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Today, Representative Bill Owens made the following statement after Governor Andrew Cuomo’s announcement that the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center has been named a Regional Center of Excellence: 

“Keeping the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center open is the best outcome possible, and I applaud Governor Cuomo for once again making the North Country’s needs one of his top priorities. This announcement means my constituents will still be able to access vital mental health services close to home and will sustain about 500 jobs,” Representative Bill Owens said.

This summer, after meeting with the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center Task Force, Rep. Owens asked Governor Cuomo to reconsider the state’s decision to close the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center and to reevaluate the Task Force’s report on the consequences of closing it.