We support the social, emotional, behavioral and mental health of children, youth, and adults.

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Crisis Intervention Services

Contact provides a free, confidential, 24-hour, 7-day a week counseling and suicide prevention hotline.

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School Services

Contact specializes in social and emotional learning (SEL), providing practical and proven training, consultation and support to address social, emotional, behavioral and mental health barriers to learning.

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Training & Education

Help create a suicide-safer community by becoming more informed about suicide and mental health. Learn how you can support people in your life and help decrease the stigma of suicide and mental health concerns. 

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What is Contact Community Services?

Contact Community Services, Inc. is a multi-faceted organization that supports the social, emotional, behavioral and mental health of children, youth, and adults. We deliver this support through three broad program areas: Crisis and Suicide Prevention; School Support Services; and Training and Education.

Our History

Contact Community Services began in 1971 as a 24-hour telephone counseling and crisis hotline staffed entirely by volunteers.

Our Mission

Contact Community Services helps individuals and organizations create positive personal and social change to improve the quality of lives in central New York.

Our Vision

Contact Community Services is a recognized leader in fostering healthy emotional development in the community.

Our Philosophy

We are committed to the personal growth and development of each person we serve.

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QPR – Gatekeeper Training

QPR stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer — the 3 simple steps anyone can learn to help save a life from suicide. Participants will learn to recognize warning signs of suicide; how to offer hope; how to get help and most importantly – how to save to a life. QPR can be learned in our Gatekeeper course in as little as one hour.

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