Madison County Rural Health Council

Mental Health First Aid - Since implementing MHFA in 2022, our team of Instructors have trained more than 640 adults in Youth and Adult MHFA curricula. Out of the more than 640 adults, 519 are school employees from across the state including administrators, aids, teachers, bus drivers and those identified within the district as important roles in our youth's life. In Madison County, we have reached teens in 8 out of 10 school districts with the remaining two districts in the planning phases and one Chenango County school and training scheduled in an Onondaga County school in May.

In 2022 the Doula Partnership has trained 22 new birth doulas, 8 in Madison County,to support those pregnant in our counties.We have had success in receiving multiple MOUs from local hospitals and organizations to receive referrals to begin promoting our Doula services. These services benefit low-income individuals at no cost to the individual/families.

Transportation opportunities for residents include, MTS Token Donation Program, Travel Training, Transportation to Employment and GOMadison Volunteer Transportation. All four programs have proven to be valuable in supporting the transportation needs and livelihood of those in need in Madison County.The Impact By the Numbers: 2,525 Residents received mobility management services; 719 Medical Transportation; 43 Community organizations received tokens; and 1,536 Tokens Provided to Madison County Residents