, shelter, clothe, and treat the employees and patients? I think not. Maybe you are hoping that this closure will inadvertently provide overwhelming support for your antigun campaign when one of the patients goes without their treatment and storms into a local Northern NY school and proceeds to blast away at its occupants in a psychotic rage? Where do you plan to relocate all of the sex offenders which reside their? Maybe in your house with your children and spouse sleeping in the next room? I think not! When will you people open your eyes and listen to the truth! There are thousands if not millions of residents in NY State alone who receive assistance from the state

crystal

schack

massena

The northcountry is filled with amazing people with hearts of gold. There care about how people are treated and treat strangers like family.the community nd the people who stay here are treated with respect and cooperation .

christine Amber

younh Riordan

tupper lake Heuvelton

David

Johnson

Watertown

Stacie

Cole

South Colton

Stephanie

Cilley

Ogdensburg

Cynthia Cathy Ashley

Sherman Pritty Sanyet

DeKalb Junction Gouverneur Ogdensburg

Stasun

Hebert

Ogdensburh

Andrew

Todd

Ogdensburg

Amanda Nick Kevin

Rowley Kocher Kroeger

Russell Canton Ogdensburg This hospital is much needed in this area. Jobs aside, how could you displace all these people who depend on these services. Closing this hospital and ones like them will only further the downfall of an already shaky society,and a major hit to the job s will cripple this county! Please consider any decision with the full effect and consequences it will bring to our families who work there and the clients who desperately need these services!

Lori susan Jessica

Ashley pirie Bray

Heuvelton ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Tia

Beaulieu

Ogdensburg

Cathy Linda

Bentley Griffin

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Victoria

lovely

ogdensburg

Victoria Vickie

lovely French

ogdensburg Winthrop We NEED to keep St Lawrence Psych Center open!!! We are slowly losing EVERYTHING here in Oburg!!! Please dont take this away from us!!!

Lisa Amber Cynthia Clifford and Kathy

Fortin Greer Toomey Gill

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Massena Richville

Tammy Mary Lou Jennifer

Boucher Robinson Woods

Tupper Lake Lisbon lisbon

Where do you think these individuals will go if booted out? For some this is the only home they have known. I think Albany needs to remember that the North Country is part of New York State. And the North country residents need these NYS facilities to survive. Residents and communities alike.

Susan

Roach

Ogdensburg

Jamie

Race

Ogdensburg Please rethink closing this center of hope for adults and children alike. This is one of the few places that can really help children discover their inner strengths and help them overcome some crippling mental issues.

Diane Risa Susan

Fraser Oliver Martin

Ogdensburg Conklin Ogdensburg

Ray

Nowakowski

Rochester

Elizabeth Brianne

Irvine Wilson

Madrid Alden

Renee

Hall

Rochester we need these places open!!! not buying land in the adirondacks!!!! what a waste of money!!

Shelly Liza

Potter LaRock

Tupper Lake Ogdensburg

Renee

Cole

Heuvelton

Juston David

lajoie Crowell

felts mills Canton

Tom & Betty

Chapman

Hammond

Save these jobs It would be devastating to lose these services in the North Country. Mentally ill people would not be able to get the services they need without traveling great distances. I'm writing to support and save St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center

Susan Lois

McLear Hall

Ogdensburg Russell

Peter

Chereshnoski Rodman As a school counselor in SLC, I see firsthand the need for this facility in our region. Unfortunately, the people of the North Country do not have many options for mental health care-we x

Kristen

Zender

Hannawa Falls

Megan

Sharpe

Malone

Melani Valerie James

Liddick Rice Amo

Elmira Lisbon Ogdensburg Please stop taking from the north country. We have so much less than the rest of the state already!

Susan

Ferguson

Ogdensburg

John Lois Jill

Ferguson Hall Murphy

Ogdensburg Russell Massena Save

Jillian Joan

Pharoah Metz

Ogdensburg Summerfield, FL Those jobs are needed and so important to the citizens of the North Country.

Mary

Farrell

Ogdensburg

Jacquelyn

Powers

Watertown

I support to keep St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center open. Ogdensburg needs the jobs. And people need a place to go for help. Where would the people go if it closes"? I have family and friends that work in the facility and they would be out of work. Think of all the people and their families out of work. And all the empty building on the grounds. It would be a big mistake to close this facility. Please do not close the in-patient operation at the center. My grandson has bopolar disorder and has been apatient there three times. We NEED this facility to be there.

Sharon Megan Penny

Dafoe Ferguson Allen

Richville Watertown Hermon

Mary Joyce

Rupp Sheridan

Ogdensburg Canton

Donna

Given

Russell With St. Lawrence County hell-bent on raising taxes, the last thing this area needs is to lose 500 jobs. Please keep SLPC open!!

Joseph

Lalonde

Ogdensburg

Emily

Ryan

Massena

This center is vital for jobs in the community as well as treating local patients.

Margaret Kathy Jennifer Alson

Garrison King Isenhower Caswell

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Fort Myers, FL Heuvelton Do not want to see the pysch center close, It is such a needed part of the northcountry.

MARY shannon Jessica Jessica Robin Raven

DAWLEY demers Martin Martin Taylor Wilson

LISBON ogdensburg Churchville Churchville Massena Malone

Melanie Tess Francine

Cobb Eells Naccarato

Ogdensburg Hermon Ogdensburg

I would hope that someone from SLPC would point out the large number of outpatients served in the seven counties and the revenue generated from the Prepaid Mental Health Program (PMHP). Closing St. Lawrence would devastate Northern New York, especially the loss of jobs and patients and their families.

As my family has a history of mental illness , I find it unbelievable that closing or limiting services in

Owen Jade Michele Deborah Bill

Luckie Maak Whalen McNally Merna

Ogdensburg Rockaway Park Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg This job is really important to the local area, so please keep it open for both the patients and workers!

Melinda

McNamara

Ogdensburg

Krista

Larock

Ogdensburg

Martin

Gleeson

Heuvelton As if those with mental healthy issues don't have enough to worry about.....why not make services less accessible and move them far away to a "mental health hub". Don't they and their families deserve better treatment than that? And what about all those who are now employed serving that population? The North Country can not sustain that level of potential unemployment. In fact, I would recommend expanding the use of the psychiatric center to include a Veterans Administration Hospital as well. That would be "centrally " located for all the disabled vets! Ogdensburg needs to be considered for an opportunity as a center for excellance we've already shown that this is a very supportive community when it comes to dealing with and helping the mentally ill and families. thanks Patty for putting up a fight!!!!

Francine

Naccarato

Ogdensburg

Rhonda

Rish

potsdam

Deana

Legault

Ogdensburg

I am sure that there are other things that could be taken away than to have this facility taken away from Ogdensburg. There are many people who need their services and where would they have to go to get them away from here. We are a slow prospering area and don't have many job opportunities for people in this area so your willing to take away from this community some more work? If there was a closure of this facility there were be many people out of work and there are people who can't find jobs now closing this and your going to have more people needing care, and services through public assistance. Here's an idea for you why don't you open and expand services down there at the psychiatric center and offer more job opportunities and more help for people.

Susan Jennifer

Legault SimmonsNoel

ogdensburg Ogdensburg This center is always busy, where would people go for this treatment? How far away would they have to drive?

Roxanne James

Bigelow Kroeger

DeKalb Junction Ogdensburg

Lorraine

Gallo

Canajoharie

Susan

Willard

Hermon

Brandy

French

Ogdensburg

George

Smithers

Provincetown, MA

arleena

mcdougal

ogdensburg

arleena

mcdougal

ogdensburg

please keep it open

Patricia Steven

Trudell Wright

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

lori Ed PETE

ashley Snow BALTRADIS

heuvelton Canton OGDENSBURG

Jessica

Thornton

Ogdensburg

Amy Jacqueline

Guasconi Martin

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg If the psych center closes, a lot of people around here will lose good jobs!!

Traci

Harris

Heuvelton

Sandra Victoria Patrick cynthia cynthia Timothy

Jetke Roca-Mace McCarney young young Villnave

Ogdensburg Canton Ogdensburg canton canton Brasher Falls

Save us

Sheri

Seguin

Ogdensburg

Douglas

Adams

Ohdensburg

I think out patient is great for some people. But some people are in great need of inpatient help! With the rise in shootings around the country do you think we need to mainstream people who are not ready for the world! Putting some people in outpatient services would be very dangerous! Our facility has in and outpatient services! Let us continue to serve our community and the north country! Thank-you

Mark

Staves

Tupper Lake

Christine Lisa Jennifer

Hart Ortolani Reil

ogdensburg Tupper Lake Newton Falls

Robin

Hayes

Orlando, FL

cindy Tina Mary

adams Goodrow Rose

lisbon Lisbon Ogdensburg

David

Fortin

Ogdensburg

Ogdensburg has very little left anymore!!! We have ALOT of people that need these services up here!!!!!! Please leave our psych center alone!!!!!

Michael

Osoway

Camillus If anything is done, the quality of service could be modernized for new non pharmaceutical discoveries found in psychology. The people sometimes need help, and no one provides the help that the psychiatric center could provide.

Stephen

Sherry

Ogdensburg

Theresa

Staves

Tupper Lake Please help us save this historical site of northern NY. If you close us this leaves 500+ families without a job. This could also kill the north country community. We will stand as one to make sure our residents get the psychiatric care they deserve and need!

Stephanie

Gammon

Lisbon

Karie

Turner

Massena

Karie

Turner

Massena

Joshua

Sutton

Ogdensburg

christine Joseph

ward Burke

ogdensburg Adams Center we need good mental health agencys opened not closed theese days I have known the Psych Center even before it's name was changed. I remember when it was at full functioning capacity even with it's farm. It has been a tremendous asset to families with mental health needs. Obviously the "experts" including our glorious govenor have never had a loved one in need of mental health care. Albany, get your act together and stop thinking of YOUR needs.

william

andrus

watertown ny

linda

anagnostopou los massena

Sheila

Runions

Lisbon You should never let bean counters make decissions about something they know very little about.

Bruce russell

Barnes jones

Massena ogdensburg

Robert

Merrifield

Heuvelton

Cindy

Grant

Potsdam

wm Helen

Hill Tracy

Edwards North Bangor

MICHAEL Parker Andrew

VINCELETTE RN OGDENSBURG Piercey Willard Ogdensburg Hermon

EllenAnne Crystal Chrysann

Emerich Smithers

Charlton Heuvelton

Castro-Barker Morristown

Todd

McGee

Massena

Kenny

Cutway

Rensselaer falls

Shayne Suzanne

Leonard Houmiel

Pyrites Ogdensburg

I thought the great governor was Ono board with fixing mental healthcare. It beats the alternative of putting these people in our prison system and feeding into the agenda of gun control. Or is that what this is really about. Want to impress me? Lay off some of the bureaucratic machine that we feed with our tax dollars. Listen to the people Not- soHandy Andy. I have a child that was in need of the services of the children and youth unit. We spent 14 years and also had a 19 day in house stay. I just cannot imagine what we would have done without these services so close to home. I would like to add that he is now 22 years old and living on his own,I'm not so sure this would be the case without the services of OMI.

Dian Jeffrey Laura and Joseph Sharon Martha

Connor Houmiel

Tupper Lake Ogdensburg

the North Country needs this facility desperately.

Amedeo Gushlaw Smith

Watertown Norfolk Ogdensburg

To close this center would be absolutely wrong...not only does it serve many, many communities, but it also employs many people...keep it open for heavens sake

Doug

Smith

Ogdensburg

Mark Diane Michael Ann Ben Liz

Hall Patrick Wright Knowlton Ellison Anderson

Star Lake Potsdam Waddington Ogdensburg Norwood Winthrop With all the problems facing the world today, this facility needs to stay open. My husband is a substance abuse counselor. Mental health is such a HUGE piece of the addiction puzzle. It would be such a tragedy to lose this necessary resource in the North Country. We need to keep the center open not only for the jobs it creats. How are the patients outside of the in house patients get help they need if they have to travel a long way down state. This center is one of the top centers in the state. We can not afford to lose these jobs.

Arthur

Wilson

Oswegatchie

Lauren

Sommerfield

Massena

James

Shaw

Heuvelton

Bryan Carol Stephen

Wood Ferguson Ferguson

Norfolk Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

We need to keep these people employed, not put them into a job less environment. our community cannot spare any more job loss.

Stephanie

Bowman

Ogdensburg

unemployment rates are low enough

Mary Ann

Haigh

Croghan

Sharon

Livingston

Ogdensburg

Heathe Toni

Gilson Salerno

Canton Massena

Philip Stephanie susan

Jessmer Sochia cole

Waddington Canton Heuvelton

Kenneth

Bleau

Ogdensburg

Save The Psych Center its the heart of our County

Cathy

Weidner

Ogdensburg

Nancy Mary Angie

Forsyth Cash Frost

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Massena These services are extremely important and much needed in this county.

Cherilyn Tracy Melissa Sharon

Bush Buchardt Ward MacDonald

Brasher falls Lisbon Akwesasne Richville

Pat Linda

Flagg Dishaw

Ogdensburg Massena

Jenny

LaShomb

Massena

Melissa

Cummings

Potsdam

Douglas

Cummings

Potsdam

alison Karen

mann Fraser

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Please don't close this [;ace pf employment we need jobs here in the north country.

Jeanette

Perry

Gouverneur There are many people that need this facility. Especially children that would have to go many hours from their families if not able to be at this facility. I can't believe they would even think about closing this place. STLC serves 6 or 7 counties and people already have to drive pretty far to access it's services. Why don't you close one of the nine hospitals in NYC.

Linda

Erdman

Gouverneur

Kathryn Susan

Cowell Griffith

Massena Canton

shelley

mandigo

cromwell, CT

Rhonda

Rodriguez

Massena

in this day when mental health concerns face increased scrutiny, i find the thought of closing this facility where i grew up disturbing The real truth is, without the necessary treatment, these patients are more likely to end up in prison or in an early grave. We cannot let the pocketbook take precedence over people's health!

Kaylee

Kennerly

Cohoes

John

McElhearn

Ogdensburg

Michele

Skidds

Ogdensburg

Please be realistic when considering this closure. We are the poorest county in the state and the largest county. We are a strong community and can fare most anything but this closure would devistate and already dismal economy here in the Ogdensburg area. Can you imagine 500-600 additional people looking for work here in this impoverished area? I am unemployed since 12/2012 and have applied for 50 jobs already and only one interview. I have a BA in MAthematies from SUNY Potsdam and I am a home owner and tax payer in Ogdensburg and it may come to the point where I may have to sell my home to survive. The home where my wife grew up and I can't imagine 500 more people having to do the same. Imagine all the people moving out of this area and it becoming more of a ghost town than it already is. We might as well become part of Canada again because Albany is sending the message that little St Lawrence County doesn't make a difference well it does to all of us that live here and we are taking a stand. Since SLPC was down sized in the past.The needs of mentally ill have been woefully mismanaged.They have left to on ther own woithout any support or guidance in the community.Some have been told they are to ill to receive services.Shame on you for not providing these people with adequate services

Kasey

Smith

Ogdensburg

The SLPC is a vital part of our community. The repercussions of the down size are still being seen on the streets of Ogdensburg. Please don't make the situation worse. Closing the psychiatric center would be a huge detriment to the north country economy . This would

Vicki todd

Stiles brenno

Dekalb junction ogdensburg

Sandee

Sanford

Potsdam we need the center for jobs and the are alot of people whom have mental health issues in the area. too many mental change people on are the loose, because of the state cut backs, we do not need a Sandy Hook or another crimes committed by mentally changelled people. they need to be better monitored. the goverment is letting us down by not looking at the mental challenged people. save our hospital

susan david

putman black

Lisbong winthrop

Sheila

Premo

Ogdensburg

With all the mental illness in St Lawrence County and the entire USA the last thing that needs to go is help for these people

Sharon

Tupper

Canton

tina

cousino

ogdensburg

dont close it We have a home on Ford Street in Ogdensburg. Every day we see the result of wholesale abandonment of the folks who need more help, but have been placed in the community to shift for themselves. It is a sad and sometimes frightening situation to have these disturbed souls roaming aimlessly around the city at all hours of the night and day.

Jean

Bracy

Ogdensburg

Ken Deborah

LaBarge Kerr

Massena Massena We have a lack of psych resources as it is. PLEASE dont close this center I retired after more than 30 years working at St. Lawrence Psych Center. I saw first hand how the clients were helped every day to cope with their problems and learn the skills necessary for eventual life outside the hospital. Please don't take this care away from those folks so in need.

Walter (Skip) Bracy

Ogdensburg

Dana

Mclear

ogdensburg

Mary

Shrewsberry

Gouverneur

Judy

Dafoe

Hermon The St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center services 100's of people a year. It is imparative that our children are served here. It is a fact that family, friends and neighbors be involved in treatment for our children. Recovery includes all of there people. If you move them down state then how are our families going to get there to particpate in this process. Please consider our families and their children before maiking a mistake that will hinder their recovery.

Jamie Patricia karen Charles

Friot Tervo pemberton Morgan

Dekalb Junction Groton, MA waddington Norwood

joe Ruth

spriggs Ayen

ogdensburg Heuvelton

This facility is needed not so much for the jobs that it provides but for the people that it serves in this area. don't just listen.. do something this community has been a partner with Omh for years or mentally ill and thus community deserve quality mental health care in northern, ny

linda Alexandria

mosher Thomas

ogdensburg Oswego

We need this business here!!!! Some employees are so close to retirement,this would be devatstating for all concerned if this is closed down..Families would have to transfer thier Family members far away and this just is not fair..Please reconsider this plan not to shut us down:(

Marlene

Smith

Ogdensburg don't just listen.. do something this community has been a partner with Omh for years or mentally ill and thus community deserve quality mental health care in northern, ny

joe

spriggs

ogdensburg

Paul J. Tammy

Smith Planty

Ogdensburg tupper lake don't just listen.. do something this community has been a partner with Omh for years or mentally ill and thus community deserve quality mental health care in northern, ny

joe

spriggs

ogdensburg

Michael

Smithers

Heuvelton

Mose

Herne

Rockville, MD If were not for the the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, I am not sure my younger sister would still be alive today. With all of the shootings in the news lately, one thing brought to the spotlight is how lacking our mental health system is. Closing a center that services such a large area is not the answer! The center is the only thing we have left.

Sara Jefferson mark Catherine

Kuhn Thornton lemieux Axtell

Brockport Ogdensburg ogdensburg Ogdensburg

jamie skye

king sharp

ogdensburg Ogdensburg

this is the only large employer we have this goes our city is gone

Aaron

Charlton

Ogdensburg

Julie Susan

Hooper Simser

Ogdensburg De Kalb Junction,

I have many, many relatives, friends, neighbors, and business associates who work at the center. If they were to lose their jobs, there are not many other jobs in our area that offer the pay and benefits to replace such job losses. They would be forced to move to other communities, states, or countries. I am a business owner in Ogdensburg, which puts my business and so many others at risk also if the center closes, because many of those workers send their families to my business daily, weekly, and yearly. Therefore, this will create an ongoing downfall that is irreversible in a way that I do not want to see happen. Our community in Ogdensburg, New York is so beautiful and rests on the gorgeous St Lawrence River, and I am asking that you not close the Psychiatric Center for my family's sake, our community's sake, and our general livelihood here that we love so much.

Richard

Hooper

Ogdensburg We cannot afford to loose these jobs and the community is not where these residents belong!!

Jaime

Odendahl

Madrid

Lisa Damon

Barber Lynch

OGdensburg Massena

NYS has just redid Trinity and now is going to close this place>this community can't take that kind of hit and with all the shooting and crazies in the world the last thing we need to do is close a mental health facility!!

Nicole sherie Patti

Measheaw crosby Dabiew

Ogdensburg ogdensburg Massena If its closed all the people int there should move in with the Commissioner.

Joseph Damien

Measheaw Jr Ogdensburg Graham Watertown There should be at least one OMH hospital north of the Thruway Nd

Deanna Gordon nancy

McDonald Ward sanford

Ogdensburg Canton canton

Mariel

Joly-Huot

Ogdensburg

Autumn

McCarthy

Ogdensburg

Kenneth

Graves

Canton

Barbara Jeff

Knauf Guasconi

Heuvelton Ogdensburg

Ronnie

Freeman Jr.

DeKalb Junction

Sarah Janice

Smith Johnson

Colton Heuvelton

This is my jobandseveral It is very sad that the state is considering closing this facility. How will this impact the patients there and their families? What about the access to quality care that so many desparately need. If this facility closes its doors, many will be hesitant to seek help and thus endangering themselves and possibly the community.

Mary

Heading

Massena

People placed at Psyic Centers are there for Big reasons. Please inquire with the Dr.s who treat them. Even the individuals at Sunmount DDSO Tupper Lake,NY are not for the communtiy.They are individuals who require stricter guidance . Many hve done harm and placed my law with special quidance, aswell as the Ogdensburg Psychiatric Center .

Amy

Hart

Beaverton, MI

New York State is currently being promoted as a place of dedication to improved employment and quality of life. Closing this facility flies in the face of that promise. With some of the best professional talent in the country employed there, the value of these services cannot be overstated.

Carissa

Massia

Waddington Individuals at the Psychiatric Center have special issue that can be handled only at a Very Special place like the Center.

Ronald

Fleury

Massena

Robert

Doser

Ogdensburg

Mindy

Taillon

Ogdensburg General Curtis, brother of Gates Curtis my great, great uncle, was preceptor of the State Hospital when he was an Albany assemblyman. This facility has provided jobs for this job depressed region for decades and decades. Why would Albany want to destroy this.

Drusilla Lynn

Howland Turner

Ogdensburg Colton

Bonnie

Burgess

Ogdensburg

Why is it whenever our state officials want to consolidate or cut services, they look to the north of the thruway.?

Elizabeth

McCurry

Ogdensburg

Bruce

Aldrich

Ogdensburg There are many reasons to continue the long-standing service that SLPC provides to Northern NY. One of the most important is jobs to support the local economy, not only the jobs at SLPC, but also the spinoff that results from those jobs being available. We cannot sustain ourselves if we keep losing jobs here in the North Country. The economic impact for this area if SLPC should be closed would be disastrous, and certainly not in the best interests of the State of New York.

Edgar Victoria

Graves Elia

Madrid Potsdam

Martha J. Jacqueline

Aldrich Brooks

Ogdensburg Waddington

James Aaron

Oshier Clary

Waddington Chase Mills

As I see it a lot of our crime issues today are blamed on "lack of security,police etc.' lack of gun control, etc. but in fact a lot of these issues and crimes would be avoided if more mental health help and awareness and care were available. I for one do not wish to see us loose any of our mental care in the north country!!!!!

Deborah

Morgan

Norwood

Jessica Pat Tesa

Griffith McMurray Gilbo

Gouverneur Canton Norwood

Umer

Shahid

Potsdam The services for the Mental Health receipients is very important for this area. The jobs are important for the low economic area.

Cynthia Michael

Raven Carroll

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Debbra tim Roxanne Charlene

Kormanyos losey Adams Deleel

Massena harrisville Ogdensburg Saranac Lake

This cannnot be closed. I know several people that have needed this to help them in life. And I know people who work there. It would be bad for our area to not have this help. as many patients this facility has and as many jobs are there i cant believe you are thinking of closing it

I have had family who needed these services and it would be a horrific loss to our communities There's so many other ways to save money instead of wrecking an entire community, why don't you explore those avenues???? If you don't know where, open your eyes! As a local college professor I consider the center an invaluable resource for the many students, faculty and staff and their families who succumb to the many pressures of modern life. I feel a lot better knowing professional help is available just 45 minutes away. I have had students attempt suicide and end up using these services. The proposal to centralize services elsewhere would make it really impossible to provide the kind of care needed for such a person to reasonable reintegrate into the college community after a situation like attempted suicide. The proximity to the college makes it much easier for parents, college staff and psych center staff to provide our students with much needed support.

Michael

Weaver

Heuvelton

Blair

Madore

Potsdam

scott

moore

ogdensburg

Marybeth

Wylie

Ogdensburg The psych center must be preserved primarily for the excellent service it provides for the patients, but also to preserve the jobs it provides in the north country. You can no expect people of northern New York to go without adequete mental health. Please reconsider this and enable the Psych Center to continue to provide quality care. closing the psych center will be a huge loss to this community and will hurt the econony of Ogdensburg. Employees will be forced to move out of state or the area with their families to look for work.

Julie

Rexford

Canton

Angela

Brossoit

Heuvelton

Mary

Lalonde

Heuvelton

Jamie Erik

Burgess Brossoit

Ogdensburg Heuvelton

Dorothy Teresa

Harris Dishaw

Hammond Ogdensburg

We have a waiting list for the outpatient clinics as it is. Why even consider closing SLPC. We are the only Psychiatric Center north of the Truway. People here are having a hard enough time coping and trying to get into the Wellness Centers.

Heather

Levac

Heuvelton This facility has been providing quality services to the patients for decades~please do not consider closing this facility. Not only do the patients need and deserve it, but the jobs it provides to the caring employees should be preserved.

Walter

Rexford

Canton

Sarah Kasey

Duvall McDonald

Lisbon Lisbon

Nichole

Tiernan

Jersey City, NJ

Frank

Giltner

Ogdensburg

My daughter was a seeing doctors at the St. Lawrence Psychiatic Center for 10 years. She spent a few months as an Inpatient. I was able to visit her each day. That also helped in her care, so many people could not visit thier children like I could. Having the Ogdensburg units helped heal our whole family.

Julianne

Cota

Ogdensburg

Jason

Matthie

ogdensburg

george

pratt

morristown when a family member is in immediate need of assistance to prevent them from endangering themselves or others....it's our only local option. Too many is our depressed economy, especially in the northern-most NY counties...need this facility. It shouldn't even be a question as to whether we need it or not. Stop raping NNY.........we pay taxes and usually take the brunt of whatever 'those in charge' decide to do.... God help us!

Mary

Bissonette

Norfolk

Sarah

McGregor

Massena

Curtis Laurajean

Dishaw Clouse

Ogdensburg Lisbon Closing the Center is not in the best interests of the patients, the employees, or the residents of St. Lawrence County.

Claudia

Aldrich

Potsdam

Lori Barbara

McElhearn Bond

Ogdensburg Cato

corky

hewitt

ogdensburg Seriously ill patients need "in" hospital care for different time periods if not permanently. We are lacking in that area as it is.

Gary Jan

Saucier Gallo

Brasher Falls Tupper Lake

williampoole Jean

, escalating poole Gang

buffalo Norfolk

I am an RN,BSN who is appalled at the continuing, escalation of throwing mental health patients under the bus. This, along with the corrution in our state government, will almost guarantee my move out of New York state. Lt. Col. Bill Poole

Cora Lee Greg

Robinson Sanyet

Lisbon Ogdensburg

We have to take care of those most vulunerable. Long term inpatient care is necessary in many cases. The hospital is needed more than ever with the stress and problems in our nation today , do't desert them

Stacey

Tarbox

Potsdam

To close this institution would be a travesty to our community. Not only would this action cause 500 local jobs, it would also cause additional undue stress to the patients. If we didn't have a facility close to home, patients and their families will be forced to use facilities that are too far for families to visit frequently. Without the consistent support of family and friends, patients can take much longer to recover. The cost of the individual seeking treatment will also increase as there will need to be transportation. Ambulance transport is not cheap and will be added to (in most cases) the state bill. Please consider the domino effect closing this facility would cause. There must be something that can be worked out. Lay out the issues to the public and ask us for ideas and feedback. You would be surprised what brainstorming among the people this action will affect can result in.

Karen

Clary

Rensselaer Falls

Megan

Foster

Hannawa Falls

This Center is crucial to monitoring and supervising individuals with mental health issues in our area. If closed it will cut a vital vein to the North Country mental health well being for many individuals. Please reconsider closing this facility. Loss of 500 jobs will virtually shut down an already weak North Country economy

Lori

Arsenault

Ogdensburg

Randy

Arsenault

Ogdensburg

Janice

Brothers

Oswegatchie

This facility not only employees many in the County, but is a vital resource for those of us that have family members that have so many problems. Without the Ogdensburg Facility those of us like myself would have to travel to Lord knows where to get the right help that our loved ones need and are being given currently right here close to home. I must say that the people in Albany have probably never had to deal with a suicidial person or someone that is suffering from a mental break down because if they had then I think they would be looking at this in a whole new light. This center is a necessity to the entire North Country Region I do hope that our State Representatives are listening and people are speaking out in support of this because if they do take it away it will be gone forever and that just makes for a longer distance to travel to get help for your loved one or yourself... I assure you that parents find it hard enough to leave their children in Ogdensburg to get the help they need how would you feel if that distance was increased by say... another 3 hours or more. Please Albany listen to us we really need this facility for the jobs as well as the peopleit helps on a daily basis. Thank You so very much for your Time.

Jordan

Woodside

Ogdensburg

Trina

Bedford

Ogdensburg

As a case manager working with individuals with PMI, I know first hand how much the Psychiatric Center is needed in this area. There are waiting lists to receive services from the clinics, as well as the hospital. Individuals with PMI do not need to travel further than they already do to receive services. Individuals need the support of their families and communities to be able to remain independent in the community. The individuals in our community need services available to them NOW, without having to wait, and they certainly do not need fewer available services.

nicholas

downer

jordan

Brittany

Smith

Ogdensburg Maintaining the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center will keep opportunities in the area for healthcare employment. as a st. lawrence county resident who drives to Tupper Lake to sunmount for work, I fully support keeping good jobs in nny, even if the GOUVENOR doesn't.

Michael

Curtis

Canton

ROSWELL Myra

SMITH Pitcher

CANTON Ogdensburg

Mandy

Bowman

Madrid

Curtis

Pitcher

Ogdensburg

Mandy

Dowling

Lisbon

Daniel

Labarge

Massena

Donna

Bullock

Potsdam As SLPC is already a very highly ranked NYS hospital with regards to all factors that. Are truly important like frequency of restraints and incidents i.e. DIRECTLY affecting human beings, it only makes sense to build upon that. Because, without that, everything else is meaningless.

Rich Lindsay

Demo Newvine

Ogdensburg Gouverneur

Heidi Shaylan

Ames Johnson

Canton Honeoye

Mental health must be recognized as a key element in addressing today's concerns about gun violence. By the very nature of their illness, those with mental health needs must have immediate access to help when they need it. Keep the Ogdensburg Facility open, fund it fully and save lives.

Kristin

Hurlbut

Ogdensburg All of these patients needs some kind of treatment facility. This facility holds many jobs and patients that actually need to be there.

Billie Jo

Busch

Ogdensburg

Ryan

Meashaw

Potsdam

Lorette Jesse Melissa

Murray Dettmer Evans

Canton Madison, WI Lisbon

Colleen william Larry

Anderson warren Deets

Ogdensburg morristown Richville you need this to help prevent gun problems Stop cutting NNY jobs.

Bridget

Sharpes

Heuvelton

keep it open

April

Brown

Lafargeville

There is a serious shortage of mental health care in our area. There are virtually no in-patient services. When we do a referall for a ptient there is such a long wait list. This will be a devestating to those whodesperately need these services! Please do not close!!!

Margaret

Cardinal

Ogdensburg I understand budgets need to be reworked but please reconsider cutting this facility, it is already surviving on bare bones as it is. This is the ONLY public, full-service mental health center north of the Thruway - please re-consider. We have no jobs up hear in Ogdensburg but state jobs. If you take those jobs away, Ogdensburg will flod up. The Hospital, schools, and tax rates will be greatly affected. Save or center, PLEASE! Mental Health is an Illness. Help should be available to all, rich or poor The St. Lawrence Psych Center needs expansion not reduction.

Kara

Strang

Raleigh, NC

James Ann

LaFave LaFave

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Ronald

LaRue

Massena

Josie

Hardy

Massena

Barbara

O'Keefe

Ogdensburg

St Lawrence County can not afford to lose any more jobs or the services the St. Lawrence County Psychiatric Center provides to it residents

Jessica

Thornton

Ogdenaburg

Tracie

Delosh

Massena The North Country has too few mental health resources. With waiting list for months to get any type of help. This facility serves so many needy people from all walks of life. This center is the only life line for mental healh for so many. Please consider hard the people this will effect.

Deborah John Lesli

Vaisey O'Keefe Ott-Kirby

Massena Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Tina Rhonda Judy Nancy

Bullock Wilson Wright Fetterly

Massena Houston, TX Morristown Massena

Jill Ronald Jean Danee Kristi Anne kareen kathleen Jodi

Vaquez Wright Hantz Bolster Laclair Donnelly bedford larock Sears

Massena Morristown Potsdam Massena Brasher falls Ogdensburg ogdensburg ogdensburg Massena PLEASE, PLEASE KEEP THE CENTER OPEN. Our family and lives depend on it. This facility is desparately needed in this area and shouldnot be down-sized or closed. We have a crisis of mental illness in the North Country. Please keep the St. Lawrence Psych Center open!

Angie

Bateman

Ogdensburg Mental health care should not be a matter of dollars and cents...it should be a matter of care and compassion for those who cannot speak for themselves. Please do the right thing for those who cannot care for themselves and their families who love them...the ones who elected you. Thank you.

Constance

Ott

Fort Myers, FL

Joseph

Pemberton

waddington

This would be devastating to not only to the north country but to my family as my wife works there.This cant happen!! As a high school guidance counselor, I feel that that SLPC is an extremely valuable resource. St. Lawrence County kids deserve the support and services they provide. As someone who has worked in mental health in this area for over five years, I can say we simply need this inpatient facility to stay open. As it is, people sit in the ER of our 9.39 hospital for days sometimes while we look for appropriate inpatient availability. Not having SLPC would mean a lack of necessary treatment and resources in a community that is already struggling to provide necessary mental health services.

Lindsey

LoParco

CANTON

Miranda Crystal

Groebler Shutts

Brasher Falls Norwood

Cory Kady Jayme

Shutts Fields Smith

Norwood Lisbon Ogdensburg

Kyle

MacDonald

Plattsburgh

Andrea

LaRock

Lisbon

stacey

Lytle

Heuvelton

Jordan Kevvn Cheryl

Dillon Stump Seymour

Ft drum Poughquag Ogdensburg the city cant afford to lose such an asset Due to all of the nations recent tragedies, mental health is an important factor in our society today. We can not lose facilities like this. The public should be more educated on the need for mental health facilities. For 100+ years the St Lawrence Psychiatic Center has been the public facility to provide mental health care for families struggling to remain safe and mentally well. It will be a sad day if our Gov. Cuomo shuts down the hospital and puts 500 people out of work.

Juli

Courtney

Brockton, MA

John

Demers

Ogdensburg

Christine

LeBel

Ogdensburg

There is so much need here in the North Country and so few treatment options. Please don't dessert the needs of the patients. The new administration of St. Lawrence should be pushing to increase inpatient beds. I am a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner and I know first hand of the need and the scarcity of current treatment options. Let St. Lawrence be one of the new Centers. The patients need it. I have been a child and adolescent psychiatrist for 7 years at St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, Children/Youth Services Outpatient Clinic. Our clinic has a longstanding history for providing excellent services to an underserved population. During the years, myself and the OPC team have been striving to provide the best mental health services to the children and adolescents suffering from complex mental health illnesses. It is critical that we continue to do so for this disadvantaged population.

Mihaela katie Thomas Nancy

Vasiliu MD, DABPN Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist Ogdensburg montpetit Rausch Kall Shaverstreeter ogdensburg Lisbon Watertown

There is a need for some longer hospitalizations not provided in community.

Jessie

Kirkville

Gayle clifton Ryan

MacDonald bice Seguin

Massena ogdensburg Victoria, MN We can not afford to lose centers in the northern region of NY, we are very limited as it is and it is bad enough they have a 6 month waiting period. We need more not less. I am the wife of a man who just was diagnosed with a mental illness. He is not the man I married and I had to fight for him to receive help because we are so limited. He finally did receive help and was diagnosed with a mental illness. I am starting to get my husband back. Thanks for a place like this one or I dont know where we would be today. This is an excellent facility filled with dedicated employees committed to providing the best possible care to individuals in need of mental health services. To close SLPC would be an injustice to all the people we serve and to everyone in the north country. Keep SLPC open!!!

Angela

Shantie

Massena

Cynthia

Lawrence

Ogdensburg

Chelsea Jason

Martin Brown

Ogdensburg Madrid

kurt

halliday

potsdam

Lisa

Knowlton LaRockLovely CarrollDurhaum

Ogdensburg

Sunny

Ogdensburg

Melissa

Ogdensburg

Jamen Amber Jo-Ellen Maureen Amber Judy Donald

Lovely Willard Murray Manke Willard Wilson Wilson

Ogdensburg Norwood Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Norwood Canton Canton Please save our jobs Please save our jobs

Barbara

Walker

Ogdensburg

Lisa

Morgan

Canton

Susan Melissa

Akins Friot

Ogdensburg Waddington

Melissa Tracie

Klock Lucas

Edwards St. Regis Falls With all the challenges in this community and our world that we and our fellow citizens are facing, this is NO TIME to decrease access to metal health services. Please stay open.

Bethanie

Jacques

Steep Falls, ME

Theresa

O'Reilly

Canton

The Psych Center in Ogdensburg has been and is home to a couple of my immediate family members. It serves as a safe residence for those who are unable to care for themselves in the community. In fact, I believe that there should be more residents there -- rather than putting them out on the street to fend for themselves, when it is very obvious that they cannot. The Psych Center also provides employment for many people within St. Lawrence County, and there aren't many employment opportunities in this area - and taking those jobs away would create hardship for many famlies. This would not only affect them, but the surrounding communities that depend on their business within the area. Again, rather than doing away with the Center, I think you should be considering expanding it to accomodate more residents who need a secure place to live.

Sarah

schulz

hickory, PA

Carrie

Schryver

Tupper Lake Mental health care is in crisis, and the North Country is in desperate need of maintaining what services we do have.

Nancey Regina

Brackett Davis

Hermon Waddington

Leslie

Mills

Ogdensburg

Scott linda

Wilhelm westcott

Lisbon gouverneur As a parent of a mentally ill son who has required services at this center I VEHEMENTLY oppose this closure. I was also laid off in 1991 due to a down sizing in 1991. It should never have happened then and should not happen now!

Kathleen Nicholas

Waite Maneely

Ogdensburg Canton

Sharon Mary

Ross Jones

Lisbon Ogdensburg We need the psych center

Sarah

Maneely

Canton As a recently retired RN/Treatment Team Leader I know first hand the top notch care this facility provides. Suryeyors for accrediating agencies have told us we are one of the best psychiatric hospitals in the nation! Ogdensburg has a rich history of caring for the mentallly disabled.

James

Green

Ogdensburg

Anne Lori

Giromini Bouchard

Baldwinsville Ogdensburg

As a former resident of Ogdensburg, I know the importance of this center to its patients and to the community. It is important that the psych center stay in Ogdensburg. The center provides vital services to their patients and to send them such a distance away for treatment and counseling is an unnecessary burden to someone seeking help. Please listen to the patients and the community and save the Psych Center.

Sharrah Tori

Pemberton Lampett

Waddington Lisbon When we turn on the news and hear about horrible tragedies related to mental health we wonder what could have been done to prevent it. Well what we can do is keep open those facilities that care for and treat those with mental health issues.

Julianne

White

Massena

Megan

Barnes

Madrid

Glennis

Woodrow

Canton

Brittany

Rourke

Plattsburgh

As a graduate student in a mental health counseling program, I cannot encourage enough the importance of mental health facilities to be open and readily available for residents. Taking away these services will only have an extremely detrimental effect on both citizens who seek these services and the citizens that they interact with as well.

Mike

Ashley

massena

Please do not take any more away from northern new york!

Coralee Hope

Barrett Strader

Ogdensburg potsdam

Morgan

Dumas

Malone What they do for kids in need in our area is invaluable. Don't let the kids suffer because we want to save a few bucks. Also the impact on the families of the hundreds of people employed would be devastating to an area already suffering. I find it absolutely amazing you would contemplate closing a facility in an area that is so desperately underserved to begin with. Now you want to take away the only mental health lifeline this region has. Please tell me where the logic is in that move.

Maranda

Murphy

Massena

Mary

Hamilton

Hammond

Michael Del

Alzo Hamilton

Canton Hammond

tanesha

mayette

Waddington

this place is my livelihood.

Rose Anne Jane

Dominie Bogart

Dunedin, FL Waddington

tanesha Jane Stacie Louise

mayette Bogart Jessmer Wright

Waddington Waddington Waddington Morristown

this place is my livelihood.

Randy Colleen

Wright Van Duyne

Morristown Hannawa Falls

richard Kendra

blewett Martin

canton Canton

Only a high school dropout would seriously conside closing the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center.

Justin

Barkley

Canton I'm astonished to find out that state lawmakers think its a great idea to close an institution that provides mental health services to the state's residents. These are the types of services we SHOULD be paying for, as they serve the public good and help to improve the lives of its most vulnerable citizens. Since most of the law enforcement in this state has failed miserably at preventing crime and have essentially been relegated to issuing traffic tickets to state taxpayers, maybe the Commissioner could find some room to cut them out of the budget instead of essential state services.

Jacob

Morley

Ogdensburg

David Elizabeth Patrick Dina

Bentley Dixon Kiely Kimmel

Potsdam Gouverneur Potsdam Budd Lake, NJ

Do not be ignorant and close this place.

Please save the center so 500 people won't lose their jobss

Stacy

Guillory

Ogdensburg

Wayne

Charlton

Ogdensburg

Stacy Michael

Parent Lumley

Lisbon Ogdensburg

Sharri

Miller

Ogdensburg The St. Lawrence County Psychiatric Center is a vital and necessary service that needs to remain available to residents in the North Country.

Jorja

Christy

Canton

Wayne

Charlton

Ogdensburg

JoAnn

Gibson

Ogdensburg

Diane Stephanie

Brooks Wilhelm

Ogdensburg Lisbon

Amber

Crowley

Ogdensburg It's hard enough in today's economy to find employment without our state taking them away.

Richard Shirley

Oshier Turbide

Ogdensburg Canton

Nicole Brandon

Zeledon Shrewsberrt

Waddington ogdensburg

The closure of SLPC would be a great loss with long term devasting economic effects in St. Lawrence County.

Whitney

Crosby

Ogdensburg SLPC is the only one of its kind north of Syracuse that has served thousands of families for over 120 years.

Anthony

Zeledon

Waddington

Scott Dee Steven Nicole

Lomoglio Pharoah Lemieux Gilson

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Waddington

April

Spearance

Canton

Amy

Adams

Ogdensburg

Ellen William

deshaw Meenan

nicholville Canton Desperately needed here in the north country, we are people too.

Juliette

Ross

Ogdensburg

Kevin Ruth

Ross Meenan

Ogdensburg Canton

BRANDY

KENTNER

LISBON I feel St.Lawrence county needs the jobs and I feel that the employees there do a very good job in helping alot of people in need. I feel closing this facility would not benifit those in the north country. seeing that we serve all the counties in northern New york.

Leroy

Taylor

Depeyster

Lisa

Refici

Ogdensburg

Lora

Martin

Heuvelton

Jenessa Samuel Jennifer

Fenton Refici Hynes

OGDENSBURG Ogdensburg Heuvelton

Stephanie Julianne Laurie

Claxton Seguin Paro

Ogdensburg Colchester, VT Canton The hospital used to be four times the size it is now. The facts show it is efficiently run better than most in the state and now you want to take it away from us and give it to someplace that is more expensive

Willliam Karen

Seymour Brouillette

ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Colleen

Lunch

Ogdensburg

Cory

Shutts

Norwood

Lenore

Rumble

Pueblo, CO

Sarah

Paddock

Ogdensburg

Nicole

Newton

Ogdensburg

Michael Bernadine

Newton Moriarty

Ogdensburg Massena

Robert Tim

Halpin Burns

Ogdensburg Watertown

Sandra

Halpin

Ogdensburg

Dennis Paula ronald Kari

Mehaffy Jacques boismenu Puleo

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg ogdensburg Lisbon

My name is Dennis R. Mehaffy. I am about to take over as CSEA Local "423" Treasuser in July and I'm looking forwarding to do what needs to be done to keep SLPC's Services and Jobs in "Our Community" , as I believe we deliver nothing but the highest quality of Mental Health Care, Bar none in New York State!

Paul

Jacques

Hattiesburg, MS

Brooks Janet Bill

Brenno Claxton Small

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg St. Lawrence provides vital services to the North Country. The distance, lack of publict transportation, weather conditions between Syracuse and the North Country are barriers to treating the Mental Health population of this area. Rather than cloising the facility the opportunities to share administrativeser.

Christine

Puleo

Lisbon

Bill Bethany

Scott Matulewski

Or, maybe we can put all those folks on the street and they De Kalb Junction can get jobs with the federal government. Ogdensburg we need this center, not only for the jobs it creates for our small community but the services are irreplaceable in our area. my brother spent his whole adult life in the st lawrence pysh ward..it was the safest place for him and he loved it there

Melissa

Dawley

Lisbon

lynette

clary

russell

Christine

Geuther

MANHATTAN, KS

Maureen Don

McNally Cutway

Ogdensburg DeKalb Jct. We need more facilities for the mentally ill not less...please help put these poor people in a safe and monitored enviroment. please build more safe homes for the mentally ill..do not throw them out in the street to wander aimlessly .

Sherin

Cunningham

Ogdensburg

Sherin

Cunningham

Ogdensburg

Linda

LeBrasseur

Massena

Bradley johanna

Carr newcombe

Lisbon rensselaer falls

This would be a major blow to the economy in Upstate New York. The people that work there are very professional and take pride what they do.

Meagan

MCMahon

Massena We are destitute up here do not take more jobs away. Do not put more mentally ill people on the street. Help our mentally and emotionally ill children by keeping this place open! Just what we need, more job losses in the county. If we lose these 500 jobs more than 1500 people will be directly effected. Not to mention the services that will be missed by those who need the help.

Marsha

Hough

Ogdensburg

Joshua

McLear

Massena

Bobbie-Lynn

Willard

Ogdensburg please do not close this very much needed place of work. Ploblems are getting worst for alot of people with our state and counties .We need to keep our place of businesses not close them down.

SUNDAY

KERWIN

GOUVERNEUR

Robin Estella

Strough DeLosh

Lorraine massena we need this facility,plain an simple as that.

Michael

Stoffel

Antwerp We need this center kept open. If you close this then our county jail will be more over crowded.

Jenny cindi

La Bumbard perkins

Lisbon canton

Karen Jillian

Clary Ward

Rensselaer Falls Lisbon

lynn

kellogg

adams center

Megan Rosemarie Don Rosemary

DiDomenico Perry Perry Montpetit

Danbury, CT Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg try helping the north country for a change!!!!!!

Tim Sheena

Harper Harris

Ogdensburg DeKalb Jct

Francoise

Piron

Redwood

As a teacher in an area served by the SLPC, I am deeply concerned that the quality care close to home could migrate away from our area, thus making delicate situations even more difficult for families battling mental health issues. We need ALL the help we can get/have for those who need the help! I'm a statistic, a survivor! I don't want anyone to have to know the pain that my children and myself suffered from losing their father, my husband & best friend.

Dolores Gerald Judy

Wilhoite Bova Hargrave

Baldwinsville Ogdensburg Madrid

Keith

shaver

Ogdensburg Please keep the SLPC open! Many of our students have used their high quality care for years. This would be a huge loss for the North Country! Where were you 20-25 yrs ago Patty, Glad someone is on both the employee and Patient's side. seemed like no one was behind us back in late 80's early 90's... I had to move to Syracuse to keep my job

Laurie

Goodwin

Henderson

Jeffrey

La Faver

Liverpool

Amanda

kahrs

waddington

ann Karla Karla Brittany Nicole Edwin Trudy julie

stevenson Trimm Trimm Krawczyk Roth Short O'Neil crotty

ogdensburg lisbon lisbon Norfolk massena Canton Massena de kalb junction quit picking on the north country. ny state goes beyond Albany quit picking on the north country. ny state goes beyond Albany

Brenda

Bonno

Canton

Jessica

Fields

Heuvelton

Stephanie

Macaulay

Gouverneur

Stormy

Given

Hermon If the psychiatric center closes in Ogdensburg, there will be no centers available in the North Country and is a very important resource for the people in Northern New York. The mentally ill and developmentally disabled individuals have come so far but still have a long ways to go and by closing the psychiatric center, it only sets us back in helping the mentally ill.

Vicky

Bonno

North Bangor

christina Linda Stephanie Joseph abby

kunath Ross Miller Beanan stone

west chazy Ogdensburg Lisbon Angola watertown This center has proven to be an invaluable asset to our area. Losing this facility would be devastating. we need the services for our recipients to stay local not to mention the loss of jobs for st. lawrence county

nicole

calkins

Lisbon

Gidget

Kimble

Ogdensburg

Jennifer Shirley

Votraw Brown

Ogdensburg Hammond Closing centers like this instead of creating more and putting more ill people away is a bad decision. We live here and need this facility not only for the jobs but for the sick people who recieve care there and the hundreds more in our area who should be there. Do the right thing Albany. Stop shutting down St. Lawrence County. What next for the Ogdensburg area. The NYS Government wants to throw these helpless patients into an environment that will be detrimental to them. Think about the patients well-fare and about the huge effect of the closing on the local economy.

Molly

Ryan

Ogdensburg

Vicky

Woodard

Ogdensburg

Margaretha

Donders

Waddington

Michael William Renee

Tooley Kelly Grizzuto

Ogdensburg Heuvelton Ogdensburg If you want people to stay in New York, quit taking jobs away from them!!!

Karen

O'Neill

Malone

Our nation believes that mental health is an important issue today. Why focus cuts in the mental health field?? Getting from one place to another in the North Country is hard enough--especially in our long Winter; imagine trying to travel all the way to a "regional" center all the way to south of the Thruway--and especially during our long Winters! It makes perfect sense to keep Ogdensburg as a regional center for the whole North Country!

Daniel Richard paul

Chapin Dalton calhoun

Croghan Heuvelton clayton

Brittany

Smith

Ogdensburg PLEASE you need to take a good look at what you are doing and please make the right choise. That would be support the 500 and some employees thank you.

Josh

Beldock

Ogdensburg

Brandi jennifer Karen

Abar hansen Rupert

Ogdensburg ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Brian Lisa Sandra John

Krawczyk Flack Rupert Rupert

Norfolk Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Dav id

Delosh

Potsdam

Helen

Houck

Canastota

Thomas Dawn Tanya

Wilson, RN, MS Hall Dow

Shelton, CT Ogdensburg Potsdam

I began my nursing degree at the SLPC School of Nursing in the summer of 1977, graduating with an RN Diploma in May 1980. Closing the School of Nursing was a poor decision, as is potentially closing the SLPC. As a healthcare administrator, I witness daily the lack of psych/behavioral health facilities to place these patients for appropriate treatment. This results in overburdening emergency departments for extended lengths of stay or worse discharging patients to live homeless on the streets. Sandy Hook, CT is two towns over from the town I reside in. In the wake of that tragedy and other similar occurrences, logic seems to support increasing access to psychiatric/behavioral health care versus diminishing access all together. Respectfully, Thomas A. Wilson, RN, MS and CAPT, NC, USN (RC) Retired

Robert

Stickles

Potsdam

Rebecca

Patton

Gouverneur

Shawn

Macaulay

Brier Hill

cody

wood

canton

Randall

Gay

Norwood if you can save ocf, then you should be able to save this too.

naomi

drake

dekalb jct

Kathleen

Donaldson

Ogdensburg

Harold Stephanie Angela brenda Jane

Jackson Champagne Roach zumwalt Powers

Leesburg, FL Malone Heuvelton oswego Canton

Dawn Nancy Melissa Tammy Marcia

Fields Hollis McNeil Simser Ten Eyck

Lisbon Monroe Amsterdam DeKalb Junction Brasher Falls

This is a no brainer, why is this even a discussion, where are all these people going to get the help they need??? In prisons? Because that seems to be the norm. Wake up!!! Not even to mention all the jobs!

Marilyn

Paro

Ogdensburg

It's not only jobs it is also to help protect the public from the seriously mentally ill such as sensliss killings and abductions St Law Psychiatric Center has always provided excellant care to their patients. Being close to family is optimal for their recovery and moving them hundreds of miles does not help their recovery but hinders it.Instead of downsizing this facility should be upgraded to provide more services to the people in the area.

catherine

corrice

canajoharie

Danielle

Powers

Ogdensburg

we need these jobs

Danielle

Powers

Ogdensburg

we need these jobs

Catheline

Seguin

Heuvelton

Please do not take away access to mental health care that is close to home for our patients. Take care of long term patients. They deserve this service, it could be someone you love who needs special long term care, think of that. Protect those in need. The lose of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center will be devastating to an alreay empoverished County. We cannot readily survive without those 500 quality jobs. The Psychiatric Center jobs help to enable Ogdensburg and the surrounding communities to be somewhat self-sufficient in an already struggling area. What will we gain in place of this, a Casino? It is highly unlikely given the non-compete pact that is in place between the Akwesasne Indians and New York State. The lost of the Psychiatric Center will mean even more dependence on an already strapped welfare system.

Terry

Robinson

Lisbon

Rhonda

Roethel

Ogdensburg

CATHERINE LOVE

MASSENA

Stacey

Basford

Heuvelton

Megan

Paxton

lisbon

James

Dunning

Lisbon

I understand the need to cut cost of government, but what will the cost be for patients and there families both finacially and emotionaly if they have to travel to get the care they recieve right here in St. lawrence County? What about the cost of the loss of jobs to businesses in an already economic depressed area. We can't rely on twelve month tourisum to keep the county going!

Brad John

Thompson Danis

Dekalb jct Rensselaer Falls West Columbia, SC Ogdensburg De Kalb Junction canton My Mother and all her sisters and friends all worked there and the clients that are there need that care and help that home and family and friends cant provide....PLEASE keep the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center open and keep the fine ppl working there. It would be total devastation for St Lawrence County to lose this center.

Shannon Timothy Tami steven

Smaciak Barrett French stone

Tami

Fielding

Ogdensburg

Julie

Ziemba

Franklin, VT

We despirately need to keep this facility open. What will happen to the patients in the facility? Shipped off to somewhere far away from thier families? There is already a huge lack of mental health support in NYS!

Kathleen

Pierce

Ogdensburg

Casey john kelsey kelsey kristen

Donnelly best mallette mallette best

Heuvelton ogdensburg canton canton ogdensburg A loss of 500 more jobs would be devastating to one of the poorest counties in New York State. This is sorely needed to service the seven counties north of the thruway. My uncle and aunt spent many very necessay years at the Physch center. Many friends and acquaintances also spent fruitful time there. Please keep the Ogdensburg Psychiatric center open!!!

Clark

Carvel

Castleton

Patricia andrea

White adams

Potsdam ogdensburg ny

Services for those suffering from mental illness in the North Country are extremely limited. We cannot afford to lose this committed institution; one that has served the area faithfully. SLPC will move into the future and provide compassionate care in any way necessary!

Sharon

Shirley

Branford, CT

I grew up in NNY, and my brother and mother have been helped, possibly their lives saved, by the SLPC. Removing the programs offered to a further location would seriously debilitate not only the North Country economically, but in terms of the health of those who live there and their family members. Closing this center would seriously impact the community.

Andrew

Bigelow

De Kalb Junction

Lauren

Gaskell

Potsdam Not only is this facility so important to the patients who desperately need it but also to the city of Ogdensburg. Closing it would have a ripple down effect affecting all the businesses here which are already in a depressed state.

Michael

Sullivan

Ogdensburg

Mary

Dur

Ogdensburg

We should b

robert Alison

mceathron Tulp

ogdensburg Norwood

no closing

Georgia Gina Alison

Swan Blair Tulp

Rochester Saranac Norwood

Shannon David

Hanna Valois

Rensselaer Falls Ogdensburg

Matt

Murdock

Ogdensburg My belief is this center provides a critical service to a geographic area which would otherwise be significantly under-served. I hope NYS can continue to provide this important service to the people of northern NY by keeping this facility funded.

Mark

Evans

Madison, WI

Mary Florence Diane Gary

Durr Towne Boyer Coffie

Ogdensburg Canton Ogdensburg Gouverneur

We should be working on increasing the mental health services in this state, not decreasing. It would be a horrible thing if the SLPC were to be reduced in size or closed. The loss of jobs to this area would be devastating, but the real tragedy would be the loss of quality care and treatment for the mentally ill. It would be truly tragic.

Christina Wynne Lorie George Wynne STEVE

Hollis Burnes Tulip Tulip Burnes FIELDS

Monroe Kissimmee, FL ogdensburg ogdensburg Kissimmee, FL LISBON The center has been up y

Wynne

Burnes

Kissimmee, FL

The Psych Center has been up there for years. There is a need for psych treatment centers for the mentally impaired.

Sarah

Charlebois

Potsdam

Patrick

Leclair

Ogdensburg I have taught in our public school system for 30 years. I have had more than one student(family) who was in need of this facility and its services. I have visited students while there. They are alive and thriving as prodquctive community members! St. Lawrence County already has a shortage of psychiatric services - closing this will make it worse - Waiting lists are months and months long - Mental Services are sometimes needed at the moment not 8 months later! " I have taught in our public school system for 30 years. I have had more than one student(family) who was in need of this facility and its services. I have visited students while there. They are now, alive and thriving as productive community members as a result of this much needed facility!"

Mary Ellen

Shevalier

Henderson

Veronica

Lamb

Hermon

Mary Ellen

SHevalier

Henderson

Jennifer

Johnson

Norwood

Rosemary Bonnie

Demers Foster

Ogdensburg Canton The Psych Center has been there before I was born. It has help a lot of mentally disabled people that could not take care of themselves. The center is needed to help these people that no one wants in there community. But this community likes to help and doesn't turn them away instead help them. So don't close it down!!!

WynneBurnes Burnes Kelly Amo

Kissimmee, FL Ogdensburg

Rosemary

Demers

Ogdensburg

Our family owned p harmacy depends on employees and outpatients from SLPC

Richard

Demo

Ogdensburg

SLPC isalways very highly, if not the highest ranked with regards to all that is truly important like low restraints, low incident reports and low patient complaints. It makes sense to build upon a facility that is ALREADY a center of excellence. The fact that it covers such a huge geographical area can not be overstated either. Finally, if the North Country lost 500 jobs, the devastation to the region may well be the death knell...

Kim Joyce

Demers Rayburn

Ogdensburg Heuvelton Closing the in-patient unit would be a significant loss for the families of those struggling with mental illness. I worked at the Children's Unit for many years and know first hand what wonderful changes can happen with the right intervention and sincere interactions between children, their families and the staff of SLPC. The alternative is not something we would want to happen. loosing 500 jos will cripple ogdensburg beyond beliefe

Sherry charlotte

Kelley bush

Russell whitesboro

Annalee

Bender

Ogdensburg

Jamie Keith

Weber Ziemba

Gouverneur Russell

Margaret Justin

Langley Larue

Ogdensburg ogdensburg Please help!!! This has been one of a few large places of employment for Ogdensburg. The city and area would suffer greatly if it closed. It is plain and simple, you take away the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center and you take away jobs and economic growth from the North Country. The way in which mental health care is delivered can change however terminating 500+ jobs will devastate our local economy. This hospital is essential to this area. Mental health services are already hard to find. Driving hours to see a counselor is not feasible. We need this hospital in Northern New York.

Kathy

Gilkey

East Syracuse

Michael

Beldock

Ogdensburg

Rebecca

French

Hermon

Sue Terri

Moreines Demers

Baldwinsville Ogdensburg

Shaundra

McCollum

Gouverneur I currently work with several children who go to out patient therapy at SLPC. There are too many children in St. Lawrence county who need services to cut anything. The North Country is being killrd by taxes and closures of facilities and businesses. It has to stop now. The St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center must not close. These services must be rendered locally; clients need excellent and expeditious care, both provided by the center.

Kim Patrick

Hennigan Devlin

Rensselaer falls Ogdensburg

Ellen Arthur Emily Ernest Lewis Kimberly Kimberly

Powers Wilson Germano Fields Naccari Hollis Hollis

Watertown Ogdensburg Massena Lisbon Canton Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Albert

Livingston

Ogdensburg

Amy

Baxter

Ogdensburg

We need the Pshychiatric center in this area badly for the jobs & the mentally ill!! Please keep this town prosperous & safe!! This is an important institution in our community, it provides necessary services to our mentally ill population.

Charlene Jeffrey cynthia Gene

Dawley Farrell hill Wolf

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg ogdensburg Hilham, TN

this city cannot afford to put 500 people out of work Lived in the North Country for 15 years. The facility is needed.

Jen

Kessler

Potsdam

Jennifer

Armstrong

Ogdensburg

Larry

Armstrong

Ogdensburg Closing this facility is ridiculous. There are so many people who need inpatient treatment, where would they go? Keep it open!

Beth Lawrence

Chrissley Powers

Adams Center Heuvelton

Sheila (Rev) Walter

Shaver Smith

Ogdensburg Lisbon I have seen a significant number of people helped by the Center and hope it will remain here.

elizabeth Sally

kirby Noble

ogdensburg Canton

STEPHEN Jennie

RAPIN Evans

OGDENSBURG Potsdam

In Ogdensburg, you will see clients from the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center ,walking the streets,sitting in local convenience stores, etc. smoking cigarettes, playing lottery tickets,and not very well taken care of because many of the homes they live in do not dispense their meds properly or they don't take as they are supposed to. They need the old wards with people keeping close observation on them. You representatives in Albany need to get your head out of your "butts" because your home care ideas and having regional centers will not work . However your still going to have to pay to take care of them. So keep the existing psych centers and take care of them right. If some of the people were one of your relatives or kids I bet you would have a different outlook on this. Do some good for a change.

Nancy

Rowledge

Canton Point #1- Those with mental disabilities need the services provided there. Far too many people have already been discharged and left to fend for themselves. They look like LOST SOULS without the daily guidance once provided to them when they were residents of our psychiatric facility.. Point #2-- Our unemployment status is already way too high. The loss of 500 more jobs would be devistating!!

Sharon

McCormick

Ogdensburg

tammy Dave Dave Linda Elizabeth Rebecca L. John

harper Hollis Hollis Boise hamilton Claxton Raleigh

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Canton ogdensburg Ogdensburg Waddington

5 generations of my family have worked here.

Please help us.

Laurel

Kuxhaus

POTSDAM

Dawn

Williams

Dunnellon, FL

jacklyn Lynn Kenneth Douglas

nichols Smutz Alger Duprey

madrid Norfolk Russell Lisbon Jobs are need so badly here in the north country why would you even think of closing this hospital. What are you going to do with all of the poor people living here. What about the children

Sharon Walter Tracie

Fields Fields Barnes

Lisbon Lisbon Massena

judith Robin

bromling Miller

ogdensburg Waddington Please leave this alone!

Laurie

Tambasco

Amsterdam

Laurie

Tambasco

Amsterdam

Laurie Penny Dayna Angela

Tambasco Parent Doukara Grant

Amsterdam Gouverneur Norfolk Hermon

It would be a crime to close this center. At a time when we need more mental health care, we should not be closing facitilies. Let alone the 500 lost jobs. The economy in the north country can not endure this kind of hit. Please rethink this horrible choice. It would be a crime to close this center. At a time when we need more mental health care, we should not be closing facitilies. Let alone the 500 lost jobs. The economy in the north country can not endure this kind of hit. Please rethink this horrible choice. It would be a crime to close this center. At a time when we need more mental health care, we should not be closing facitilies. Let alone the 500 lost jobs. The economy in the north country can not endure this kind of hit. Please rethink this horrible choice.

Losing 500 jobs in this area will be death to our economy!

Marilyn

LaFlair

ogdensburg

there is a big need for this hospital for thoes who cant makeit on the outside.also people need there jobs not live on welfare.we have los tenoough businesses in ogdenburg lets not lose this one.ty

Sheila

Purves

Potsdam

Marci

Hoxie

Massena

Colleen Victor

Sheridan Goodrow

Canton Lisbon

Lori Chris Lisa Michelle

Aubrey-Smith Ogdensburg Turner Laughman Sochia e Macomb Massena Norfolk

jerry Ann

godwin French

rensselaer falls Brasher Falls please don't close this facility, it is important in our north country!

Drew Karen

McNichol Moss

Ogdensburg Flushing

Laurie Ronald

Zweifel Langley

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg There is still a need for persons to be hospitalized for mental itllness. Not all needs can be met by outpatient clinics .

Elizabeth

Barnes

Massena

Mark

Sherry

Potsdam

Stacey

Ryan

Massena

Beverly Carol

Schofell Tredo

gdensburg Eureka I grew up in St. Law. county, and still have family living there.

Allison steven Dianne

Arquiett jo Drayse Alonso

Waddington canton Ogdensburg

Sean Robert

Barkley Miller

Canton Waddington you are crazy if you eliminate the Psy Center!

Dawn

Beckstead

Evans Mills

Carrie

Tyo

Massena I feel SLPC serves more counties than any other. There is always ways we can change and save lots of jobs. We also placed 2nd in the most admissions in NY state.

Susan wendy Carol

Marlowe cloutier Fox

Lisbon chase mills Heuvelton

Elizabeth Phyllis

Macklin Denesha

New York Harrisville

I have lived in St. Lawrence County. The center at Ogdensburg is essential to the health of the North Country.

Barbie

LaComb

ogdensburg

SLPC is a wonderful place! It should remain open, already our options are limited with psychiatric care, especially for children in my experience. SLPC has been a godsend to our family.

Emily

Stevenson

Pyrites you took innocent citizens gun rights away... and now your saying mental health doesn't need help, they are part of the problem with gun violence.

ronda

aldridge

star lake

Diane Tara

Yelle Arquitt

Ottawa, Ont. Hopewell, VA

Desiree

Marlowe

Malone

Heather Heather

Pratt Cunningham

Morristown Hammond This facility may be the reason a family member did not commit suicide and has probably helped many others it is a proven fact that untreated mental health can lead to many problems this facility is important for the areas economy and 500 jobs is a lot to take away from this area that has already been so hard

Christine Lawrence

Grubee Ewart

Norfolk Ogdensburg

Nancy

Bardeschews ki Hermon

We need the SLPC to stay in St. Lawrence Co. The need is great. Given that the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center is the chief provider of mental health services to the population of northern New York State, to close this needed service would be a tremendous disservice to those members of our society so urgently in need of assistance.

Mark

Gabel

Orlando, FL

Diane

Stickney

Massena

Sandy

Patterson

ocklawaha, FL

Sandy Elizabeth H.

Patterson Leroux

ocklawaha, FL Ogdensburg

Willard Karen andrew

Hansen Bailey firsching

Canton Lisbon lisbon

andrew andrew andrew Denise jonathan

firsching firsching firsching Locy shaver

lisbon lisbon lisbon canton ogdensburg

Cynthia

Hasty

Ogdensburg

angela

dezell

lisbon

William Juanita

Wallace Thornton

Emeryville, CA Ogdensburg

I would really like to see our local and state officials working in concert closely and diligently to not only keep this facility going for the region. But to continue to build on that excellence of care and make the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center the main focus of its excellence and its prevalence in the north country. Not to mention the economical advantages for that whole region there which is desperately needed. The SLPC is a beautiful campus on the St. Lawrence River with so much potential for further growth and investments for its future. When you have these develop, more jobs are available, more funds being spent in the local economy and with more spending comes even more businesses locating region...thereby generating even more revenue. It also gives our little city of Ogdensburg a good name!

chuck Lisa Linda Kristina

dumont Herr Langstaff Klock

lisbon Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Edwards

we need the center for the people that really need care

David Mark

Fishel Cameron

Ogdensburg Massena

Brandi

Simmons

Heuvelton

Chris James Jazan Nancy

Tayler Button Tozier LaFaver

Potsdam Dickinson Center Brasher Falls Lisbon This hospital is very important to the mentally ill in this part of NEW YORK State! To lose the Psy. Ctr on the most beautiful grds in the state would be a shame. Not to mention what it would do to our economy. It would be difficult for families to visit clients if they had to go farther and family is very important to the healing process. Were can our residents go? We need this service in the North Country

Kathleen

Bouchard

Ogdensburg

Cheryl

Rolfe

Ogdensburg

Madison

Bleau

Ogdensburg

Don't take my Mommy's job

Stephen

Button

Canton

Heather Patty Kelly Christopher

Briggs Ritchie Recore Riordan

Heuvelton Ogdensburg Brasher Falls Rensselaer Falls

Patricia justin

Crowder richards

Ogdensburg heuvelton People depend on this facility; Thank God that you are not a client here, don't take it away from the people that need it. Much needed facility

Kirk Kay

Hollis Colbert

Monroe Norwood

Nicole

Maxner

Canton

Michael

Morley

Ogdensburg

teresa

dominie

ogdensburg

as an employye in the mental health field...I find it appaling that you can even think of closing the facility! As a person with family members who needed to use the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center, I don't know if they could have gotten the care they needed if residential psychiatric care was many, many miles away. This center serves a very large region, and is much needed.

Anita

Figueras

Russell

Alisha Kristy

Martin McDougall

Canton Gouverneur

Britney robert

Livingston mcgee

Lisbon massena we have alot of young people that need this care with family near by for support.

Jeffrey

Vice

Massena

Meg

Stevens

N. Syracuse

I live in the Syracuse area but have followed closely the impending closures of mental health institutions to be determined. The psych center in Ogdensburg is miles from the nearest center in central or western new york state; those psych centers have closer proximity than the isolated Ogdensburgh facility. Can you imagine the winter drive for families from the north country across Route 37 or Route 12 and down the often treacherous interstate 81? If you have never been on 81 in the winter? This is a hardship for patients and families-when a loved one needs inpatient mental health care, they also need a strong support systemfriends/family and how often do you think these support people will be able to visit having to drive the long miles with gas at exorbitant prices and often treacherous winter conditions to visit their loved ones? Fort Drum also needs this facility in Ogdensburg-there has been much publicity about the forgotten or neglected mental health needs of our military; the same can be said for their families, particularly their children who often need inpatient mental health needs. The economic strain to the north country would also be great-the north country has recently struggled with employment issues; the north country does not need

Sharon Glenn Aaron

Vice Thomas Bishop

Massena Madrid Dekalb junction

Gary Samantha

Mere Allison

Massena ogdensburg Loss of these jobs would devestate this community reaching out to this city plus surrounding villages and towns. Loss of these jobs would reflect in our stores. More people moving out of the area in search of jobs. Mental Health is such an important service. Please reconsider!

Robert Susan

Moore Moore

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Tina

Cobb

Ogdensburg

Timothy

Baker

Ogdensburg

Colleen

Lynch

Ogdenburg SLPC CANNOT close, it will hurt the economy of the North Country more than it already is, too many jobs at stake and too many patients who need SLPC to remain open.

Chelsea Emily Nichole

Young Bush Deruchia

Rensselaer Falls Ogdensburg Lisbon

This facility saved my daughter's life.

robin John Sarah Teresa

downey Sibley Long Phillips

ogdnesburg Canton South Colton Ogdensburg

we have lost enough !! it is time these offical's start looking else where ogdensburg has only a few places for steady employment how do they fell they will benifit by makeing some where else a central mental health place medicaid for one is going to take a big money hit as they reimberse for transpertation

heather Terry william Leslie Lisa

measheaw Young sellers Felt Toole

heuvelton Heuvelton ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg The people of northern NY are paying attention and will react to your descisions on the fate of SLPC

aaron

greer

plattsburgh

Karen Wayne

Ashley Ashley

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Amy

Moore

Madrid the state hospital and its empolees have been wonderful in helping my family through the hardship of dealing with mental illness and its effects on the family as a whole . thanks slpc for the exceptional carele The SLPC is a necessity in rural, northern New York. If you've ever lived in a rural setting, you'd realize the importance of maintaining access to any and all formsof health and mental health care. Besides driveable access, he center provides employment and internships for local college students. Please don't close this center!

joe

schack

heuvelton

Carol

Kissam

Colton

Marceline Cynthia John Harold

Adams Hennessy Collins Ashley

Saranac lake Colton Canton Madrid We do not need anymore people from our area on unemployment

Daniel

Harradine

Oswegatchie

Elizabeth William

Hayes Hayes

Potsdam Potsdam

Unfortunately my wife of 38 years became ill after 8 years of marriage and uses the St. Lawerence Psch center for inpatient and out of patient care of 30 years un til her death. It would have been impossible for me to see on a daily basis if the facility was anywhere else. Woking two jobs and carinf for four children made it difficult as it was. The people of this area have supported, worked at and enhanced t\his facility for over 100 years. This is about SERVICES available in the north country. Services are already limited in thiis area. Mental HEalth treatment should be available to ALL who need it and moving it hours away does not allow for that!

Jasmin Eva janet

Garcia Parsons collins

Glendale Peru merrill Maybe less violence with the right help... close this then they we take care of them in prison where they do not belong

Patricia

Patton

Gouverneur

Kathy

Brainard

Potsdam

John

Herrick

Potsdam

The easy solutions to budget shortfalls are to take advantage of the quiet and the powerless, those who do not have a political voice. The right christian thing to do is protect the poor even if it menas angering the greedy and powerful. Do the right thing.

Walter

Relling

Ogdensburg Please DO NOT let this happen. St lawrence county is one of THE poorest, disadvantaged counties in NYS. The people who work here depend on their jobs! What/who will help them if this closes, not to mention the displacement of ALL the patients. to some this is the only home they've known. Sen ritchie PLEASE FIGHT TO PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING. THANK-YO!!U

susan Scott Steven

Landry Wilson Adams Jr

Potsdam Ogdensburg Madrid

colleen

kentner

waddington

DONALD Angela

HOOPER Stiles

OGDENSBURG DeKalb

Stephanie

Britt

Rochester St. Lawrence County will be at a great disadvantage if SLPC is closed down. It will mean 500 jobs lost as well as many individuals, that medically benefit from this facility, lost with no help. The north country has a great demand for this Psychiatric Center.

Ellen erin

Young oconnell

Canton norfolk

Bryan Bich Roger william Larry Pat

VanArnam Tran Raven Lipinsky Calkins McKeown

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg ogdensburg Lisbon Canton

Keep this facility open! Closing it will only put more people on the streets who need in house treatment. Losing this many jobs will cripple our local economy! Work to create jobs, not do away with them!!!!

Representing the St. Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce Since when does money outweigh the needs of our children? Or the need for jobs?

Alexis

Wright

Rensselaer falls

Joanna

Hollis

Ogdensburg

The mentally ill have been shortchanged ever since the downsizing and closures of facilities for the mentally ill started years ago. Enough already! Not to mention the devastation that closing the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center will have on the economy of St. Lawrence County.

Laura Andrea

Ross Smith

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Sheri

LaRose

Massena

Margaret

Shutts

Merrill this needs to be a decision that looks at consequences beyond stage one. there is much more to be lost than just 500 jobs.

Nicolas

bertrand

Ogdensburg

James

Scordo

Watertown

Keri

Barrett

Ogdensburg

Arlene Anne Kylie

Hall Garno Simpson

Lowville Black River Castorland

this facility is very importan to the residents of northern New York.

Tom sue Adam

Bradish maroney Bullock

Lowville, potsdam Rensselaer Falls

Samantha

Morehouse

Canton

Michele Amy Virginia

Capone Fountain Lutz

Lowville Potsdam Ogdensburg

Erica

Tremblay

Potsdam

Jeanine Courtney

Pryce Carista

Potsdam Norwood It would be the end of Northern NY if this place shut down. We need these services in the North Country. I can't imagine having my child HOURS away if they needed inpatient care. We have a record amount of people needing these services- how could we make them go so far away. Unfortunately most of these people will have to go without services and that wouldn't help any of us.

Susan Dan Lisa Dawn Mary

Sheets Dodge Bartalo Sharlow Griffin

Madrid Ogdensburg Massena Madrid Waddington

KEVIN Dianne Shannon

WELLS Touron Kentner

CANTON Ogdensburg Lisbon

As a law enforcement professional and adminstrator I know the value of the Psychiatric Center to this county and to this region. It is essential that this center stays open and even possibly expands. It is a great venue for the services that they provide.

Stacy

Alvord

Lowville

melissa Richard Jennifer

ashley Cassara Waite

malone Canton Ogdensburg

Tim

Currier

Massena

Sarah

Murphy

Lisbon It would be a terrble, terrible loss to lose teh psych center....the St Lawrence Psych Center HAS BEEN OUR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE for many, many years....please keep it as such!

Mary Jo

Burkhard

Lowville

Susan Liz

Smith Congleton

Cranberry Lake ogdensburg

It is hard enough coping with the reality and stigma of mental illness. Most of the families this closure would affect already live close to or at the poverty level and below. They can't afford to drive hours for essential care. High quality residential care saves many lives. If you can't afford to get to a pace that has those services, your suffering loved one may give up and give in to options that are at best unhealthy ( self treatment via substance abuse or worst case suicide. We as a caring people must not allow that to happen. Find a way to keep to keep the center open.... You will be saving lives.

Lera David

Bertrand Glover

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Not only is the Psych Center important for jobs but a necessity for our community instead of sending patients out in the streets.

Jeffra michael Hope

Montroy orologio Dolan

Ogdensburg norwood Star Lake

If you close the SLPC you might as well take this city of the map!! We have nothing now and the highest unemployment rate in NYS!! Be Real!!!

Please keep this center open.

Nereida Holley lee Daphne

Diaz Holder bredenko Steele

Brasher Falls Redwood potsdam Ogdensburg

Facility is an integral part of mental health system. Our resources are few for individuals with mental illness. The need and demand for services continues to grow in our county and travel to access services is already difficult for many of our patients and families due to limited finances...it would be cruel to deny individuals services due to their inability to access them, it would be even crueler to not be able to engage families in treatment due to their inability to participate in family therapy and discharge planning. Keeping the Facility operational in our county is vital to all of our residents. It has come to my attention recently that their is a huge need in our area for SLPC to remain open!!!

Ralph

Johns

Canton

mental health services are already stretched to the limit in this part of the state - we very much need this center

Jill

Taulbee

Massena

Stacie

Carroll

Ogdensburg

Jessica

fox

brie hill

there is no other safe place for mental illness patients...

Caitlin Amy mark Kylie

Gearsbeck Bowman parrott Pinkerton

Oswegatchie Gouverneur massena Colton

Debra

Baxter

Norfolk Please remeber geography mattesr as decuisons are made. A family from the far nNorth OCutnry would not alwasy be able to manage dsitant travel to be present and involved in theri loved ones care, especially during the winter months when travel can be dangerous.Please don't make teh asme mistake as we did during de-institutionalizatin when ther was no capacity buyilding to improve acess in cvommunity based settigns. We ahve wait lists of 6 plyus months for indiividuals seeking outpatient behavioral health services in our community.

Canice

Fitzgerald

Mannsville

Lauren

Varno

Chittenango

Darlene

Mowers

Waddington

Patricia Nancy

Polniak Wolff

Ogdensburg Lowville this is a service that if lost, would seriously impact many other agencies, as well as all of the employees whose livelyhood depends on it. Please Save this valuable asset to our community!!!

Carol

Foote-Bley

Canton

Patricia A Jennifer James Kendra Douglas

Furgal Riedel Chadwick Delorme Terbeek

Canton Star lake Ogdensburg DeKalb Jct Crown Point We need this North Country Presents

John

O'Connor

Troy It is a necessity to keep this Center open. Let not NYS OMH repeat the mistakes of the past. We need these services.

Valerie Gary Lynn connie

Burditt Ashley Tayler augsbury

Oswego Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Alexandra Dawn

Augsbury Sloan

Ogdensburg Potsdam the psych center is a vital need for the North Country. It allows our children and adults to recover close to home which is familiar to them, and families to visit regularly.

Benita.

Cataldo

Adams

Pam

Johnson

Star Lake The north country can't afford to lose more jobs! Just because we aren't the "all important NYC" doesn't mean that our people aren't important!!

Nicole

Noble

Canton

Gayle

Jech

Watertown

Nicholas Olivia Tyler Betty Lisa Debra Kiera teresa

Page Langevin Ross Parks Tulip aldrich Warner mitchell

Cleveland oswegatchie Ogdensburg Lowville Ogdensbudg Hammond Ogdensburg massena

Nicholas

Dalton

Goodlettsville, TN

kelly

gonyea

Lisbon

Michael

Jameson

Ogdensburg

sheila

Baker

Star Lake

Mark

Baker

Star Lake

Thomas

Hess

Ogdensburg

Roxanna

Silsby

Star Lake, NH

Erin

Fields

Cornelius, NC

Christina

Montroy

Heuvelton

Jessica Lucas Rita

Williams LaFaver Clarke

Hilton Lisbon Russell This would all but ruin the already ruined North Country.

ed

fisher

ogdensburg

Ralph

Hammond

Rensselaer Falls

We need the for the area

Gretchen

Gundlach

Gouverneur With the ever increasing stress that society faces it is more important than ever that our psych centers stay open and readily accessible to those who need it!

Erica

LaFlair

Ogdensburg

susan

thomas

norwood

Terry June Roy Rena James

Thorpe Crans Crans Mee Rolfe Jr

Madison, WI Woodhull Woodhull Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Richard

Lovely

Ogdensburg

betsy

kelly

parishville We have systematically bled jobs from this area and are now a shadow of a once vibrant strong economic area. We are still asked to pay high taxes and our citizens still need both readily available mental health as well as the quality state jobs. We are willing to do our part, but for the right reasons.

Allison Dawn Jerry

Chadwick LaShomb Manor

Ogdensburg Norfolk Massena

Regina

Sandlin

Jacksonville, FL i really dont wanna see the center go and i especially dont want to see my aunt lose her job

jessy

martin

LISBON

LINDA

DURHAM

FINE Please don.t distrupt the lives of our people who call the center home. And feel safe there. A change like this is something that is just what they don.t need.

Mary

McPherson

Ogdensburg

Mary

McPherson

Ogdensburg

Please don.t distrupt the lives of our people who call

Mary

McPherson

Ogdensburg

Please don.t distrupt the lives of our people who call

Jennifer Penny

Condrey Ingham

Watertown Lowville

Regina Kristina

Sandlin Kelly-Snow

Jacksonville, FL Winthrop

Katelyn Sue

Larock Dixon

Ogdensburg Massena

Lou Ellen

Smithers

Madrid

Joyce

James

Lisbon

We need this center up here

Kimberly

Provost

Newton falls

Morgan

Thompson

Ogdensburg

Sarah

Prairie

Massena

This facitlity offers so much to our county such as jobs and a safe place for sick individuals to go , be safe, and to allow the families to rest better knowning their loved one is being taken care of . I really hope a decision isn't made in haste but is based on the need. The SLPC serves over 7 counties in NY state. Please think about all of these patients that will also go without care. Two generations of my family have served the SLPC and have relied on this facility as a source of income and livelihood. Many families will be uprooted and a community will be destroyed. SLPC helps so many not only those who reside in St.Lawrence County, but those from Franklin,Lewis,Jefferson,and Clinton County. Closing this facility what not only impact those employed there, but the North Country as a whole. If the psych center closes...we need to clean up all of the dirt in Albany, they are cutting in all the wrong places

Ryan

Griffith

Ogdensburg

Laurie

Zweifel

Ogdensburg The consequences of this closing would be so far-reaching and detrimental! We need more mental health, NOT less!!!!

Linda

Ryan

MASSENA

Renate

Arel

Massena

AMY

MORGAN

Madrid

Rosanne Suzanne Jennifer jill

Morin Binion Williams conrad

massena Massena Watertown potsdam

Belinda Jeanette Bonnie

DeLorenzo Rabideau Currier

Depeyster Ogdensburg Massena

Susan

Mereau

Massena

mary Lisa

danboise Azzarone

massena Rensselaer Falls

Amy Michael kathy

Stull Azzarone boice

Ogdensburg Rensselaer Falls star lake What is to become of all the people that this facility? Are they all suppose to fall through the cracks & suffer. aaareally what is to become of these poor people - they can be prayed upon by so many unsavory individuals. I know this all comes about because of the money issues most of the country is in finacial straits, but these poor people need these serves to function. HELP US - help those that need these services...

Elaine

Hance

Canton

Linda Karleen Steve Steve

Besio Johnson Mclear Mclear

Massena St. Regis Falls ogdensburg ogdensburg Why is it the North Country needs do not mean anything to the rest of NYS?

Dale

Lehmer@peo plepc.com gouverneur

Our son has has suffered from mental illness and been treated at the Psych Center in St. Law. county twice now and we truely believe they helped save his life. These folks who suffer from mental illness need and deserve societies help to deal with these illnesses. If not here then I fear may will end up in prison or just die. These are real deseases and will not just go away because you close the Psyche center. We will end up helping them anyway either in prison or some other unfortunate and perhaps even more expensive intervention.

Sarah

losey

harrisville

Chelle

Lindahl

Potsdam

Alicia

Todd

Rensselaer Falls This facility is so important to our community. Its loss would be disastrous for us.

Dennis

Lowe

Parishville

Amber Vicki

Eells Cornell

Malone Norwood

mary

tuper

massena

Joe bridget

Pisani webber

Forestport massena

They saved my child's life. When her father was killed she was inconsolable...suicidal. The SLPC gave her a safe place where she could recover, and taught her life coping skills. Without her time there I have no doubt that my child would have eventually succeeded in taking her life. The entire psy center grounds are too valuable of a resource in this state to lose. They should receive appropriate funding for a birth-adult center.

Nathaniel

Darling

Massena

This facility is very necesary, and it would be wrong to shut it down!

Crystallee Garry

Granieri Griggs

Manchester, NH Massena

Shawna

Charlton

Ogdensburg

Staci Robin

LaFave Seagrave

Ogdensburg Bend, OR

Rhonda

Walch

Canton

There are so many people in need of services in this area. Some of the needs is to address acute care. Waiting list for outpatient care is generally 6 months or more waiting list. What are these people going to do? Life happens! You could be the very next one in line feeling despairation and helplessness with no place to go for help! What would you do? No one knows until they are in that very situation and has a dire need for inpatient professional help.

chelsea

heaton

ogdensburg

Scott

Barbarito

Hermon

Debra

Nelson

Ogdensburg

RODNEY

HEATON

OGDENSBURG

cody

putney

watertown

david

craig

ogdensburg

its helping my son and the counslers are excllent there

zach

baker

ogdensburg

Alicia

Clayton

Theresa

suzanne Mary Erika

robinson Rafferty Chaffee

canton Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

this place gives hope and safety to mentally ill people.

Janet Janice

Dufore Silver

Ogdensburg Dover Plains

jeanne

skelly

ogdensburg

Paul Jason

Weegar Sias

Phoenix, AZ Ogdensburg

You can't close this facility@! I grew up in Heuvelton, and my dad worked at the facility. You NEED jobs! And the mentally ill need the help they get there. Believe me, I know what it's like when there isn't enough mental help to go around. You'll have mentally challanged people living in the streets. It happens all the time here in Phoenix, Az., as we have ONE mental illness facility. I say, don't close something that is very much needed.

Cheryl

Abar

Ogdensburg

Danielle David

Mitchell Smith

Heuvelton Hermon When the State Hospital was closed years ago it was devestating to both the patients and the community. The Patients are now shuffling up and down the streets without the proper health care. The pscyh center has helped some of these people and it's closure would be cruel for a lack of a better word.

Karyn

Sullivan

Ogdensburg

Bill

Kaufman

Ogdensburg

I know many people who have been helped by the kind and caring people at the SLPC. Closing this facility will mean people from the north county will need to drive many miles to seek help and their loved ones. Closing the center will just add to the devistation the north country has experienced in the past several decades as the steady drain of jobs leave the north country along with our future. I know times are tough for NY and its budget but Ogdensburg has suffered too much already. The North Country needs a facility in it's area to help the mentally ill in this area. Most people with mentally ill family members could not afford to drive there sick friends and family to Albany to recieve help.It is a very much needed service for the people in the norht country. We cannot turn our backs on the mentally ill people who live here. These children need a place!!! Where else will they go other than the public school system and that's not fair to them or the other children at school.

Tommy

Akey

Champlain

Shandrica angela

Wilkinson mclear

Ogdensburg ogdensburg

Emily

Toyo

Watertown

Ed

Steckly

Croghan

Charles

Schumann

Ogdensburg

Don April

Ashley BeamerBreen

Massena Watertown

We need this facility St. Lawrence County needs every job it has, and some. Please look for cost savings by eliminating waste, not good jobs!

Kimberley

Young

Harrisville

Kathryn Brian

Pierce Sweeney

Waddington Ogdensburg

This is a very needed service for the North Country and the loss of jobs would be awful.

Rene

Austin

Canton

Nicole Renee Roy

Sharpe Smith Smith

Ogdensburg De Kalb Junction De Kalb Junction

Shannon

Streeter

Gouverneur

There is a hig need for this facility in St. Lawrence County. I urge you to please keep it open.

Scott Sally Elizabeth

Lalone Gilmour Kirnie

Ogdensburg Hammond Norfolk

New York State border doesn't end at Albany

Lori

Green

Ogdensburg

As an RN, CMHN (Community Mental Health Nurse), I have the privledge of providing quality care/services to our clientele in the outpatient setting. I also know any break in mental health care will be detrimental to those we serve. Please fight to keep these services where they belong. Our indigent community cannot afford to travel out of the area, nor do they deserve to be displaced. SLPC HAS BEEN RATED #1 ACCORDING TO ALBANY! Our surveyors & governing bodies are always impressed with the care we provide, both inpatient & outpatient. WE ARE ALREADY A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE! Lori T. Green, RN CMHN from Ogdensburg Wellness Clinic. Thank You.

Jack

Vielhauer

Ogdensburg

Deborah carla Melissa kim Jack Barbara Tess

Widrick gates Sharrow sharlow Auble Fenton Breault

Lowville gouverneur Ogdensburg ogdensburg Watertown Edwards Heuvelton

This is a valuable service that if closed would be a travesty to the entire North Country/State of NY

they have inpatient facilitys for a reason. cost of operation should never replace public safety We need this facility!!

Elizabeth

Wightr

Lisbon

Ann Scott Angela

Adams Connell Rich

DeKalb Junction Copenhagen Watertown

Nadine

O'Shaughnes sy Carthage

Don nancy nancy

Barton dulmage dulmage

morristown morristown morristown our area can not handle the blow of such a job loss our area can not handle the blow of such a job loss

Ashley Cathy

Schneider Jock

Lyons Falls Ogdensburg

Karen

Boliver

Lowville

Please think of families and individuals that need this high level of care to keep their mental wellness stable. Realize that Ogdensburg is already a long distance for loved ones to receive this level of care. Many times family members are unable to comute to Ogdensburg to participate with team meetigns and safe discharge planning. If this hospital closes you will be adding to the stress of a longer distance to travel- which may then be impossible. Local Community supports and services are wonderful- but we need a somewhat close (1 1/2 hour ) travel time to get needed care at this level. If you increase the distance for people to get care- they simply will not want to go. We need to look long and hard at the stress levels taht will be put on to adults and children and families as a whole if this hospital were to close. You may just add to their stress of seeking needed care. The result may cost the state more in the long run. Please look at all aspects. My concern is the consumers and families. Thank you for your time.

Vincent

Thouin

Ogdensburg

Heather

Rand

Canton

Yvette

Bogardus

Hammond

I support changes for SLPC to become a Center for Excellence. The challenges that are present in the north country could best be served by SLPC. Trying to keep children out of OCFS case, out of long term placements and residentials would be increasingly difficult and near impossible in some instances without a facility like SLPC. With that being said, changes that could create a shorter inpatient stay, more supportive case management services, parenting programs, and more intensive aftercare services could improve the quality of care, likelihood of a need for a future inpatient stay and better health and well being of the individual/family that is being served. If we can not afford to help our own community members, WE NEED TO PULL OUR SUPPORT IN OTHER COUNTRIES!!! HELP HOME FIRST! Use the right side of your brain for once.

Ashlee

Flood

Syracuse

Brigitte Stevie Sunhee

Gillette Smith SohnRobinson

Copenhagen Natural Bridge Hannawa Falls

As a school counselor, I have had approximately 15 students stay at the SLPC over the last 12 years. Students who are in crisis at at risk of harming themselves or others, have been treated at the Psych Center and have returned to school in a much healthier state than prior to going. Although, the SLPC is 1.5 away from my small school district, it is by far the closest inpatient treatment facility. Our district, asw ell as all others in Jeff, Lewis and St. Lawrence county, would be at a loss without it.

Please carefully consider human consequences and costs of getting rid of this vital service.

richard Lisa Judith Heather

mcpherson Hetzner Shean Lupia

ogdensburg Lowville Watertown Watertown

slpc strong

Mark

Waterhouse

Carthage

Richard Jill

Hulbert Matice

Dexter Gouverneur Our community needs the staff at SLPC to help continue to help consumers with a Mental Health and Substance Abuse problem.

Mary Melissa Joanna Lisa Mary

Sanford Martin Dailey Ward HughesHoistion

Adams Harrisville Lyons Falls Lisbon Watertown

Meghan James

Stark Blodgett

Potsdam Sackets Harbor I believe the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center is a critical resource for the North Country and there would be a serious gap in services if it were to close.

Kathy

Wilcox

Potsdam

Donna Michael Cynthia

Hynes Backus Dulmage

Heuvelton Lisbon Dexter

Mental Health treatment is at critical access now....people are waiting for months for help now, can't imagine what it would be like without the services at SLPC as back up options for those needing in-patient tx. Gind somewhere else to cut...like in administration in Albany!!

Chantal

Wood

Clayton As a school nurse, I see the value of having this treatment center available to our students and their families. Please keep this support in the North Country. if we lose the place where i and many other people do,it will only spell disaster for a already struggling economy in st.Lawrence county and not to mention it will mean alot of people will have to up root their families and move where there are jobs, destroying everthing that has ment so much to many generations of families ..this will be a baren ghost town....so please don't close us down

Cheryl

Kelly

Lowville

carrie

graveline

ogdensburg

Cathie

Wooledge

Natural Bridge

Kathy

Perretta

Ogdensburg

I have an child that has received inpatients services at SLPC. It is a long drive to reach SLPC however, it is much further to other Centers. I know she would not be having the family contact if she was placed farther away. I am a retired employee of SLPC and feel that instead of reducing inpatients or closing they should be expanding. The wait times to get into the hospital or outpatient clinics is way too long and these people need care and better followup.

angela Katherine Ben Laurie Maureen

caufield Lavigne Todd Mali Cean

ogdensburg Norfolk Norwood Potsdam Adams Center

They need us and we need them! Support mental health!

This center is vital to the well being of the individuals it serves and the regional economy.

cher

vanbrocklin

Watertown

Rachel

Eickhoff

Norwood

Elizabeth Raisha Garry Garry

Preston Wood Preston Preston

Ogdensburg Richville Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Logistically it is imperative to keep the SLPC located here in St. Lawrence County. The size of the area that it serves cannot be stretched any thinner. It is imperative that these patients have the ability to get to and from the hospital and their caregivers easily. It is a fact that living outside the hospital grounds is not as secure and monitored as it needs to be, so to have the center at least available is mandatory for their mental therapy and health.

Much needed facility for both employees and patients

melissa

larose

ogdensburg I work at SMC. SLPC is a CRITICAL resource for our MH patients, especially child & adolescent. In 2011, 123 patients under 18 were transferred there. It is the closest resource we have and without it, more hardship would be placed on patients and their families! The North Country already suffers from too few MH providers and facilities, especially for our youngest patients!

Jennifer

Cleaves

Adams

Kendra

Smith

Massena

It would be a tragedy to close this facility. Working in a similar field I know the need for this facility. So many will be effected by closing this facility. Not only will it impact the community but the clients will suffer greatly. We need to keep these doors open!

Timothy

Rourke

Watertown

Dean

Young

Rensselaer Falls

Keep Sumount out of this leave it alone we are in bad enought shape in upstate ny as it is right now we dont need to lose any more jobs in St.Lawerence county now you already screwed us over enough now

Ellen Alisa Jesse

Mathews Andre Boula

Carthage Lowville Potsdam

Samantha

Hess

Ogdensburg

Timothy

Rourke

Watertown

Charlie

Merrick

Lowville

Sheri Michelle Sarah

Schulz Martin unrue

Lowville Lowville potsdam

The families and people of the North Country needs to have a local option for access to this critical care. I know that community supports work and help many peoples needs, there are times that a residential facility is needed. The North Country has needs and should have one. In addition, 500 jobs lost would be a major impact to an area already struggling. SLPC has been providing superior in-patient and community-based services for the residents of Northern New York for generations. It would be a travesty to close this facility.

Judi

Cohen

Canton

This is a necessary serivice for the North Country. Not only will effect the large unemploymnet rate, but the mentally ill population will end up in other systems which aren't trained to deal with them.

Paula

Scee

Watertown Please make this place a center of excellence for mental health!

Brandon Jeanne

Cilley Smith

Lisbon, IA Heuvelton

John

Barse

Morristown

Leah Gerald

Schneider Smith

Croghan Heuvelton

Jane Christina Daniel Kern

King Schell Creazzo McClure

Ogdensburg Lowville dekalb jct Norwood We need theses Jobs in this area and themental health services Our area is very limited in the mental health services that are available to our communities. We are also a very economically depressed region. Closure of the SLPC will cause a further shortage of health care coverage and increase the already 2nd hightest unemploment rate in New York State. This possible closure could have devistating effects on our region.

Beth Bette

Stemples Deruchia

Lisbon Massena

William

Hollis

Ogdensburg

Kevin

Manke

Ogdensburg

Heather

Dean

Lisbon I have been a high school teacher for over 35 years and in that time I have seen many students in need of this institution and I have seen many success results. Please reconsider the closure. We are a rural area and there are few services for students and their families in this field.

Lisa Jocelyn

Keegan Cole

Rodman Heuvelton

William

Nelson

Ogdensburg

Kristin Christina

Leuze Dowden

Watertown Ogdensburg We in the North Country of New York and especially people like me who are certified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurses support the needs of the patients and the families who are served by the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center which is vital to these people and the jobs that will be lost are vital to the North Country economy as well.

Anita

Brundage

Newcomb

Tina

Stanford

Lyons Falls

Jay

Lawrence

Ogdensburg

Bonita

Wright

Ogdensburg

Kayla

Stark

Constable

jody brian

montroy francia

ogdensburg heuvelton

Tammey

Patton

Gouvernuer

Larissa Sara Katie

DeLair LaFave Nelson

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Larry

Dufore

Ogdensburg please keep the psych center open the north country and ogdensburg cannot afford to lose this thank you for your time

franklin Robert christina Heather

barr jr King paro Ladouceur

ogdensburg Ogdensburg winthrop Ogdensburg

there's far to many people in this county that benefitfrom this center. to have it closed down.

Bruce

Ladouceur

Ogdensburg

Ethan

Ladouceur

Ogdensburg

Lance

Ladouceur

Ogdensburg Instead of closing the center lets help them not walking the street will go very far with the help they need . please keep our center open!

Sheri James

McCarthy McCarthy

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Michael

Moulton

Potsdam

wilma

nelson

ogdensburg

We need these Psychiatric Centers to stay and also need more to help all the patients that need help. The state is just throwing them out on the streets, where they will not get help. They need to cut else where!!!!!! I retired from the Psych Ctr. and I am appalled that Albany would want to close down the Ogd, Psych. Ctr. and you know beyond a shadow of a doubt that this is one of the best Ctrs in all of NYS. The people who work at the unit are the best workers, I am proud to have worked there. I worked at Northwood Manor and we had a great program there.

Jean megan

Bromley phelix

Ogdensburg massena

Patti Kari

Fielding Blair

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Marilyn Carl Melissa

Massia Hanulec Breault

Ogdensburg Heuvelton Tupper Lake

Leanne

Price

Brooklyn

Jerrianne

Burch

Massena

Lynette

Thompson

Hammond

Melissa

Gardner

Dekalb junction This institution is extremely vital for the people of the North Country people needing their services. Not with standing the devastating impact to our economy.

William Stephen

Tyndall Cole

Madrid Lisbon

Michael

Looney

Ogdensburg

Heather kelly Leon

Dean ashley Dickinson

Lisbon canton Watertown

Travis Angela

Mayne LaJoy

Brasher Falls Ogdensburg

april

holland

ogdensburg

james Richard Pam Judy

holland Wright Bowman Holmes

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Morristown Ogdensburg

Peggy attonda attonda

Cronk garrow garrow

Gouverneur harrisville harrisville

Amy

Hazelton

Ogdensburg

Richard

Williams

Winthrop

Terri Arnie Patricia Gregory

Hollister Larock Hewko Hangac

Hammond potsdam potsdam Tupper Lake I already have a big problem with the lack of appropriate programs for my students. Now you want to take away the only one option I have up here in the North Country!!!! We need more services -- not LESS!!!!

Shelley Geri Michael Joan Melanie Joseph

Spooner Rausch Barr Kall Adkins Lightfoot

Canton Lisbon Brushton

Mallorytown, Ont. Mental Health services at SLPC are vital to it's community This Center is an important center to the area. It allows Watertown families to visit their relatives that are impatient. Ogdensburg

Ricky

Noreault

East Syracuse

Deborah

Miller

Ogdensburg

This is a much needed service, and all the people that are served by this facility will suffer greatly if it is closed. Our area already suffers from a lack of mental health services. I can't imagine anyone thinking that closing this facility is a solution of any kind!! That is just wrong.

Richard

Nichols

Rensselaer Falls I have twin age 23 who have used the services of the Physc. Center is age 13. I can't image where they would be sent for treatment if it closes.

Linda jessica

Crowner pero

Hammond ogdensburg

Timothy

Johnson

Ogdensburg

Deborah

Mitchell

Ogdensburg

Mary Ann Courtney john

Ashley Regan mikolay

Canton ogdensburg ogdensburg

The needs of families that are impacted by mental health issues are increasing at an alarming rate. We need to have the necessary services to support those in need. The thought of NYS of closing this center is absolutely disgraceful. There is so much money being wasted on unnecessary things. Our state needs to prioritize what is important. My belief is that we need to take care of people in need at all levels. Shame on you, shame on you.

Jane

Baker

Castorland

Mental Health Services are of the utmost importance in the North Country, Taking away services at St.Lawrence Psychiatric Center would be Detrimental to Mental Health services to our Children, Adolescents and long term care needed for our Adult populations. Mental Health is one of the most important aspects of our well being and cutting further access most certainly is disastrous.

Joseph Lori

Donoghue Jr Streeter

Watertown Pulaski 500 Jobs, or 500 New Unemployment Claims?!? Seems obvious...

Richard H

Pierce

Ogdensburg

Lauchlin

Baker

Ogdensburg

Don't close our jobs The Gov. acknowledges that improved mental health services are vital in relation to gun control, yet he is proposing making services less accessable.

chelsey

patch

watertown

Ruth Robert

Wilson Leroux

Madrid Ogdensburg

Betty G

Pierce

Ogdensburg

Save our jobs

Robert

Leroux

The state has historically given us its tired, poor, hungry, incarcerated , and mentally ill. The compassionate nature of northern new Yorkers has always risen to provide the most effective and efficient care. This when the largest boost to our economy is our Canadian neighbors, our or New York State Family as our best and brightest youth are siphoned off to see professional careers elsewhere; And yet we here say give us the fellow citizens qwho can benefit from the kind of care we can provide and historically have provided when other communities eschewed the presence of institutionalized patients and prisoners. We do it and there is no learning curve. We do it and we do it well. Thank you.

Thomas

Patch jr

watertown

Cheryl Stacy Katie

O'Neil Soper Noble

Pearl River Heuvelton Heuvelton

I might live downstate, but jobs are important everywhere.

Michael

Stolz

Heuvelton

Elizabeth

Skiff

Potsdam

Merrilee

Bertram

Hammond The North Country will suffer if wese these jobs and the services they provide. The North Country needs all the jobs we can get.

Robert Susan

Gerrish Montroy

Potsdam Ogdensburg

Barbara carol

Ferguson freeman

Ogdensburg hammond,

Michele nedim

James hukovic

Canton OGDENSBURG

Tracy

Morse

Watertown

sondra

bouchey

hermon

Heather Jenelle Mollie Kathy

Bouchey Riordan Knapp Dupray

Montpelier, VT Rensselaer Falls Glenfield Waddington Please don't close this center. The North Country has suffered enough. No more lost jobs.

andrea

dalton

ogdensburg

Karen Michael

Martin Guimond

Ogdensburg Massena Dont destroy our economy As an active American Soldier I volunteered myself for the betterment of this nation, as the Commissioner I hope you would have the same intentions of the people around you and do everything in your power to keep the center open. Rumble, Christopher

Christopher

Rumble

White lake, MI

Dawn

Geary limoges cowan

Lisbon

Paula

Lawton, OK

virginia

ballou

ogdensburg

the psych center has not been only a place that has provided employment or ver 500 people but it is partof the history of ogdensburg just as the remington museum is. The clients at the st. law psych center have been given tender loving care by the employees who provided all their daily services wih love. I know, because I worked there as one of th aides ra ummer job and learned so much from the clients. Thepeople of Ogdensburg really care about the people they serve at the PsychCenter and I urge you to keep the Psych Center in Ogdensburg..It is a vital for the commnity.

April

Randall

Ogdensburg

Patricia

Farrell

Lafargeville

Robin Debra

Chambers Zackman

Ogdensburg Sherrill

My daughter was a patient there back in the late 80's and early 90's in the new Children's Psych ward. If it wasn't for them I don't know what I would have done. My Daughter was diagnosed with Lennox-Gastaue/Autism. I kept her home until she was about 8yrs old and could not physically and Mentally take care of her any more. I did not know how to handle my daughter with that diagnosis and St. Lawrence Psych Center was the only place in the North Country available at the time. Now she is 37yrs old and is at JRC in Watertown in a group home. My daughter stayed at the Psych center for three years. Until she was transfered to Watertown group home. If it wasn't for St. Lawrence Psych Center I don't know what I would have done. If you close even some of the parts of the Psych Center I think it would be a disaster for the North Country. A concerned Parent. I have been a Family Care provider for 17 yrs thru SLPC.. With the support and help of the Center and employees, we have had many success stories of our clients. It would be devastating to see this center close and loose the important services provided.. Not only would it impact our community, but a great impact on our consumers!! Please keep our facility!!

Denise

Martin

Lisbon

SLPC does not only provide hundreds of local jobs, but we provide care for many patients who are local as well

Sarah

Guild

ogdensburg

Lucus

Bartholomew Ogdensburg

Lucas

Powers

Ogdensburg

Ashli

Lalonde

Ogdensburg The north country desperately needs those jobs. Closing that facility would devastate the local economy. our community needs these jobs

Angela Mary karen Nancy Larry Vicky

Thornton Conant lafave Yaddow Yaddow Crosby

Evansville, IN Ogdensburg ogdensburg Massena Massena moorhead, MN

Upstate NY cannot afford to loose anymore jobs.

Daniel

Lake

Heuvelton

Laurel kyle robert

Jay cushman barkley

Norwood ogdensburg norfolk

Ethan

Tweedie

Gouverneur

Ethan

Tweedie

Gouverneur People needing treatment for their mental illness especially inpatient treatment desperately NEED to be close to their family & support team. If my son would have had to be placed several hours away for his treatment especially inpatient when he was "Rock Bottom" he would not be alive today. The care this facility gives is excellent . I personally BEG ... Do not close St Lawrence Psychiatric Center and do not downsize any services WE NEED THEM!!

Laurie

Demers

Ogdensburg

Cheri

Stevenson

Ogdensburg

Fred Sue

Boeheim Green

Lima, OH Ogdensburg

With a lack of a strong industrial base, this center represents a major employer for Ogdensburg and surrounding communities. The impact of closure would be economically devastating. Please Keep this Center opened.. TY

Sue

Shaver

Ogdensburg This area is therapeutic to our mentally ill which can have a huge affect on their recovery/remission. It's a great place to build skilled mental health professionals.

Tiffany

Forsythe

Gouverneur

C.J. Catherine Lisa

Spotswood

Augusta, ME

Siematkowski Potsdam Miller Watauga, TX

Karen Andrew

Clary Rheome

Rensselaer Falls Ogdensburg

Kenneth

Brabant

Mint Hill, NC

Andrew

Rheome

Ogdensburg

Mandi

McNamara

Rensselaer Falls

Michele James Philip

McQueer Dettmer Randall

Hammond Ogdensburg Macedon they closed psychiatric facilities in Massachusetts leaving thousands of prople with no place to go,no idea how to function in society. this posed a threat to people,increased North Broookfield, the number of homelessness,took away many jobs that MA adversely affected our economy. Ogdensburg

Sandra Robert

Fleming Lovely

Melinda Jade Amanda Suzanne

Jones Crosby Sharlow Tracy

Nicholville Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Lisbon This facility provides critical services to the north country

Patrick

McCarthy

Ogdensburg St. Lawrence County already has a very high unemployment rate and tons of closed businesses. Closing the center would be devastating to our area.

Angela Angela

Rodriguez Jackson

Ogdensburg Lowville

Holly

Lasiege

Ogdensburg

TIMOTHY

BESIO

BRASHER FALLS I have witnessed the support that family members have received when they needed help with depression. It would be a terrible loss to people that need services to survive each day.

Jenny

Richard

Hammond

Ruth-Anne Beverly

Barkley Addison

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Deltra

Curry

Aurora, CO

Meaghan Leann

McLear Williams

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Please keep open. We have alot of children in the area and can't let these mentally sick people on our streets

Ashleigh Sara

Weegar Tyndall

Ogdensburg Gouverneur

Brent

Alguire

Canton

Lisa Albert

Weber Johnston

Dexter Loomis, CA

Sarah Steve

McCargar McCargar

Potsdam Potsdam NYS needs to accept their responsibility to better manage mental health for those designated as in need of help.

Kenneth

Steblen

Clayton

Austie

claxton

Potsdam

Austie

claxton

Potsdam Please save the Center and save the future of not only Ogdensburg but more importantly ensures proper treatment is provided for residence of the North Country. RN Worked at SLPC for 30 years.Very proud of the work done at SLPC.The only wise place to put a Regional Centers of Excellence is at SLPC where psychiatric work has been a part of Ogdensburg for over 100 years!!

Mary

Rain

Ogdensburg

sheila

seguin

ogdensburg

STEVE steve

BLEAU seguin

OGDENSBURG ogdensburg the center needs to stay open because it a center of excellence already. This is a good and valuable place, that is needed in our area. If you close my mother will be out of a job. Then we will have to move.

Angela

Norback

Ogdensburg

Kristen Heather

Calkins Villeneuve

Lisbon Canton

suzanne

smith

ogdensburg

Katherine Linda

Robbins Fields

Gouverneur Watertown

Shari

Gilman

Massena

Save the center Please know that there are many people that need this facility...some long term...some short term. Hutchings in Syracuse is too far away for most folks. Also, when you closed many facilities in the past the government failed to provide for many mentally ill people. They were thrown into the community to fend for themselves. Yes, there are some services available now but not enough! Please don't abandon the mentally ill of the North Country and their families. Our counties are among the poorest and travel is difficult for many. Coping with a mentally ill family member is difficult and it even more burdensome if time and distance separates the ill from care and their support structure.

Cynthia

Adler

Montezuma

Amy Mary Lou Timothy

Montpelier Ashley Ashley

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Dianna

Solomon

Ogdensburg Does it make sense to cut mental healthcare and push gun control? We cannot stop gun violence until we take care of our mentally ill. There is no question the psych center is a must! Where else will thee people go? This center & it's staff has changed my son's life and continues to do so!! Don't take that away.

Joyce Desera

Kelso Clary

Ogdensburg Chase mills

Amanda Mark Sheri Beth

Chase Norman Norman Buck

Brier Hill Madrid Madrid Hammond

Julie

Parks

Waddington

The loss of so many jobs in Ogdensburg would be terrible for the people who are employed at SLPC and live in the surrounding areas !

Christine

Carroll

Heuvelton

Ray Jessica Carroll

Carroll Carroll

Heuvelton Heuvelton

paul

Kennedy

Heuvelton "the only public, full-service mental health center north of the Thruway, serving seven counties" Need we say more? To close this facility would be a dis-service to all north counry teenagagers, mentally challenged individuals, mentally ill individuals, and our economy. Where will these people find work? South of the freeway? Where will our patients go? Who will service all of Northern New York--7 counties, It should be a no brainer. This facility can NOT be closed. If SLPC center closes, Ogdensburg, NY will become a ghost town.

Linda

Hargrave

Madrid

Barbara Lily

Wilson Fassett

Ogdensburg ogdensburg

Jennifer Joseph

Berie Kelly

Adams Lisbon

In our small northern NY community we have lost two recent graduates due to suicide in the past two weeks. It appears we need more mental health resources not less.

JOHN Rogene

PERRY Palmer

GOUVERNEUR Ogdensburg

Shelly Tom Kea Michael

Backus Palmer Ribley Ribley

Lisbon Ogdensburg Rensselaer Falls Rensselaer Falls

There have been times we all have experienced that if our mental health needs were taken care of in Syracuse or further that our family memberor friend would not have been supported due to distance, transportation and money.

Ann

Rabideau

Madrid

Thomas

Simmons

Gouverneur

In light of the number of crimes committed by people with mental issues, I would think it would be reason enough to keep the center open. It would also save 500 necessary jobs in the North Country. AT A TIME WHEN WE ARE CREATING MORE JOBS. THEN WHY THROW FIVE HUNDRED JOBS OUT THE WINDOW ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CENTER IS NEEDED SO MUCH.

melissa

larock

ogdensburg

Lillian Brooke

Lytle Fassett

Heuvelton Ogdensburg This is a place for people to get the help they need. How could we better society without it?

Kirk jorge

Winters serrano

Norfolk norfolk

William

Irven

Canton

DAVID

HILL

NORFOLK A much needed service. Already people are out in the community that should be supervised about taking their medicine and being cared for.

Dorothy Suzanne

Simms Serrano

Ogdensburg Norfolk

Walter & Patricia

Stein

Lisbon

Judith

Liscum

Canton

With no major highway linking St Lawrence county to the rest of New York state, obtaining mental health services without the Psych center would cause major hardship to the residents of the North Country Please! Please! Please! Save the Psychiatric Hospital in Ogdensburg, NY! We need those 500 jobs to remain solvent! Our beautiful North Country is dying as it is. Please do not add to our troubles. Thank you for your consideration!

Laurie

Smith

Canton

SLPC is not only vital for the jobs it provides, but for the many individuals who cannot function outside of a contolled environment. Alternatives to in-patient care are simply inadequate for so many.

Sandra Douglas

Bresett Yates

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

We need the center and the jobs!

Dale Sarah Kari Joseph E. Mary Ellen

Legault Poore Burnham Denoncourt Denoncourt

Ogdensburg Lisbon Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

How sad for the patients and those in need of mental health counselling. As it is in this area, patients have to wait weeks to see someone for help. The powers to be should look at statistics for attempted suicides, successful suicides, the number of patients that are already in a mental health clinic, the wait time for someone to be able to talk to a counselor.

Joane

McCabe

Ogdensburg

Bryant Stanley

Sandburg Infantine

Lisbon Rensselaer Falls

Without SLPC many suffering from mental illness will go without treatment. Even one is unacceptable, but closure of this facility will affect thousands. The cost of closing the center surely will be much greater than keeping it open and serving the residents of Northern New York. I feel this provides a very valuable service There could be no greater tragedy, both for the community and the mentally ill, than to close this vital facility. The St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center is a very important service to the North Country and surrounding communiities. It would be a dreadful situation if it were to close! We should be emphising the help it does for the mentally ill. And not just the jobs which is also important!

David

Sanburg

Ogdensburg

Carolyn

O'Connor

Canton

William

Popple

Ogdensburg

Kitsey

Popple

Ogdensburg It would be a shame to lose all those jobs. People need the care that it provides. I know all to well as my mom has mental health issues. Save the center and the jobs! We need the jobs and the help this center provides for everyone. It is part of , St. Lawrence County and has been for many,many, years.

valerie

shaver

ogdensburg

Elizabeth

Polniak

ogdensburg

Haskell

Sobon

Ogdensburg

Stella

Singh

Gouverneur

Beatrix angela

Bush ferrick

Ogdensburg gouverneur

Catherine David Ryan

Griffin Bush Sovie

Dekalb junction Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Jacqueline

Rohr

Gouverneur

Birney

Kellogg

Gouverneur

Save the center, save our jobs, save us As a mental health worker with a NPO agency in the North Country, SPLC provides a vital link in the network of support and care for our consumers.

Shirley

martin

lisbon

Richard Edward Donna

Harper Sovie Sachs

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg I've known a couple people that have had to go there and they were helped. I also know a few people that work there and it is a needed place for this area. II am a retiree of the center

Anthony Craig

Duvall Sachs

Lisbon Ogdensburg

Maryahh

Vargulick

Lowville

Diane

Reese

Edwards

As a resident of St. Lawrence County for most of my life, I completely support "Saving the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center". Not only do they provide services and assist the people who need help, but they keep people employed. Both reasons make it essential to keep the center opened. Being a college graduate in May of 2011 with an Associates Degree in Accounting and a Bachelor's Degree in Business I realize how important this is. Upon my graduation I still have yet to find a job in this county that matches my degree. Closing the psychiatric center will not only make jobs more difficult to seek, but it will ensure that people that need mental assistance will have none. Being a resident of St. Lawrence County in the State of New York, I really think the commissioner should really re-think the plan. You are affecting the lives of many, many people.

Melinda

Carbone

Massena I would love to move back home but all the good jobs seem to going away. Can we please keep the good ones that leave citizens in their home town?!? It's such a beautiful place to live!

Mindy Susan

Pitts Sebastian

Rush Ogdensburg

Lynne

Lockhart

Ogdensburg

Too many mentally ill patients have already been released from the psych center, some of whom are homeless. Also then Ogdensburg Mental Health Clinic is already overrun with patients. NYS also has interfered too much in the running of the clinic that they have driven out good doctors and psychologists.

Daniel

Lockhart

Ogdensburg Too often in northern ny we are forgotten. we need the services and the jobs this center provides. Close the dump SLPC is irreplaceable as the rural area of the North Country's best mental health facility. It is ludicrous to think that it's services can be done by a "Center" that is at least 100 miles south of it's location. our community will not have any where to go for help.. this is a terrible thing to do..please dont do it..

Gordon H Russ

Dickinson Finley

Heuvelton Lisbon

Michael

MacDougall

Ogdensburg

Lisa

Merkley

Heuvelton

Michael Lisa Edgar

Martin Bain Barr

Lisbon Canton Cape Vincent

Sherrie

Demers

Brasher falls I am currently employed at St. Law. Psych Center in the maintenance dept. I'm very worred that I could lose my job of more than 20 years.

Cliff

Johnson

Ogdensburg

Vicki Chris

Bruyere Aldrich

Ogdensburg Tupper Lake

Mary

Brasher

Ogdensburg I hope they don't close. I work there and so do some of my friends and we really like our job but its the only job we have. It's hard enough as it is to find work but its just as bad when we don't get paid on time. It's been over 6 weeks since we last seen a paycheck back at the end March. We definetly need our Mental Health facility in Ogdensburg, as we've had so many other things taken from us. It's like a deseted town. Not to mention the heart ache it would cause to our economy. Save the jobs in ogdensburg!

Benjamin

Peets

Ogdensburg

Mary John

Brasher Gardner

Ogdensburg Dekalb Jctu

christina

colbert

norwood

Carolyn Mike Brian

Cota Herzog Vo

Brasher Falls Ogdensburg Potsdam THIS FAULITY NEEDS TO STAY OPEN FOR THE PATIENTS AND THE WORKERS.JOBS ARE SO SCARSE UP HERE IN NORTHERN NEW YORK THAT THEY DON,T NEED ANOTHER PLACE TO CLOSE DOWN.PLEASE KEEP IT OPEN!!!!

CATHERINE BENWARE

GOUVERNEUR

Tru

Vo

Anaheim, CA

JoAnn Nickolas

Robinson Brouillette

Massena Ogdensburg I am a physician in the center would like to give my services to the needy. I want to make a difference in the North Country.

Daro Mary Terry

Largoza LaGarry Jordan

Ogdensburg Massena Massena

Don't let this be another knife in the back, for Northern New York!

Thomas Trung Janet Timothy

Lawrence Vo Burnham Burnham

Ogdensburg Ho Chi Minh City, VN Hammond Hammond We need this in our area

Jennifer

Adams

El Paso, TX Winston Salem, NC Ho Chi Minh City, VN This center is needed desperately. We have too many people that are desperately looking for help and there is not enough help for the mentally disabled.

Kristie

Race

Trieu

Ngo

Deborah

Alguire

Norfolk

pamela Georgianna Dolores

schofell Burns Ford

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Madrid St. Lawrence Co. needs the center for the patients. their care, and jobs for our people.

Sen Donna Lester

Nguyen Martin Martin

Ho Chi Minh City, VN Lisbon lisbon

Shari

Ormsbee

Franklin, IN Please keep this facility and preserve jobs in an area that desperatly needs them!!

Edwin

Simpson

Milton, FL

Rosemarie

Lovely

Ogdensburg

Joan

Bond

Brasher Falls

Laurie Megan

Waite Gaylord

Winthrop Turin

Eileen

Mc Bath

Lisbon

Hollis Gary Luanne

Mc Bath Mallette Felix

Lisbon Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Jeanne

Green

Colton

Clifford

Green

Colton With all the new focus on mental health for the well being of the citizens of the seven counties of the northern most part of the state I urge the state to make the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center one of the Regional Centers of Excellence. Not only is it and has been an excellent center to serve the health needs of the people but the staffing and excellent abilities and knowledge of the employees of this center is vital to the economy of the North Country !

Lynda John Suellen

VanHouse Bodwell Bodwell

Ogdensburg Lisbon Lisbon

Ronnie Robin Jonathon Elma

VanHouse Johnson Lovely Rafter

Ogdensburg Philadelphia Ogdensburg Madrid this is a no brainer the only hosp of its kind this side of the thru way ,WE NEED THIS HOSP HERE . We not only need this facility for the jobs that it brings and the money that is spent at local businesses from it but also for the people that go their for help and treatment. Shipping them to other facilities miles away and over crowding them will make it more difficult for them to get the help they need. i guess i can beleave that it will happen the only hosp of its kind this side of the thruway. lets get rid of it and hurt our community some more lack of jobs more people that need help on the street .cant let my kids walk the streets now cant wait to see how much worse it gets.pull your heads out if your asses for once. The Center is needed for good health care in Northern NY.

jeff

bailey

ogdensburg

Mark

Burnham

Ogdensburg

jeff Denise Kevin

bailey Palmer Palmer

ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

nicole

bouchey

ogdensburg

lisa Lisa

besaw Smith

ogdensburg Ogdensburg

save jobs

David Claude tim

Smith Ritchie durand FrisinsKanzenbach

Ogdensburg Gouverneur ogdensburg

Krista

Ogdensburg

Rita

Sixberry

Carthage

Rob Susan

Sawyer Dennis

Waverly, IA Madrid Northern NY can not afford to loose anything else. We need the jobs and the mental health support.

Carla

LaFave

Parishville

neil

macintosh

massena Enough is enough closing factors and hospitals, schools, the list goes on and on!!!!!! We need the Psychiatric Center!!!!!!

Todd

Gagne'

Heuvelton

Kathleen

Caster

Colton we not only need the jobs around here but these people need a place to call home

Joyce

Gagnon

Edwards

Maybelle John

Rowland West

Hermon Ogdensburg Just say NO to any closing in Northern New York

Pat

White

Downingtown, PA

Paul

white

Downingtown, PA

catherine

west

Ogdensburg

save the center

Scott

Sargent

Ogdensburg

Lisa Melissa

Sargent Firsching

Ogdensburg Lisbon

The North Country (especially our children) depends on the services offered here! We have to stand up for the families that depend on the Psych Center! What a disservice to our area- how can this even be considered when so many of our people need these services! Shame on leaders for not truly understanding the needs of our people!

Heather Clare Linda

Montroy Mauch Rafter

Ogdensburg Massena Madrid

Bonnie Keitha William Tina Michael

Taylor Tupper Tupper Jr. Silver Gerrish

Lisbon Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Troy

save st law psychiatric center

Comprehensive Quality Healthcare Includes Quality Mental Healthcare

Tammy Jonathan

Lomaki Lomaki

Canton Canton I strongly request that the Ogdensburg Psych Center remain OPEN not only for the economic good of St Lawrence County BUT for the most IMPORTANT care t

Norton

Taylor

Gouverneur

Daniel

Skamperle

Ogdensburg I strongly request that the Ogdensburg Psych Center remain OPEN for rhe URGENT needs of its most important product---the PATIENTS in serves in St Law County !!!!! This place is most necessary in Northern New York. My father-in-law was treated there many times and my nephew also. This place is a healing place and a good one. The staff are wonderful and the attention to the patients needs are wonderful. Please don't let this place close.

Norton

Taylor

Gouverneur

Madeleine

Rabideau

Plattsburgh

Jane

Perkins

Ogdensburg

Bryan and Joan

Felitto

Ogdensburg

As longstanding volunteers in our community and as retired educators we know the debilitating impact that would result from any closure of the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center . During our careers we have seen the quality of services rendered to many individuals in the six northern counties of the state . As a former senior administrator in the SUNY system. I am more than familiar with the high value services and programs that are offered to the most at risk population in our state . Several interventions helped several of our young students turn their lives around and offered much needed therapeutic and support services throughout the years . Moreover as as current member of the Board of Directors of Claxton Hepburn Medical Center i am keenly aware of the need to maintain and yes even expand these vital services to the people of the Northern most counties of our state . Let us BUILD upon the excellent reputation for quality and cost effect service delivery that has long been a hallmark the the SLPC . The OMH and the State of Ny would be well advised to grow such an asset rather than retrench it . Moreover the need for service in this region has never been more critical . to abandon the least able ,who are also the most geographically remote would not

Orrin

Palmer

Ogdensburg

SLPC is vitally important for the survival of mental health care in New York State. SLPC provides for the mental health needs of approximately the northern third of the state. I am a Board-Certified staff Psychiatrist at SLPC and I know that we provide high quality mental health care to individuals in dire need of services who are geographically isolated from other providers. The loss and/or significant downsizing of SLPC will directly and adversely impact countless thousands of people in our state. The loss of 500 jobs at this facility would have disastrous and debilitating effect on our regional economy. For many who might lose their jobs, there would be painfully few alternative employment opportunities to take the place of those offered by SLPC in this region. Please respect the integrity of the SLPC and allow us to continue to serve the mental health needs of Northern New York.

Mike

Morley

Ogdensburg

alex robert

gordon bukr

Somers carthage we must save all the jobs we can.

Jill

CampbellPalmer

Ogdensburg

My family relocated here for my husband's work. We have come to love this region. We wish to continue to grow roots in the North Country. Please save this facility and allow the St Lawrence Psychiatric Center to continue to serve NY state and the North Country.

Robert Jackie

LaClair

dexter

Inness-Brown Ogdensburg

Danielle Theresa Philip

Palmer LaClair Consorte

Ogdensburg Hermon Canajoharie

Lianne

Goliber

Potsdam

Christina

Bell

Heyvelton

Allison Ann

Barrigar Root

Hammond Hammond

Ron christina Karen

Bouchard goldie Dority

Waterbury, CT mount airy, MD Monroe, NC n/a Keep the psych center open Please reconsider. I am an ER Nurse at a local Hospital. The Mental Health resources in this area are already stretched,. We really need this resource to stay in this area...Not only for the mentally Ill, but for those who make their living in an already economically depressed area.. Thankyou for your attention

Donna

Kirka

Potsdam

Kimberly

McCarthy

Norfolk

Kimberly

McCarthy

Norfolk We need facilities to help these people and to keep other citizens safe. If you close, where will they go. To the streets without adequate care or follow up? That would be a travesty and very dangerous. We need to keep all the JOBS we have now and get MORE so we can stay a live up here in Northern NY and I don't mean just a mile or two north of Albany

beverly

brown

Potsdam

Janet

Sawyer

Massena

Aimee

Lalonde

Castle Hayne, NC

Brittny

Black

Chaumont

Christy

Pharoah

Evans Mills

Christy Kathleen

Pharoah huber

Evans Mills north syracuse

Patricia Susan Jamie

Charles Quinell Gascon

Potsdam Potsdam Hammond

the people need this hospital!!!

Jamie

Wood

Harrisville

Kevin

Wood

Harrisville

myron

smithers

wabash, IN

myron

smithers

wabash, IN

myron

smithers

wabash, IN

if my famly go to this and trys to save it it must be a great center to go not mush centers are go but if people trys to save it it must be a great center if my famly go to this and trys to save it it must be a great center to go not mush centers are go but if people trys to save it it must be a great center if my famly go to this and trys to save it it must be a great center to go not mush centers are go but if people trys to save it it must be a great center

Lisa Samantha

Bouchey Gladle

Ogdensburg Lisbon Loss of this psychiatric center would be terrible for so many psychiatric patients and for the entire community.

Anna

Ward

Norwich

Elizabeth Joseph

Simcoe Caezza

Buffalo Guilford Please don't close the center. This is one of the bigger employers in St. Lawrence County, closing this facility would be devastating to the economy there. I hope you will reconsider this decision.

Debbie

Cullen

Black River

sherry

crosby

ogdensburg Do not hurt our economy any more than it is already hurting by shutting down the psych center!

tara

cunningham

antwerp

brandi

crosby

melbourne, FL

Susan Christopher Cathy Rochelle christina

Peet McCormick Bell Dusharm goldie

Potsdam Redwood Ogdensburg Hermon mount airy, MD

dont close this center

n/a this center needs to remain open and staffed at current levels.

kevin

wood

harrisville

Elliot Melissa

Russell Allen

Wellesley Island Norwood

Angie

Calkins

Lisbon

Brenda Catherine

Warren Bell

South Colton Ogdensburg

As a teaching professional in St. Lawrence County I am extremely concerned that the State would even consider a "Regional Center" as a viable option for children and adolescents to be serviced outside their own communities, that we are working so hard for them to be College and Career ready for. How sad that we would allow our "children and adolescents" to be under such false pretences, as that they would think that we are trying to reconnect them to their small community connections, when in actuality we are setting them up to be moved to larger cities away from their families and necessary supports in order for them to become productive citizens in their "home" towns. After working at SLPC for 36 years, it is a travesty that such a valuable local resource would be even be considered for closure. When the real issue actually lies with the State not considering how much money is being placed in Administrative hands without looking at how those positions could be "downsized" and is holding our mentally ill children, adolescents, and adluts responsible for their own fiscal downfalls.

Christie Robert Barbara

Burnett Harrington Harrington

Ogdensburg Canton Canton

The closing and/or down sizing of the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center would be devastating to this area. St. Lawrence County is the largest county in the State of New York, already struggling with high rates of unemployment, poverty, lack of public transportation and limited quality health care services. This facility has the capacity to make changes to remain competetive within the managed care system, but starting with making services inaccessible to consumers and their families is truly disturbing. The "Mission" of SLPC and other OMH operated facilities is being ignored and the people who it will harm the most are the same people that enter the front doors daily seeking support from SLPC. There are ways to reorganize how OMH facilities are operated and still be competetive in the managed care system by looking at consolidation of administrative, personnel, human resources, quality management, information technology, health information management and related services just to name a few. Lets not take the already limited mental health resources the North Country has and move them to a large urban area, call it "Center of Excellence" when in reality being served by a facility with no vested interest in this community.

Bart

Jock

Rensselaer Falls

Jaime

O'NEill

Londonderry, NH

lawrence jerry

bracy warren

newport news, VA bernhards bay

rebecca Sam

warren Bixby

bernhards bay Breckenridge, CO

Adam Valerie

Morrissiey Dewal

Gouverneur Kingston, Ont.

Kim Virginia

Jackson Purcell

Watertown Freeport, ME

Joseph

Sharpe

Malone

Lianne

Goliner

Potsdam

Lianne

Goliber

Potsdam

Sharon

Shumac

Lowville

Shannon

DeMarco

Dexter

Judith

Van Kennen

Massena

Lonnie William

Leonard Cain

Russell Alexandria Bay We need to keep the center open. It serves a vital function and is very important to the community.

sheryl Doug

hall McCarney

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Colleen

Getman

Lafargeville

Leslie

Clark

Norfolk Our poor mentally I'll and our poor northern NY economy can not take any more closures. We have under served the mentally ill for 20 years and we will continue to pay a high price for not attending to them.

Carol

Coons

Lisbon

JOHN

judware

POTSDAM

terry Elizabeth Matthew

white Monley Fent

norwood South Hero, VT Dekalb Jct. This organization is a very important one. I truly do NOT think it is wise to close this organization. It is very important that we keep it open. Stop trying to cut the state workforce at the expence of the people served!!! The lose of industry in the north country has changed the dynamic for which children are raised in and cared for. This center provides a needed services to help offset the failing social-economic condition in this section of NYS.

Debra Suzanne

Fields Stearns

Ogdensburg Massena

Matthew

Rowley

Massena

Edgar Susan Cheryl

LaCombe Flynn Lane

Ogdenburg Dexter Dexter

The State of New York has been "dumping" our folks with severe, often chronic mental illness onto the streets since the early 1980's. Although this practice, arguably driven by State cost savings, has been successful in some instances, yet cruel and tragic for many others. St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center has a distinguished record of providing safe, quality care for our citizens with long term, often lifelong mental illness. Eliminating this resource is incredibly short-sighted and not in the best interests of the few that are still served here. Take away SLPC and you take away a vital services to those needing vital mental health services!

tammy

lumbard

canton

Debra Penny

Buchan Bogardus

Fayetteville Morristown

Sarah

Truax

Massena

Eliza

Pierce

Heuvelton From the 1950s to 2004 I have had relatives, 3 Uncles 2 Aunts cousins my husband and myself work and retire from St. Lawrence Psych. Center. Ogdensburg does not have too much to offer future generations. Our

Geraldine Beth Nancy Danica Mandy

Kline Ives Green Trimble Robinson

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Canton Canton Watertown

Douglas Rhonda

McQueer Perrigo

Hammond Turin

Nicki clarence

O'Donnell wood

Ogdensburg Heuvelton we need this center to stay open

Sharon

Bradley

Ogdensburg

Ruthann

Matthews

Massena

Bridget linda

Sharpes wood

Heuvelton Heuvelton keep center open

Lori Dixie Kerry Robert

Smithers Bertrand Tallon Bowman

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Gouverneur Ogdensburg

Sherri

Manning

Evant, TX

Arthur

Langenmayr

Ogdensburg

This psychiatric center is important to the community because it has a childrens' unit and adult inpatient unit, and is 125 miles from the next nearest center. Service is already a long way away for those in Clinton, Essex, and Franklin Counties. It would be unfair to the citizens of those areas to have them travel 100 or more miles FURTHER than they already have to for services. Yes I am concerned about the loss of jobs, but I am more concerned about what will happen to the people who need the services that are provided by this facility. Outpatient services are not the answer. NYS needs to stop cutting services to our most disadvantaged populations including those with MH and MR disabilities.

John

morrison

Ogdensburg

Korin

Kingman

Sackets Harbor

The North Country is faced with many unique challengesinternational, state and tribal borders; being in a high intensity drug trafficing area (HIDTA); increased binge and 30-day use of alcohol by teens, and low economic status are only a few. Addiction and abuse of drugs and alcohol often co-occur with mental health related diagnosis. The North Country needs to keep the Psychiatric Center's services to allow for timely, local treatment- especially for youth! There is no social justice in removing this service. Most families cannot afford to transport family members south of the Thruway for treatment- let alone travel to visit. And it would be a complete injustice for youth to be removed from their families for the length of time in treatment. Please choose to help revitalize the services offered at this location instead of depleting the few resources we have. Our priority should be to help out these people that have mental health issues, not to put them out on the street like has been done in the past with no place to go.

Barbara Kassandra Kimberly Erin

Sylvain McCarn Holmes Largett

Watertown Gouverneur Potsdam Castorland

Stop cutting necessary services and jobs! It is getting ridiculous...

Yvonne

McGrath

Lisbon

This is a needed facility!!!

sunday

Ashley

madrid

Donald

Ashley

madrid

Melissa

Wilson

Ogdensburg

Ashlee

Crosby

Lisbon

Shirley Ashley Jennifer

Hendricks Rayburn Light

Massena Lisbon Lisbon there is a large amount of constrution jobs that closing this center will affect

alan

ashley

Massena

charity

white

massena

It's a shame when our government and state talk about creating jobs but the only thing that our state and government has done is cut jobs. We need people in the system who realize when we talk about Northen New York taht we are not talking about Albany. That it goes further than that like Saint Lawrence County right along with Franklin and Jefferson County. It's a shame that the people of these county to give their blood, sweat, and labor to their state and government just to be "shit" on.

Shannon Mary

Tulley Foster

Odgensburg CONSTABLE

Crosby

Mark

Ogdensburg

Sarah

Garnsey

Ogdensburg

Mara Martha

Dawson Cole

Ogdensburg Lisbon

Kathleen

Lawrence

Ogdensburg

SLPC is vital for the mental health needs of our city and the larger North Counrty community. SLPC provides a variety of services needed by so many. In theory, it is easy to conceptualize a regional center, but in reality, not so easy. How much time would you be willing to lose from work to attend doctor appointments? counseling sessions? family therapy? How much time would you want your child to miss school to attend therapy sessions, counseling, and/or psychiatric appointments? For those of us who live in the North Country, distance and weather play an importatnt role in our way of life. We need our hospital to serve our people! It is unrealistic to require that the taxpaying public of the North Country should have to give up vital services. We have an outstanding facility, with skilled, caring people who do their jobs very well. Our current "Center of Excellence" should continue to serve the large geographic region north of the thruway!!! 500 jobs? There are enough unemployed! And what about the patients? I have met and know people who were helped at the center. Save the center. Enough cuts!

Lauren

Gilmour

Ogdensburg

Misty

Fishel

Ogdensburg

jason Patrice Alicia

madill Lemieux Murphy

heuvelton Ogdensburg Waddington

please dont close

Lucinda

Barry

Canton

I thought we were suppose to be looking at adding mental health services in light of the recent shootings?! Having spent most of my life in the field of Rehabilitation, I'm shocked that this facility is the target of yet another abliteration of the North Country!! Shame on you Albany!

John Nathan

Roberts Bellinger

Adams Ogdensburg We now have a waiting list to get mental health services where we stand now. Is it really worth the risks to close SLPC?

Janine

Murray

Madrid

Jane

Perkins

Ogdensburg I worked 3 1/2 years at the psych center many years ago and the thought of some of the inpatients being allowed to roam the streets unsupervised is scary at best.

Lisa

Bell

Massena

John Janice

Riordan Riordan

Gouverneur Gouverneur

Lori

LaRue

Ogdensburg This institute helps many individuals that otherwise can not help themselves?

David

Young

Massena

Connie

LaComb

Ogdensburg More than any time in our history, we need mental health facilities to serve mentally challenged persons. Our facility in Ogdensburg provides this service. Let us support these types of facilities. Grew up in Ogd & it would be terrible for the city to lose this facility. There are too many people that need those resources the center provides & could be a danger to the community if the people facilitiated there are left to their own devices. It would also be devistating for the Ogd to lose the 500 jobs the center provides for their residents!

Ellen

Donahue

Lisbon

Jeanne

Gebo

Houston, TX

Aimee Meg

Bresett Manke

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

The children and adults in the area needing these services are not going away if we close this service down. We should be looking at keeping this service to this county and other surrounding areas. Psychological services are already difficult to come by in this area.

Cheryl Stephanie

LeClair Bakos

Ogdensburg Lisbon

First Name Stacy

Last Name Bracy

City Madrid

Additional comments

Douglas

Sholette

Hilton

George

Love

Gouverneur

Carol

Gerrish

Troy

Darlene

Cummings

Ogdensburg

we need this facility in the North Country

Michael

Miller

Waddington The St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center is already consolidated as it serves seven counties. We don' t have enough mental health services in the North Country as it is now.

Julia

Rapczynski

Colton

Sara Melissa

Ricalton Burns

Canton Ogdensburg Keep SLPC open!!

Peter

Creedon

Gouverneur

Kimberly

Bell

Ogdensburg

Devon

Palmer

Astoria

vernon

bowman

madrid

The North Country needs the jobs, Thanks Veteran USAF

Darcy

Taylor

Ogdensburg

robert Doug

anderson Komorek

ogdensburg Adams Do to my experiences of being a state layoff from Ogdensburg and having to transfer to Sunmount, This can cause a disruption to family and financial status. I would hope that you would think before doing this to more people.

Dixie Rusty Jamieson

Adams Adams Steele

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

There are many who need in-patient care, we should have more such centers, not less.

Jamie Grace

Stanford Sullivan

Cookeville Madrid So very important to help those in need! I am a teacher at S. Jefferson Central School. I have been teaching for 26 yrs. and have had students who have received the benefits of the SLPC. Please keep this facility open. We need it in Northern New York!

Lonna

Davis

Adams OGDENSBU RG Lisbon St. Regis Falls

DEBORAH Andrew Kelly

JANSON Firsching JohnsonEilola

Barbara R.J. Ray Allan

StDenny Carroll Carroll Mooney

Lisbon Heuvelton Heuvelton Ogdensburg

Please don't force our most vulnerable citizens to choose treatment or staying near family. We have to travel out of the county for everything else already. Don't take away the one specialized service provider we have left.

Andrea

Johnson

Ogdensburg

The SLPC is so important to Norther New York. Not only is it a refuge for the mentally ill, it is the employer to hundreds of people. Our community cannot afford the burden of having so many ill people shipped off or released into the community. Nor can our community provide jobs for all of the jobless if the center is to close. I may only be a cleaner but our jobs are on the line. I go to work each day with a smile on my face to enlighten the well being of our residents and staff. OUR jobs are important to the recovery of them all. no matter the situation they are in. We need these Jobs in Ogdensburg NY. if we lose the psychiatric center in ogdensburg it will be a big hit to the local economy and will also put a lot of people out of work. if we lose trip many more jobs here their will more people who will need to depend on welfare to help support their families. either way new York is paying for it.

Johanna

LeBlanc

Rensselaer falls

eric Lisa Patrick Rachel

leblanc Rosenbarker Kelly Newvine

rensellaer falls Hammond Ogdnesburg Gouverneur

Heather

Dean

Lisbon

Dawn Deborah Deborah Nancy

Lockwood Packard Packard Mills

Ogdensburg Potsdam Potsdam Ogdensburg

Orinda debra

Lashomb poore

Ogdensburg ogdensburg

Rezel

Diokno

Ogdensburg I know people who work there, good people, and I know friends who have had to go there, and were helped. It's a good hospital.

Rj Margaret

Starts Elkin

Canton New York

Ruth

Laribee

Lowville

jason

aslanian

norwood

I had a sister that had a nervous breakdown and a few years back she received wonderful help there and I thank the center for that. Trading inpatient services for outpatient services will condemn recovery for many patients in the north country. SLPC provides excellent service to our widespread community.

Mari Merton Ann

Pirie-St.Pierre Ogdensburg Hance Jr. McGill Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Patrick

McGill

Ogdensburg

Susan

Young

Evans Mills In this day and age, more local services, not less are needed for people with mental problems. Many times they do not have transportation to far-away centers and will not seek treatment. In the winter travel from the north country to central New York is treacherous and unsafe. Please keep the facility intact so that it will continue to serve the needs of the deserving people in northern New York. There is so little help for people in the North country with mental issues. Please consider this before closing this important facility! St Lawrence cannot afford t lost 500 jobs, The clients of the Center cannot lose their support system and the help they receive!

Sandra P.

Kelly

Morristown

Tammy

Gallagher

Hammond

Denyse

Wade

Ogdensburg

Chelsea Judith Clyde

Alexander Butz Butz

Redford Gouverneur Gouverneur Given the large geographical area served by SLPC and the need for secure inpatient psychiatric care in the region, the services provided by SLPC are essential to the service delivery system.

Peter

Hrabchak

Dexter

Eric

Boyer

Ogdensburg

Mary

Rayburn

Lisbon It is essential to keep mental health services in the north country.

John

Kelly

Morristown

Cathy

Weidner

Ogdensburg

Jennifer

Kennedy

Ogdensburg

Kimberlee

Hill

Ogdensburg

Janine Alan Donna

Wright Sharland Sharland

Waddington Ogdensburg Ogdensburg OGDENSBU RG OGDENSBU RG

as a resident of SLC and a mental health patient this will severely impact our economic status The closing of the Psych Center would not only impact the lives of the people with mental illness but the families of the people who work there, including ours. It is needed in the North Country and will cause devitation to many if they close!!!

THOMAS

CORRICE

SUSAN

CORRICE

Mark Michael Margaret

Gerrish Thayer Wells

Potsdam Ogdensburg Fayetteville OGDENSBU RG

Dave

Merz

Joe

Bjork

Ogdensburg

Maria Bonnie

PinedaLargoza Snow

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

I just started working as a child psychiatrist in the C/Y unit last 11/12 and have felt that we, the staff give excellent and high quality service to each and every patient that comes in the door. With the change of the patient care climate to the community setting, the staff are capable of being flexebile on the needed changes and education in order to fill in the new niche of community service. People living in a rural setting such as the 7 counties we serve, is the closest and most convenient and humane setting for people in psychiatric needs and crises. Money for gas and distance will discourage people in need and their families to seek inpatient and outpatient care that is badly needed for their loved one or themselves. Hopefully, SLPC will not close for the sake of everybody involved. Thank you.

Patricia Michael

Feivish Logan

Hopewell Jct. Ogdensburg Worked there as R.N.

Kristina

Monnet

Ogdensbrg

The St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center has been a part of this community for over one hundred years. The employees have served New York State with homor in providing the very best in care for those in need. Please don't disrupt these vital services which could also result in too much of a financial devastation to this area - one that we could not endure. Show your appreciation for these fine services, and respect to those employees by supporting our efforts to keep this center here and functioning.

Bryan Lowell Joseph

Monnet Handler Burns

Ogdensburg Rhinecliff Ogdensburg

Ken

Wade

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg truly needs the Psych Center, for reasons that are readily apparent. Please consider all the information and opinions presented before making any downsizing decision. In this large rural area closing our hospital would put many patients out on the street. It would also require extensive, expensive travel to another hospital in the state.

Ronald

Bouchard

Ogdensburg

Mary

Day

Heuvelton

Ronald

Day

Heuvelton

Lisa Shirley

Pray Alguire

Ogdensburg Ogdensburg

Andrew

Farrand

ogdensburg

Jeremy

Osborne

Ogdensburg

dale

hosmer

ogdensburg

MARILYNN Katie

HARPER Maloney

HEUVELTON Ogdensburg Rensselaer Falls

Holly

Young

Christopher

Davis

Ogdensburg

Rebekah

Maurer

De Kalb Junction

the county needs this treatment center and the jobs

Sherri

Mahnke

Ogdensburg Morgantown, WV

Harry

Gingold

Lam Phin

Ng Thanh

Phan Thit, VN

Chnh

Phan Thit, VN I am management at a local food establishment. A lot of our business is directly from the psychiatric center. If it closes, we will lose a lot of business and in turn have to cut back our hours to employees and possibly lay off to keep the payroll percentage down. This would effect all local businesses but our establishment is in very close proximity to the psychiatric center and would absolutely be a problem for us.

Jacquelyn

Cutwa

Ogdensburg

Danielle

Pray

Ogdensburg

jamie

kennedy

ogdensburg

having family and freinds working there must save newyork jobs

Rosemarie

Lovely

Ogdensburg

William

Lovely

Ogdensburg

andrea

Lovely

Ogdensburg