Orange County Dept. of Mental Health Hosts 3rd Annual Substance Use Summit

The Orange County Department of Mental Health will host its 3rd Annual Substance Use Summit at Kaplan Hall on the SUNY Orange campus in Newburgh on Friday, March 20, 2026, with check-in beginning at 8:00 a.m. and the program running from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The county flyer lists breakfast and lunch provided and advertises CASAC credits and continuing education (CE) credits available for attendees.

The flyer gives the venue address as 73 1st Street, Newburgh, NY 12550, and urges early sign-up with the headline “LIMITED SPOTS, REGISTER NOW!” Registration is described as open in county and social posts; the county’s Instagram post points readers to an online registration platform, while the flyer itself shows “REGISTER HERE” without publishing a full link or an event contact phone number or email in the provided excerpt.

Event programming is centered on co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders, promoted in the flyer under the banner “LET’S TALK: CO-OCCURRING MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS.” The flyer lists objectives verbatim as “Community and social implications Workshops & Case Study Call to Action!” and “Prevelance of Co-Occuring Disorders Implications for treatment providers,” reproducing the original spellings as printed on the county material.

Named presenters on the flyer include Dr. Delores Blackwell, PhD, LCSW, identified as Chair for the Department of Criminal Justice at Hunter College, and Stephanie Marquesano, listed as Founder & President of The Harris Project. The flyer header also displays Steven M. Neuhaus as County Executive. The county lists partner organizations hosting or collaborating on the summit: SUNY Orange, The Alcohol & Drug Awareness Council (ADAC), Stop DWI, The Harris Project, The Opioid Response Network (ORN), and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.

Organizers promote the summit as a space for cross-sector exchange: “Attendees can expect a day of discussion, education, and collaboration focused on prevention, treatment, recovery support, and strengthening community partnerships,” language included in the event materials. The promotional copy also frames the summit as growing in scope, with organizers saying the event “continues to grow each year, reflecting the community’s commitment to tackling substance use through awareness, shared resources, and coordinated action.”

Several logistical and program details are not included in the provided materials. The flyer does not state whether there is a registration fee, how CASAC or CE credits will be administered or by which accrediting body, or whether parking, accessibility, or virtual attendance options will be available. The registration link shown on social media points to an online sign-up page but the full URL and on-site contact were not provided in the excerpted materials. Organizers have not published a minute-by-minute agenda or a complete speaker roster in the materials reviewed.