Dr. Glatt
POUGHKEEPSIE – Dutchess County Mental Health Commissioner Dr. Kenneth Glatt will retire at the end of May, ending more than 35 years of service with the county.
Glatt began his service to the county in November 1979 when he was appointed by then-County Executive Lucille Pattison. As commissioner, Glass has been responsible for planning, evaluating, and coordinating community-based programs, and services to the mentally disabled throughout Dutchess County.
“Our goal has always been to be as good, as fair, as respectful, as one can be – providing out same dignity to the public patient as if they could afford to be served in the private sector,” Glatt said. “Together with our community partners, we continue to provide high quality mental hygiene services to those who need them – without waiting lists and regardless of the patients’ ability to pay.”
Under Glatt’s guidance, the county has developed and implemented a number of services to help county residents in need of mental health assistance including installing the helpline suicide prevention call boxes on the Mid-Hudson Bridge and other bridges in the region and establishment of the Mobile Crisis Intervention Team.
