Op-Ed | New York City must do more to reduce family separation
May 12, 2023 By CEO Jody Rudin. This Mother’s Day, M (we are protecting her identity) will be celebrating with her daughter. It wasn’t always this way; the mother and daughter were forced to spend years apart and their reunification was only made possible because of a unique program designed specifically for people like […]
‘Whatever It Takes’: The Street Teams Who Help Mentally Ill New Yorkers
May 3, 2023 Half a year with the street counselors who dispense free sneakers, monthly injections and gentle encouragement to some of the city’s most vulnerable and volatile residents. Andy Newman and Hiroko Masuike followed mental health field teams for months as they treated homeless clients in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Staten Island and Queens. Chris Payton […]
‘Direct, coordinated support’: New East New York Center Improves on Holistic Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
April 25, 2023 The Center takes an integrated approach to substance use disorder treatment, offering a wide range of recovery and harm reduction services in East New York. The Institute for Community Living announced the launch of the Hope and Recovery Center, an outpatient substance use disorder treatment and recovery program. The new program will […]
Art: A Tool for Breaking Stigma
April 18, 2023 Written by Mindy Liss, Vice President for Communications While the reasons for stigma around mental illness are complex and vary by community – we know its prevalence prevents many from seeking treatment – from finding help and building a better life. At the Institute for Community Living (ICL), we offer an array of […]
Mental health exec on how community groups can reach New Yorkers before they’re in crisis
April 13, 2023 CEO Jody Rudin answers the biggest questions on the state of mental health care in New York City with Crain’s New York Business. Jody Rudin has loved ones who have experienced mental illness. As such, she has always been determined to ensure her loved ones know they’re not alone in their experiences. […]
Testimony to the City Council on Health and Mental Health
Good morning, Chair Schulman, Chair Lee, and members of the Committees on Health and Mental Health, Disabilities, and Addiction. Thank you for your leadership on the City Council and for the opportunity to testify. I’m Jody Rudin, CEO of the Institute for Community Living, or ICL. ICL serves about 13,000 children, families, and adults experiencing […]
Street Teams and Clubhouses: A New Plan to Help Mentally Ill New Yorkers
March 2, 2023 In his latest plan to help people with severe mental illness, Mayor Eric Adams says the city will focus on sending more counselors and medical professionals into the streets, not police officers. “I think the resources are well placed in terms of where the greatest acuity of need is,” Jody Rudin said. […]
Governor Hochul Announces Details of $1 Billion Plan to Overhaul New York State’s Continuum of Mental Health Care
February 2, 2023 “Governor Hochul’s plan invests in the right places, along the continuum of evidence-based programs, from prevention to permanency, ” – Jody Rudin On Thursday, February 2, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul announced details of her comprehensive $1 billion multi-year plan to overhaul the continuum of mental health care and drastically reduce the number […]
Jody Rudin on Inside City Hall
February 2, 2023 “This is a transformational plan that really has the potential to take us from a fragmented system of care to an integrated and comprehensive one.“ President and CEO Jody Rudin sat down with Errol Louis on Inside City Hall to discuss Governor Hochul’s $1 billion plan to expand and improve access to mental health care […]
Formerly homeless New Yorker finds rehabilitation through art therapy
January 18, 2023 A Brooklyn based nonprofit offers one-stop support to thousands of New Yorkers who are homeless or in danger of living on the street. More than 100,000 New Yorkers are homeless. “I just wanted to show the world that color is beautiful,” said Victor Alicea who once was homeless himself. Now, his life […]
