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Connection, Hope & Healing Through Peer Support

Helping our community navigate mental health with care and connection since 1954. We offer support, education, and advocacy for individuals and families across Tompkins County.

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Let Us Help You Find the Right Support

You don’t have to figure it out alone. Reach out to us and we can help connect you with the support and resources that fit your needs.

If you need immediate crisis support, call or text 988, available 24/7.

 
 

Our Services

At the Mental Health Association in Tompkins County (MHA), we’ve been dedicated to empowering individuals, families, and organizations in Tompkins County for over seven decades. Drawing on both lived experience and professional training, we provide free peer counseling, advocacy, and services that promote mental health recovery and prevent mental illness.

 

  • Our Peer Support Specialists offer emotional support, share knowledge, teach practical skills, and connect you with resources.

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  • Support to families who are caring for or raising a child facing social, emotional, developmental, substance use, or behavioral challenges.

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  • Support to individuals experiencing substance use challenges, including those involved in the legal system, those with a co-occuring mental health challenge and those seeking voluntary recovery support in the community.

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  • A stigma-free space for those who are living with or have experienced mental health challenges to connect, socialize, and get help navigating community resources.

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How We Provide Support

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Educate

Teach tools and skills for mental health and wellness

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Facilitate

Facilitate peer support groups and self-help workshops

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Advocate

Advocate for a person’s needs and access to resources

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Guide Self-Help

Help people identify goals and create a roadmap to get there

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Navigate

Help people find and connect to community services and resources

Read Our Mission

Making space for connection, understanding, and hope.

Support Our Efforts

Weekly Calendar

  • Flyer for the Mental Health Association in Tompkins County featuring a drop-in program that offers a stigma-free environment for individuals with mental health challenges, including details about days, times, location, and contact information.

    Tuesdays & Wednesdays
    12-3 PM

  • Flyer for Mental Health Association in Tompkins County offering peer counseling services. The flyer features a photo of two people talking, with contact information at the bottom.

    Monday -Thursday
    Business Hours

  • Flyer for Mental Health Association in Tompkins County offering peer counseling services. The flyer features a photo of two people talking, with contact information at the bottom.

    Wednesdays
    12 - 1 PM

  • Flyer for MHA in Tompkins County promoting SMART Recovery Science Based Support Meetings. The flyer features a diverse group of happy people and provides details for weekly meetings, including time, location, and contact information.

    Thursdays
    12-1:30 PM

  • Flyer for MHA in Tompkins County promoting SMART Recovery Science Based Support Meetings. The flyer features a diverse group of happy people and provides details for weekly meetings, including time, location, and contact information.

    Mondays
    2-3 PM

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