Rockland senator honored for mental health work
State Sen. Thomas Morahan, R-New City, has been given the Heinz E. Lehman Award for Distinguished Service to Research. Presented by the state Office of Mental Health, the award honors health professional or advocates who promote research for the treatment, prevention and rehabilitation of mental illness.
Morahan led the effort for Timothy’s Law, now a state law that requires insurance companies to provide coverage for individuals with mental illness. The law, signed by former Gov. George Pataki in December 2006, is named after 12-year-old Timothy O’Clair who committed suicide in 2001.
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