06/12/2026
Please join us in congratulating Michael Orth, MSW, on his appointment as Chair of the NYS Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors (CLMHD). We look forward to Michael's leadership as we continue working together to strengthen New York's local behavioral health systems and advocate for the communities we serve.
Congratulations, Michael!
Westchester County Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH), Michael Orth, MSW, was named Chair of the New York State Conference of Mental Hygiene Directors on June 11, taking the leadership position in the statewide organization representing all of New York’s Mental and Behavioral Health Commissioners and Community Service Directors.
Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said: “I am so proud that the outstanding leader of our County’s Department of Community Mental Health, Michael Orth, has been chosen to lead this very important statewide group. CLMHD is in no small part involved in making New York’s system of care better for many of our most vulnerable people, and the recognition that Michael is the right person to move us all forward is a great credit to the organization and to Westchester.”
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