in 2009, the mental health association of new york city (mha-nyc) began to focus more attention on veterans' mental health and substance use issues.
this guide, compiled by barbara eisold and jacob cohen, is intended to help find free or low-cost mental health services for asylum seekers and other vulnerable persons in the new york city area. please email any additions or edits to wcchr-continuingcare@med.cornell.edu.
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“these new yorkers and hundreds of others like them are in urgent need of treatment yet often refuse it when offered,” mayor eric adams said. “the very nature of their illnesses keeps them from realizing they need intervention and support.
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newyork-presbyterian's center for youth mental health (formerly the youth anxiety center) advances effective ways of diagnosing, treating, and helping teens and young adults suffering from anxiety disorders through research, treatment, and education.
a directive has been issued immediately to city workers - including police, fire, ems and health department employees - to transport anyone having a psychiatric issue and refusing voluntary assistance to the hospital.
new york city's health officials are going to provide $30 million to clubhouses, which provide people with mental health problems peer support and services.
mental health association in new york state, inc. (mhanys) is an agency of support, education and advocacy for mental health issues, and has been for over fifty years. as part of its mission, mhanys advocates for change in the mental health system ensuring access for all new yorkers, fights stigma through community-based partnership programming, and provides information on mental health issues and services. mhanys has led advocacy efforts in nys resulting in such laws as the mental health awareness tax checkoff, which raises funds to end discrimination against mental illness, and timothy’s law, which mandates mental health parity. these laws are part of a long, full, and varied history of advocacy, organizing, and grassroots efforts that improved the lives of all new yorkers. mhanys also creates and maintains projects that, in the past and present, share the common theme of educating the public about mental illness and reducing the stigma of the illness. such projects include the community business outreach program, the project aware – community grant for the capital region, wellness recovery action plans (wrap), mhanys engagement services, justice-involved initiatives, parents with psychiatric disabilities initiatives, jail diversion initiative, the empowerment project, families together, parent support network, the community mental health promotion project, mental health first aid, self help clearinghouse, the mental health information center, building connections: sexual assault and mental health project, and legup workplace solutions. several of these projects, including the empowerment project and families together, have spun off into successful freestanding organizations.
more soldiers and cops in nyc subways could help people feel safer, but it won’t fix the system until we fix the city’s mental health crisis.
mental health services provide essential supports to people living with psychiatric disorders. however, in the united states as a whole and in new york city in particular, the use of mental health services is low and care is not equitably distributed. ...
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involuntarily committing people with serious mental illness, however well intended, has long served to remove them from society instead of providing treatment.
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this viewpoint shares new york city’s rationale, process, and challenges in addressing mental health, focusing on 1 of 3 pillars of the plan—overdose—as a case study to inform the work of other governments across the nation.
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in late 2021, cbs new york looked into a pattern of several random, violent attacks involving suspects that had a history of mental illness. the suspects not getting treatment was detrimental to them and public safety.
relates to involuntary in-patient mental health treatment where care and treatment in a hospital is essential to a person's welfare if, in the absence of such care and treatment, the person's mental illness is likely to result in serious harm.
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manhattan district attorney alvin l. bragg, jr., wrote an op-ed in the new york times over the weekend calling for the state legislature to make additional investments in new york’s mental health infrastructure.
families & caregivers » individuals & communities » schools » workforce » happenings summer academy for school staff this virtual conference is open to all k-12 education professionals – classroom teachers, administrators, school-related professionals, and community-based organizations working with and in school settings. register governor hochul visits mhanys on may 28, 2024, we were honored […]
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the next mayor of new york city will have to confront a long menu of challenges, but there is one at the nexus of many of these: the mental health … continue reading solving new york’s mental health crisis →
our programs are designed to create communities where any person living with a mental health challenge has the support to heal, thrive, and live well. advocacy & policy programs legislative action community is a place where people are empowered to actively engage with new york state policymakers to improve access to mental health services and […]
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at the mount sinai department of psychiatry, located in nyc, psychiatry specialists are skilled in a wide range of mental health conditions – from adhd to schizophrenia.
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we know what’s needed: expanded school-based services. more clinics. deeper parental involvement. and decent pay for frontline workers.
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a new york city directive allowing first responders to enforce a state law that allows them to potentially involuntarily commit people experiencing a mental health crisis can proceed after facing legal challenges by mental health advocates, a judge ruled.
the rise in homelessness is a source of major tension around the country, including in new york city, which has a larger homeless population than any other city in the u.s. this week, mayor eric adams announced a new policy to try to curb the trend, but as william brangham reports, it has also drawn criticism.
in 1994, wnyc-tv aired an episode of their current events talk show new york hotline titled “mental illness.” hosted by ti-hua chang, an expert panel discussed the ongoing challenges of mental health treatment, legal issues surrounding mental health policy and history of deinstitutionalization (an
the mayor's office of community mental health promotes mental health for all new yorkers. learn about our work.
another commuter was killed this past monday, pushed in front of a subway train by an emotionally disturbed person. violent crime on the subway is up broadly, and the untreated mentally ill are often involved. how many more people will be hurt or killed before new york city and state officials act on both crime and mental illness? the […]