Jefferson County Department of Community Services

175 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315) 785-3283
Fax: (315) 785-5182
Website: https://co.jefferson.ny.us/departments/CommunityServices

The objectives of Community Services is:

• To determine the needs of people with mental illness, chemical dependency, mental retardation, or developmental disabilities who live in Jefferson County.
• To develop the program of local mental hygiene services for the county.
• To direct and administer the development of a local annual comprehensive plan for all services for mentally disabled residents of the county which shall be submitted to the department and used in part to formulate a statewide comprehensive plan for services.
• To insure that there is coordination, cooperation, and integration among local providers of mental hygiene services.
• To provide fiscal oversight of the state and local monies used in the provision of mental hygiene services.
• To oversee the preschool program for children with disabilities for Jefferson County.
• To administer the Early Intervention program for infants and toddlers with disabilities or delays for Jefferson County.