{"id":29652,"date":"2017-05-05T11:50:09","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=29652"},"modified":"2017-05-05T14:48:10","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T18:48:10","slug":"mental-health-organization-names-judge-james-doern-2017-citizen-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/05\/mental-health-organization-names-judge-james-doern-2017-citizen-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Organization Names Judge James Doern As Its 2017 \u2018Citizen Of The Year\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_29654\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29654\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-29654\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/05\/mental-health-man-doern-vc-198x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/05\/mental-health-man-doern-vc-198x300.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48\/2017\/05\/mental-health-man-doern-vc.jpg 428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29654\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judge James Doern was honored by the Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health.<br \/>Courtesy SCCCMH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health (SCCCMH) named Judge James E. D. Doern as its 2017 Citizen of the Year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Judge Doern was honored at the group\u2019s Mental Health Matters benefit at Longfellows Restaurant on May 3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">According to the mental health organization, Judge Doern\u2019s community commitment dates to the early 1990s, beginning with his work with Rotary and continuing through the present with his dedication to a number of advocacy and human services organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As Saratoga Springs City Court Judge for 18 years, he recognized the impact of un-met mental health, addiction, housing, transportation, and employment needs on people\u2019s ability to function happily and productively in our community.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>As a result, Doern has worked tirelessly to improve the scope and collaboration of the community\u2019s services.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In 2015, he was the force behind the establishment of a monthly gathering of human service providers, the mental health and substance abuse coalition. The purpose of this group is to identify and then rectify gaps in the continuum of care. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><!--more-->Officials said under Doern\u2019s leadership, there has been improved coordination of available county services, as well as increased services. For instance, additional treatment services were introduced in the County Correctional Facility; public transportation allowing access to essential addiction services was restored; steps to improve public health and safety during the summer entertainment season have been initiated; and the Suicide Prevention Coalition was established.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">It is for these contributions that the SCCCMH is recognizing Doern as the 2017 Citizen of the Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">SCCCMH is a nonprofit, charitable organization that distributes grant money to agencies and programs in Saratoga County so they can enrich existing programs or expand services for people living with mental illness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The SCCCMH also provides affordable educational opportunities for professionals and consumers, advocates for improved mental health care and services, and is committed to increasing public awareness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">For more information, visit www.SCCCMH-Saratoga.org<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>or contact Peggy Lounsbury, chairperson, at 583-8371.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health (SCCCMH) named Judge James E. D. Doern as its 2017 Citizen of the Year.\u00a0 Judge Doern was honored at the group\u2019s Mental Health Matters benefit at Longfellows Restaurant on May 3. According to the mental health organization, Judge Doern\u2019s community commitment dates to the early 1990s, beginning [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":29654,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-community-services"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Mental Health Organization Names Judge James Doern As Its 2017 \u2018Citizen Of The Year\u2019 - Saratoga Business Journal<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2017\/05\/mental-health-organization-names-judge-james-doern-2017-citizen-year\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Mental Health Organization Names Judge James Doern As Its 2017 \u2018Citizen Of The Year\u2019 - Saratoga Business Journal\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health (SCCCMH) named Judge James E. 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