LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Dr. Dominic Ferro upon the occasion of
receiving the Exemplary Psychiatrist Award from NAMI-FAMILYA of Rockland
County on June 17, 2009

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those individuals within the medical field who distinguish
themselves through professional excellence and who have made significant
contributions to the quality of life of citizens in the State of New
York; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor Dr.
Dominic Ferro upon the occasion of receiving the Exemplary Psychiatrist
Award from NAMI-FAMILYA of Rockland County at its Awards Night, Healing
Starts with Us, on June 17, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dominic Ferro has been a partner of NAMI-FAMILYA of Rock-
land County in numerous outreach efforts; most recently, he was a panel-
ist in a conference on "Clinicians and Clergy Working Together: A Mental
Health Perspective"; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Dr. Dominic Ferro is a frequent presenter to
local college students in a program of the Mental Health Coalition as
part of a "stigma busting" team consisting of a consumer, family member
and mental health provider who promote understanding and treatment of
mental illness; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Dominic Ferro has also shared his expertise in a variety
of educational programs targeted to NAMI-FAMILYA of Rockland County
families and consumers and ran the Depression Screening Program for the
West Hudson Psychiatric Society during Mental Health Awareness Week
activities; and
WHEREAS, Currently in private practice in Rockland County and an
attending psychiatrist at Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Dr. Domin-
ic Ferro is Board certified in Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry and a
Diplomate of the American Board of Adolescent Psychiatry; and
WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Dr. Dominic Ferro has a broad
range of professional experience; he has worked with inmates in the
local jail and the Mid Hudson Psychiatric Center, served as a Psychia-
trist in the Forensic Mental Health Unit of the Rockland County Depart-
ment of Mental Health and as an assistant outpatient treatment program
director for the Woodhull Medical Group in Brooklyn; and
WHEREAS, The President-elect of the West Hudson Psychiatric Society
and a past President of the Mental Health Coalition of Rockland County,
Dr. Dominic Ferro received his medical degree at Emory School of Medi-
cine and completed his internship in Internal Medicine at Columbia Pres-
byterian Hospital Medical Center and a residency in Psychiatry at the
Westchester Division of Cornell Medical Center; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is pleased to have this opportunity to
express its highest admiration for Dr. Dominic Ferro and to wish him
continued success in all of his future endeavors; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Dr. Dominic Ferro upon the occasion of receiving the Exemplary
Psychiatrist Award from NAMI-FAMILYA of Rockland County on June 17,
2009; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Dr. Dominic Ferro.