The New York State Conference of Local Mental Hygiene Directors (the Conference) is a statewide membership organization that is statutorily incorporated under Article 41 of the state Mental Hygiene Law. The Conference membership consists of the Commissioner/Director of each of the state’s 57 county mental hygiene departments (encompassing mental health, substance abuse and developmental disabilities) and the mental hygiene department of the City of New York. The Conference is an affiliate of the New York State Association of Counties (NYSAC).