Op-ed: In the Bronx, mental health support is all around you

Last week, hundreds of Bronx residents came through Roberto Clemente Plaza for the City Hall In Your Borough Resource Fair. I was there to talk with them about mental health. As it turns out, that’s a topic the Bronx wants to talk about. Many asked me how they can help their children or other loved ones, who have been […]

ICL Awarded $2.2M Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Grant

 Grant awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to Support Behavioral Health Services in Brooklyn. Expansion and enhancement of integrated, whole-health care, with a focus on the Latinx population in the neighborhoods surrounding ICL’s East New York Health Hub. (New York, N.Y.)—Today, the Institute […]

David Woodlock, President & CEO of the Institute for Community Living Announces Retirement After Almost 50 Year Career Working in Mental Health Services

Woodlock previously served as Deputy Commissioner for Children and Families at the NYS Office of Mental Health. Woodlock, a pioneer of whole-person care, was a 2018 recipient of the National Council on Behavioral Health Visionary Leadership Award. (New York, N.Y.)—David Woodlock, President and CEO of the Institute for Community Living (ICL), today announced his retirement […]

City policy threatens vulnerable families

It’s widely accepted that families in East New York, Brownsville and other poor neighborhoods have borne the brunt of the COVID’s impact in lost lives, jobs and educational opportunities for their kids. The emotional toll of all this trauma will be felt for years. So why is the health department making it harder for these […]

A Day in the Life: Psychiatrist Tackles Mental Health Crisis on NYC Streets

  As the pandemic stretches into its second year, the need for mental health services has only heightened. On the streets of New York City, those who treat patients in need of life-saving care are presented with several challenges. Dr. Jeanie Tse, chief medical officer of the Institute for Community Living, spends her day in […]

David Woodlock Selected as a Top 100 Non-Profit Leader

February 22, 2021 City & State, a multimedia news organization covering local and state politics and policy, announced their 2021 Power 100, top non-profit leaders in New York City. On that list once again is David Woodlock, ICL President and CEO, named to this prestigious list for the second time since the award was instituted […]