Kay Dervishi

Sep 3, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Kay Dervishi

NYC Health + Hospitals is the city’s largest provider of behavioral health services, accounting for nearly 60% of that care. In 2023, 76,000 patients relied on its emergency, inpatient and outpatient care. Omar Fattal joined the health system in early 2023, when mental health needs and challenges were on the rise across the five boroughs. He played a pivotal role in shaping a three-year plan announced in June that aims to strengthen and improve NYC Health + Hospitals’ mental health care.

Sep 3, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Kay Dervishi

Gov. Kathy Hochul has made mental health a priority, dedicating $1 billion to improving the state’s mental health infrastructure in 2023. The state Office of Mental Health Commissioner Ann Marie T. Sullivan has the task of putting those funds and plans into action. That includes everything from the expansion of school-based mental health clinics to restoration of inpatient psychiatric beds and the construction of supportive housing units.

Sep 3, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Kay Dervishi

State Sen. Samra Brouk has made mental health a cornerstone of her legislative work. After Daniel Prude’s death in Rochester sparked nationwide outrage about police treatment of people in mental health crises, Brouk introduced Daniel’s Law, a bill that would shift mental health response away from police departments across the state.

Sep 3, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Kay Dervishi

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has taken on numerous efforts to tackle mental health, as part of a plan his administration released aiming to improve mental health for young people, people with serious mental illness and people at risk of drug overdoses. The Mayor’s Office of Community Mental Health plays a key role supporting that work and coordinating between the myriad city agencies involved in that work.

Sep 3, 2024 | cityandstateny.com | Kay Dervishi |Katie Schwab |Rose Christ

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