NORWICH – Nearly one year after conceptual floor plans were first looked at for renovations to the 1991 wing of the Chenango County Office Building, the newly re-modeled wing was unveiled to the community on Friday during an open house event that celebrated its new designation as Chenango County Behavioral Health Services.

Offering a one-stop shop in terms of behavioral health needs, Chenango County Behavioral Health Services is a consolidation of the county’s former mental health and alcohol and drug abuse services. It provides clients support through a staff of clinicians, nurses, psychiatric providers, and other resources to help navigate the maze of payment and insurance options.

Branding the new model of service provision is a new mission statement: a commitment to offer “the highest quality behavioral health treatment in the most cost effective and compassionate manner while promoting hope, wellness, and recovery.”

“We just wanted to take a few hours to celebrate the merging of these two programs and our new identity,” said Ruth Roberts, Director of Chenango County Behavioral Health Services. “We’re finally settled into our new location and it’s allowing us to provide a much improved service to the citizens of Chenango County who are in need of behavioral health services. It’s much more convenient, and I think the atmosphere really lends itself to the work we’re doing.”