The New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) is recognizing the work of Nancy Manigat, Chief Operating Officer of CN Guidance and Counseling (CNG) and naming her a recipient of the annual OMH Commissioner’s Community Care Awards.

This award recognizes the extraordinary achievements of individuals and organizations who have furthered the OMH mission and made a positive contribution to the mental health system in their communities.

OMH Commissioner Dr. Ann Sullivan, said, “OMH has many great partners who are critical to the success of our efforts to increase access to community-based services and improve health outcomes for people living with mental illness. Ms. Manigat has been an extraordinary advocate and partner. CN Guidance and Counseling in fact teamed up with OMH and is developing one of the first Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Teams in the nation to focus specifically on Youth. These teams reach out to and engage vulnerable children with mental illness who have had difficulty using services provided by traditional treatment providers in the past.  Ms. Manigat and CNG are doing great work for the people in their community, for which we are extremely grateful.”

Ms. Manigat said, “I’ve dedicated my entire career to eradicating mental health stigma in our society and helping those with mental health issues not just to exist but to live and thrive.  I am humbled by this honor and appreciate this acknowledgment of my life’s work by the Office of Mental Health.”

As Chief Operating Officer, Ms. Manigat has helped CN Guidance and Counseling to grow in scope and quality of services. The agency offers an array of comprehensive mental health services as well as services for individuals with co-occurring disorders.  In addition to ACT teams, congregate, apartment treatment and supportive housing, CN Guidance offers clinic services and is the first demonstration project on Long Island to offer Certified Community Behavioral Health Services (CCBHC). They also offer crisis respite services and were just awarded the first Youth ACT Team in Nassau County.  

OMH’s Community Care Awards were created in 2019 to highlight OMH’s partners and stakeholders in local communities across the State that are helping to identify and eliminate gaps in services and are working to build strong community-based behavioral healthcare systems.  Input from these local partners helps OMH better understand regional needs and implement programs that will help people on the road to recovery from mental illness live their lives with a greater degree of independence and dignity.

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