Citizen Advocates

Citizen Advocates is a behavioral health and community-based services organization serving a seven-county region of Upstate New York. The organization delivers mental health care, addiction treatment, housing, crisis response, disability services, and community-based supports. Founded in 1975, Citizen Advocates operates as a coordinated network with multiple clinics, including Malone Behavioral Health Campus and Saranac Lake Outpatient Clinic. The organization offers individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment for addiction, employment training, crisis hotline and mobile response services, and harm reduction services. They serve youth through school-based counseling, prevention services, and residential programming at Adirondack Youth Lodge, as well as individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking independence in their communities.