NYC Health + Hospitals Announces More Than 1,100 Patients Served by Medical Respite, Which Offers Short-Term Housing and Access to Medical Care
New York, NY — NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that more than 1,100 patients participated in the medical respite program, which offers patients experiencing homelessness a place to stay for up to 90 days while accessing expanded medical services that are not available in shelter, as part of its Housing for Health initiative. Seventy five percent completed […]
Jessica Bittner has been announced as chief people officer at The Institute for Community Living
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The Institute for Community Living announced Jessica Bittner as its new chief people office
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116 deeply affordable homes coming to city-owned Prospect Heights site
A project that will bring affordable apartments and a community garden to Prospect Heights is underway. The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) last week selected Apex Building Group and Bridge Street Development Corporation to convert a 17,000-square-foot HPD satellite office at 516 Bergen Street into a 116-unit affordable housing development known as “Bergen Green.” […]
Institute for Community Living Announces New Chief People Officer
Jessica Bittner Brings More Than 2 Decades of Experience in Executive Roles for Nationally Recognized Organizations in Human Services, Health Care, and Higher Education The Role of Chief People Officer Is a New Position that Reflects Institute for Community Living’s Investment in Its Workforce and the Professional Development of Its Staff (New York, N.Y.)—Today, the […]
The Institute for Community Living announced Dr. Hunter McQuistion as the new medical director for psychiatry education and special initiatives
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Three new Staten Island homeless shelters appear to be on the verge of opening
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A trio of Staten Island homeless shelters are seemingly on the verge of opening, but it’s unclear when they will officially start operation. Click here to read the full article
Dr. Hunter McQuistion is the new medical director for psychiatry education and special initiatives at The Institute for Community Living
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Institute for Community Living Announces New Medical Director for Psychiatry Education and Special Initiatives
Dr. Hunter McQuistion, a Preeminent Community Psychiatrist with More Than 4 Decades of Experience in the Field, Joins Institute for Community Living to Oversee Teaching, Supervision, and an Assertive Community Treatment Mobile Rehabilitation Team (New York, N.Y.)—Today, the Institute for Community Living (ICL), a nonprofit organization that supports New Yorkers with behavioral health challenges live […]
Op-Ed | New York State must do more to help those with developmental and mental health challenges
I have always been my son Devon’s number-one advocate. That role became increasingly important when he was diagnosed with autism while in preschool and then with schizophrenia when he was in high school. Getting him the services he needed was an endless challenge filled with heartbreaking moments. It shouldn’t have been this hard. We need […]
