Breaking the Stigma
Across Stony Brook Medicine's healthcare system, you'll find the care we provide addresses both the mental and physical aspects of one's condition. We call this our integrated behavioral healthcare approach. It means we understand that a person's mental health is equally as important as their physical health. And we understand how each can impact the other while also affecting those individuals in a person's support system.
Breaking the stigma that is attached to seeking out mental health for the diverse reasons that people do, is core to what we believe. We're on a continuous mission to help raise awareness and support the mental health needs of those in the communities we serve. Whether it's addiction-related, age-related, gender-related or any one of a multitude of other reasons, we're here for you.
Below provides links to some of our specialty areas most often sought out for this approach:
BY SPECIALTY
- Alzheimer's and Dementia
- Adult Psychiatry
- Child Psychiatry
- Epilepsy
- Huntington's Disease
- LGBTQ* Healthcare
- Lifestyle Medicine
- Mind Body Medicine
- Movement Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease
- Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health
- Tourette Syndrome and Tic Disorders
- Women’s Mental Health Program (related to reproductive health or sex-linked health conditions)
GENERAL INFORMATION
To find out more about the many other specialty areas for which we provide services to help with your mental and physical health and wellbeing, visit:
- Stony Brook Medicine
- Comprehensive Integrated Behavioral Health on Long Island's East End
- Support Groups for Patients and Caregivers
COMMUNITY RESOURCES
We also work with a variety of local, community organizations to break the stigma and help ensure that your mental health needs are met. Some of these include:
Association for Mental Health and Wellness offers a variety of programs for those facing serious mental illness and people in our community who are facing mental health issues. They offer support for families and caregivers, too, and ensure that residents of Suffolk County have the support they require to gain and maintain mental wellness.
Association for Mental Health & Wellness Directory is a comprehensive compilation of all kinds of support groups and resources for mental health, abuse, bereavement, and more.
LI Health Collaborative provides a compilation of resources regarding mental health, substance use, preventive health screenings, education, free testing, housing, health services, chronic disease, senior services and more.
East End Mood Disorders Virtual Support Groups Held online via Zoom, Thursdays 6:30–8pm, For individuals with a mental health disorder, and for families and loved ones of those with a mental health disorder.
Fighting Chance provides free cancer counseling and free rides for cancer patients to their appointments.
