Miriam Arond, Director of Communications at WJCS, recently had the opportunity to sit down (via Zoom) with Michael Orth, Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, to discuss the state of mental health in our county. The Commissioner addressed the: emotional and practical effects of the pandemic on residents in Westchester programs and services that have been developed to address the varied needs of our population—from first responders to clergy to local college students to people in under-resourced communities to the elderly importance of Mental Health First Aid trainings impact of  the pandemic on the workforce ...