Understanding and Supporting Co-Occurring Disorders

Dynamic presentation to educate, share experiences, and provide data on co-occurring disorders.  Provide specific tools and opportunities for participants to better understand and address in our society.   

Speakers:

Michael Orth, MSW, joined the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health in 1993, and was appointed Commissioner January 2018 after serving as Deputy Commissioner. DCMH, a branch of county government, is responsible for planning, oversight, education and coordination of services and supports for individuals, and their families, with mental illness, developmental/intellectual disabilities and substance use challenges.

Stephanie Marquesano received her BA in Political Science and Public Communication from Brooklyn College, JD from New York University School of Law, and is a former school board member and PTA president. Stephanie’s 19-year-old son Harris died by accidental overdose in 2013. While Harris’s story is all too familiar, Stephanie takes a proactive, collaborative, and transformational approach to the overdose and suicide epidemics gripping our nation.